John Barber (racing driver)

John Barber (racing driver)

Nation:	United Kingdom
Automobile world championship
First start:	1953 Grand Prix of Argentina
Last start:	1953 Grand Prix of Argentina
Constructors
1953  Cooper
statistics
World Cup balance:	no World Cup placement
Starts Victories Poles SR 1 - - -
World Cup points :	-
Podiums :	-
Leadership laps :	-

John David Barber (born January 18, 1929 in Little Marlow , Buckinghamshire ) is a former British car racing driver who has driven in various racing series, including Formula 1 races.

Career

In other racing series

Barber worked as a fishmonger and began racing as an amateur shortly after World War II . In 1952 he drove vehicles of the British brand Cooper in the English Formula 2 championship. In 1953 he drove a Golding Cooper MK1 in the British Empire Trophy on the Isle of Man and was involved in a serious accident in which his compatriot James Nelson found death. John Barber was also seriously injured in this accident and withdrew from racing as a result. At the end of the season, Barber sold his racing car . He felt guilty for the accident and the resulting death, even though it was not true.

In Formula 1

On January 18, 1953, at the age of 23, he drove his first and only Formula 1 Grand Prix and achieved a respectable eighth place at the Grand Prix of Argentina , which was overshadowed by several deaths, after finishing 16th in qualifying . In his only Formula 1 race, he drove for the Cooper-Climax team . Barber crossed the finish line after a race time of 3: 01: 40.600, one place ahead of his teammate Alan Brown , who finished ninth as the last driver to finish as seven drivers were eliminated during the race.

After the racing career

After the momentous accident at the Empire Trophy on the Isle of Man , Barber only drove a few races. John Barber spends his retirement in the Mediterranean.

statistics

Statistics in the automobile world championship

general overview

season	team	chassis	engine	run	Victories	Second	Third	Poles	nice Race laps	Points	WM-Pos.
1953	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T23	Bristol 2.0 L6	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	NC
total				1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Single results

season	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9
1953
	8th

Legend
colour	abbreviation	meaning
gold	-	victory
silver	-	2nd place
bronze	-	3rd place
green	-	Placement in the points
blue	-	Classified outside the point ranks
violet	DNF	Race not finished (did not finish)
	NC	not classified
red	DNQ	did not qualify
	DNPQ	failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black	DSQ	disqualified
White	DNS	not at the start (did not start)
	WD	withdrawn
Light Blue	PO	only participated in the training (practiced only)
	TD	Friday test driver
without	DNP	did not participate in the training (did not practice)
	INJ	injured or sick
	EX	excluded
	DNA	did not arrive
	C.	Race canceled
		no participation in the World Cup
other	P / bold	Pole position
	SR / italic	Fastest race lap
	*	not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered
	()	Streak results
	underlined	Leader in the overall standings

literature

• Steve Small: Grand Prix Who's Who . Travel Publishing, London 1999, ISBN 1-902007-46-8 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} John Barber. Retrieved June 20, 2017 (English). 
2. ↑ John Barber information & statistics | F1-Fansite.com . In: F1-Fansite.com . ( f1-fansite.com [accessed June 20, 2017]).