John Burton (racing driver)

In 1969 , John Burton won his first sports car race in a Chevron B8 at Silverstone

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
1969	Worcestershire Racing	Chevron B8	DAY	SEB	BRH	MON	TAR	SPA	ONLY	LEM	WAT	ZEL
								DNF
1970	Worcestershire Racing	Chevron B16	DAY	SEB	BRH	MON	TAR	SPA	ONLY	LEM	WAT	ZEL
					DNF
1971	Worcestershire Racing	Chevron B19	BUA	DAY	SEB	BRH	MON	SPA	TAR	ONLY	LEM	ZEL	WAT
						DNF
1972	Canon Racing	Chevron B21	BUA	DAY	SEB	BRH	MON	SPA	TAR	ONLY	LEM	ZEL	WAT
										DNF
1973	Red Rose Racing	Chevron B23	DAY	VAL	DIJ	MON	SPA	TAR	ONLY	LEM	ZEL	WAT
									3
1974	Chevron Cars	Chevron B26	MON	SPA	ONLY	IMO	LEM	ZEL	WAT	LEC	BRH	KYA
					DNF
1975	Cheetah Cars	Cheetah G501	DAY	MUG	DIJ	MON	SPA	BY	ONLY	ZEL	WAT
									DNF

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

• John Burton at the Driver Database
• John Burton at Racing Sports Cars

Individual evidence

1. ↑ European Sports Car Championship 1970
2. ^ 1972 European Sports Car Championship
3. ↑ European Sports Car Championship 1973
4. ↑ 2003 Daytona 24 Hours