John Harris (racing driver)
John Harris was a British racing car driver .
Career
John Harris was active in sports car racing in the 1960s . In addition to success in national races in Great Britain , he also competed in several international races. In 1966 he finished eleventh in the 1000 km race at Spa-Francorchamps . In his only appearance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans , he dropped out prematurely in 1969 because of a defective radiator on the Healey SR.
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1969 | Donald Healey Motor Company | Healey SR | Clive Baker | failure | cooler |
Individual results in the sports car world championship
season | team | race car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | 15th | 16 | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th |
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1965 | Richard Groves | Austin-Healey Sprite | DAY | SEB | BOL | MON | MON | RTT | TAR | SPA | ONLY | MUG | ROS | LEM | REI | BOZ | FRE | CCE | OVI | ONLY | BRI | BRI |
18th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1966 | Healey engine | Austin-Healey Sprite | DAY | SEB | MON | TAR | SPA | ONLY | LEM | MUG | CCE | HOK | SIM | ONLY | ZEL | |||||||
11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1968 | Mefco Racing | Porsche 906 | DAY | SEB | BRH | MON | TAR | ONLY | SPA | WAT | ZEL | LEM | ||||||||||
16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1969 | Healey engine | Healey SR | DAY | SEB | BRH | MON | TAR | SPA | ONLY | LEM | WAT | ZEL | ||||||||||
DNF |
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 | Harris, John |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British racing car driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |