John Burton (racing driver)
John Burton (born November 30, 1941 in Kidderminster ) is a former British racing driver .
Racing career
John Burton's career was divided into two parts. The first phase spanned the years from 1966 to 1975, after which, after a break of 22 years, a comeback followed in 1997, which lasted until the 24-hour race at Daytona in 2003 . Burton drove national sports car races in the late 1960s . Various Ginettas were followed in 1969 by a Chevron B8 as a new emergency vehicle, with this model he won a sprint race on the Silverstone Circuit , his first success in a car race. In 1970 he got into the European sports car championship and finished this racing series (overall winner Joakim Bonnier in a Lola T210 ) as overall seventh. In 1972 (in the Chevron B21 behind Arturo Merzario in the Abarth-Osella SE021) and 1973 (in the Chevron B23 behind Chris Craft in the Lola T292 ) he finished second overall.
In 1973 he achieved a surprising result in an international sports car race. Together with his compatriot John Bridges , he finished third overall in a 2-liter Chevron B23 in the 1000 km race on the Nürburgring , a championship race of the sports car world championship . He was entered in the Le Mans 24-hour race several times , but never took part in the race.
In 1997 he returned to the racetracks for a few years and mainly competed in the British GT Championship . After finishing 15th in Daytona, he ended his career for good.
statistics
Individual results in the sports car world championship
season | team | race car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 |
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1969 | Worcestershire Racing | Chevron B8 | DAY | SEB | BRH | MON | TAR | SPA | ONLY | LEM | WAT | ZEL | |
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1970 | Worcestershire Racing | Chevron B16 | DAY | SEB | BRH | MON | TAR | SPA | ONLY | LEM | WAT | ZEL | |
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1971 | Worcestershire Racing | Chevron B19 | BUA | DAY | SEB | BRH | MON | SPA | TAR | ONLY | LEM | ZEL | WAT |
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1972 | Canon Racing | Chevron B21 | BUA | DAY | SEB | BRH | MON | SPA | TAR | ONLY | LEM | ZEL | WAT |
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1973 | Red Rose Racing | Chevron B23 | DAY | VAL | DIJ | MON | SPA | TAR | ONLY | LEM | ZEL | WAT | |
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1974 | Chevron Cars | Chevron B26 | MON | SPA | ONLY | IMO | LEM | ZEL | WAT | LEC | BRH | KYA | |
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1975 | Cheetah Cars | Cheetah G501 | DAY | MUG | DIJ | MON | SPA | BY | ONLY | ZEL | WAT | ||
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literature
- Peter Higham: The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. A complete Reference from Formula 1 to Touring Car. Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ European Sports Car Championship 1970
- ^ 1972 European Sports Car Championship
- ↑ European Sports Car Championship 1973
- ↑ 2003 Daytona 24 Hours
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SURNAME | Burton, John |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British racing car driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 30, 1941 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Kidderminster |