John Cooper (racing driver)

John Cooper competed in the Aurora AFX Formula 1 series in 1978 on a Williams FW05

John Cooper (born April 30, 1948 in Wolverhampton ) is a former British racing driver .

Career in motorsport

There is more than one person in British motorsport who goes by the name of John Cooper. In addition to the automobile racing driver John Cooper, the son of Charles Cooper , the founder of the Cooper Car Company and the motorcycle racer bear this name.

At the end of the 1970s, Cooper was involved in the Aurora AFX Formula 1 series . In 1978 he reached eighth place overall in the series. His best ranking in a race was third on a Williams FW05 at the International Gold Cup . In 1979 he finished the season 19th overall.

In the 1980s, Cooper mainly drove sports car races . Between 1975 and 1987 he competed ten times in the Le Mans 24-hour race . In 1981 he finished fourth overall with Dudley Wood and Claude Bourgoignie in a Porsche 935K3 and won the group 5 racing class . In 1983 he won the Thundersports Brands Hatch with partner Ray Mallock . 1981 he was in the World Sportscar Championship scoring 6-hour race at Mugello second.

statistics

Le Mans results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1975	Jean Blaton	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Nick Faure	Jean Blaton	Rank 6
1977	Charles Ivey Racing	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Peter Lovett	John Rulon-Miller	failure	Engine failure
1979	JC Racing Ltd.	Lola T380	Peter Lovett	John Morrison	failure	Electrics
1980	Charles Ivey Racing	Porsche 935K3	Peter Lovett	Dudley Wood	failure	Cylinder head gasket
1981	Claude Bourgoignie	Porsche 935K3	Claude Bourgoignie	Dudley Wood	4th place and class win
1982	Charles Ivy Racing	Porsche 935K3	Claude Bourgoignie	Paul Smith	Rank 8
1983	Charles Ivey Racing	Porsche 930	David Ovey	Paul Smith	11th place and class win
1984	Charles Ivey Racing	Grid S2	Barry Robinson	Dudley Wood	failure	fuel pump
1985	Cheetah Automobiles Switzerland	Cheetah G604	Claude Bourgoignie	Bernard de Dryver	failure	accident
1987	Charles Ivey Racing	Tiga GC287	Max Cohen-Olivar	Tom Dodd-Noble	failure	crankshaft

Web links

• John Cooper at the Driver Database
• Information on John Cooper
• John Cooper at Racing Sports Cars
• John Cooper on 24-hour piste

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Aurora AFX Formula 1 Series 1978
2. ↑ Individual results of the Aurora AFX Formula 1 series 1978
3. ^ Aurora AFX Formula 1 Series 1979
4. ^ Thundersports Brands Hatch 1983
5. ^ Mugello 6-hour race in 1981