John Graham (racing driver)
John Graham (born October 22, 1955 in Belfast ) is a retired Canadian racing car driver .
Racing career
John Graham began his career in the North American Can-Am series , where he finished third overall in the U2L class in 1981. From 1983 he became a regular starter in the IMSA GTP series and the sports car world championship . In 1982 he contested his first 24-hour race at Daytona and made his debut at the 12-hour race at Sebring in 1984 when he finished sixth overall . In 1984 it was used for the first time in the Le Mans 24-hour race .
The best place in Daytona was fifth overall in 1998 , driven out in a Porsche 911 GT2 with John Morton and the two Dutch Huisman brothers Duncan and Patrick as team partners. In the fifth attempt at Le Mans 2000 , he achieved first place in the overall classification. 25th overall was also the win in the LMP675 class.
After retiring at the end of the 2008 season, he returned to endurance racing for one season in 2017 and also drove some races in the NASCAR Cup Series .
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1984 |
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Porsche 956 |
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failure | accident |
1985 |
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Gebhardt JC853 |
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not classified | |
1988 |
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Argo JM19C |
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failure | battery |
1998 |
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Porsche 911 GT2 |
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failure | accident |
2000 |
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Lola B2K / 40 |
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Rank 25 and class win | |
2001 |
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Reynard 01Q-LM |
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failure | accident |
2002 |
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Panoz LMP07 |
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failure | Electrics |
Sebring results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1984 |
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Porsche 935K4 |
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Rank 6 | |
1990 |
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Tiga GT286 |
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failure | Engine failure | ||
1991 |
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Alba AR2 |
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failure | accident | |||
1992 |
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Alba AR2 |
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failure | Engine failure |
1995 |
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Spice HC93 |
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Rank 10 | |||
1997 |
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X-250 |
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failure | Electrics | |||
1998 |
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Porsche 911 GT2 |
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Rank 8 | |||
1999 |
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Porsche 911 GT2 |
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Rank 24 | |||
2000 |
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Lola B98 / 10 |
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failure | Valve damage | ||
2002 |
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Panoz LMP07 |
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failure | Electrics | ||
2003 |
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Panoz LMP01 |
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Rank 9 |
literature
- Christian Moity, Jean-Marc Teissèdre, Alain Bienvenu: 24 heures du Mans, 1923–1992. Éditions d'Art, Besançon 1992, ISBN 2-909-413-06-3 .
Web links
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Graham, John |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian racing car driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 22, 1955 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Belfast |