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John Love was a Rhodesian former driver who last drove for Surtees-Ford in 1972.
He was born on December 7th 1924 in Bulawayo and passed away on April 25th 2005 at the age of 80. He made his Grand Prix debut in a Cooper-Climax during the 1962 Grand Prix of South Africa. Love was active for 10 seasons between 1962 and 1972. In those years he scored 6 points in 9 races. During his career Love wasn't able to win a race but finished 1 time on the podium. His last race was the the 1972 Grand Prix of South Africa.
He was born on December 7th 1924 in Bulawayo and passed away on April 25th 2005 at the age of 80. He made his Grand Prix debut in a Cooper-Climax during the 1962 Grand Prix of South Africa. Love was active for 10 seasons between 1962 and 1972. In those years he scored 6 points in 9 races. During his career Love wasn't able to win a race but finished 1 time on the podium. His last race was the the 1972 Grand Prix of South Africa.
| Name: | John Love |
| Nationality: |  Rhodesian |
| Birthday: | December 7th 1924 |
| Passed away: | April 25th 2005 (80) |
| Birthplace: | Bulawayo | Races: | 9 races |
| Total points: | 6 points |
| Wins: | 0 wins |
| Podiums: | 1 podium | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 3 retirements |
| First race: |  1962 South Africa |
| Last race: | 1972 South Africa |
John Love by year
| All years | 1972 | 1971 | 1970 | 1969 | 1968 |
| 1967 | 1965 | 1964 | 1963 | 1962 |
Overall stats: John Love
| #1 | Best Finish | John Love |  | 2 (1x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | John Love | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | John Love | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | John Love | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | John Love | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | John Love | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | John Love | | (0x) |
Best finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1967 | 1 | Kyalami | John Love | Cooper-Climax | 2 |
Best qualifying
Best practice 1
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
Best friday
Best saturday
| #1 | Worst Finish | John Love | | 16 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | John Love | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | John Love | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | John Love | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | John Love | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | John Love | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | John Love | | (0x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1972 | 2 | Kyalami | John Love | Surtees-Ford | 16 |
Worst qualifying
Worst practice 1
Worst practice 2
Worst practice 3
Worst friday
Worst saturday
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 1972 Surtees-Ford 1971 March-Ford 1970 Lotus-Ford 1969 Lotus-Ford 1968 Brabham-Repco 1967 Cooper-Climax 1965 Cooper-Climax 1964 Cooper-Climax 1963 Cooper-Climax 1962 Cooper-Climax | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: John Love
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton |  | 5.13 place | |
| #1 | Average qualifying result | Ayrton Senna | | 2.49 place | |
| #174 | Average race points | John Love | | 1 points | |
| #250 | Most points finishes | John Love | | 1 finishes | |
| #358 | Average race result | John Love | | 8.67 place | |
| #341 | Ratio avoidable retirements | John Love | | 0 retirements | |
| #437 | Most avoidable retirements | John Love | | 0 retirements | |
| #305 | Most races | John Love | | 9 races | |
| #281 | Most race laps | John Love | | 545 laps | |
| #25 | Oldest driver | John Love | | 47 years, 2 months, 26 days | |
| #677 | Youngest driver | John Love | | 38 years, 22 days | |
| #306 | Start from P1 | John Love | | 0 starts | |
| #209 | Biggest gain in race | John Love | | 14 places gained | |
| #207 | Most points | John Love | | 6 points | |
| #340 | Most retirements | John Love | | 3 retirements | |
| #155 | Most podiums | John Love | | 1 podiums | |
| #313 | Most wins | John Love | | 0 wins |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 5.13 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 6.37 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7.24 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 7.34 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 7.74 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 2.49 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | 3.13 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | 3.36 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | 4.22 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | 4.84 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 172 | Mark Donohue | 1 |
| 172 | Peter Gethin | 1 |
| 172 | John Love | 1 |
| 172 | Ignazio Giunti | 1 |
| 172 | Vic Elford | 1 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 228 | Lella Lombardi | 1 |
| 228 | Tony Brise | 1 |
| 228 | John Love | 1 |
| 228 | John Miles | 1 |
| 228 | Ignazio Giunti | 1 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 356 | J J Lehto | 8.68 |
| 357 | Mika Salo | 8.67 |
| 358 | John Love | 8.67 |
| 358 | Lucien Bianchi | 8.67 |
| 358 | Troy Ruttman | 8.67 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 271 | Jackie Pretorius | 0 |
| 271 | Helmut Marko | 0 |
| 271 | John Love | 0 |
| 271 | Skip Barber | 0 |
| 271 | Gijs Van Lennep | 0 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 387 | Jackie Pretorius | 0 |
| 387 | Helmut Marko | 0 |
| 387 | John Love | 0 |
| 387 | Skip Barber | 0 |
| 387 | Gijs Van Lennep | 0 |
| Driver | Races | |
| 301 | Siegfried Stohr | 9 |
| 301 | Helmut Marko | 9 |
| 301 | John Love | 9 |
| 301 | Derek Bell | 9 |
| 301 | Bob Bondurant | 9 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 279 | Francois Migault | 547 |
| 280 | Mike Nazaruk | 546 |
| 281 | John Love | 545 |
| 282 | Taki Inoue | 544 |
| 282 | Pascal Fabre | 544 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 23 | Edgar Barth | 47 years, 6 months, 7 days |
| 24 | Luigi Villoresi | 47 years, 3 months, 17 days |
| 25 | John Love | 47 years, 2 months, 26 days |
| 26 | Duane Carter | 47 years, 25 days |
| 27 | Maurice Trintignant | 46 years, 10 months, 5 days |
| Driver | Age | |
| 675 | Myron Fohr | 37 years, 11 months, 13 days |
| 676 | Henry Banks | 37 years, 11 months, 16 days |
| 677 | John Love | 38 years, 22 days |
| 678 | Leslie Thorne | 38 years, 24 days |
| 679 | Dennis Taylor | 38 years, 1 month, 6 days |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 92 | Peter Gethin | 0 |
| 92 | Alex Soler-Roig | 0 |
| 92 | John Love | 0 |
| 92 | Pedro Rodriguez | 0 |
| 92 | Skip Barber | 0 |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 178 | Brian Redman | 14 |
| 178 | Rikky von Opel | 14 |
| 178 | John Love | 14 |
| 178 | Jo Siffert | 14 |
| 178 | Jack Brabham | 14 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 204 | Alex Caffi | 6 |
| 204 | Andrea de Adamich | 6 |
| 204 | John Love | 6 |
| 204 | Lucien Bianchi | 6 |
| 204 | Paul Goldsmith | 6 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 333 | Danny Ongais | 3 |
| 333 | Guy Edwards | 3 |
| 333 | John Love | 3 |
| 333 | Sam Tingle | 3 |
| 333 | Ludovico Scarfiotti | 3 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 131 | Reine Wisell | 1 |
| 131 | Peter Gethin | 1 |
| 131 | John Love | 1 |
| 131 | Jo Bonnier | 1 |
| 131 | Johnny Servoz-Gavin | 1 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 101 | Dave Walker | 0 |
| 101 | Alex Soler-Roig | 0 |
| 101 | John Love | 0 |
| 101 | Skip Barber | 0 |
| 101 | Gijs Van Lennep | 0 |
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