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John Whitmore
Nationality
United Kingdom
Born
16 October 1937
Orsett
Died
28 April 2017
High Brooms
Lifespan
79 years 6 months 12 days
Le Mans debut
20 June 1959
Age: 21 years 8 months 4 days
Latest Le Mans
18 June 1966
Age: 28 years 8 months 2 days
| Starts | 7 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Class wins | 0 |
| Class podiums | 0 |
| Laps | 666 |
Biography
Sir
Le Mans participations (7)
| Year | No. | Team | Car | Class | Overall | Class | Status | Laps | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 42 | Border Reivers | Lotus Elite MK XIV | GT | 10th | 8th | classified | 257 | Jim Clark |
| 1960 | 31 | Team Lotus Engineering (GB) - Lotus England | Lotus Elite | S | — | — | — | 0 | Innes Ireland |
| 1960 | 62 | Team Lotus Engineering (GB) - Lotus England | Lotus Elite MK XIV | S | — | — | — | 0 | Jonathan Sieff / Christopher Martyn |
| 1962 | 24 | Ecurie Chiltern | Austin Healey 3000 | GT | — | — | retired | 212 | Bob Olthoff |
| 1963 | 42 | Donald Healey Motor Co. | Austin Healey Sprite 1100 | P | — | — | retired | 94 | Bob Olthoff / Clive Baker |
| 1965 | 14 | Ford Advanced Vehicles / Alan Mann | Ford Gt40 | P | — | — | retired | 72 | Innes Ireland |
| 1966 | 8 | Alan Mann Racing Ltd | Ford Gt40 Mkii | P | — | — | retired | 31 | Frank Gardner |
Legend: Overall = overall finishing position · Class = class position · Retired/DNF = retired · DNS = did not start · NC = not classified