John Nicholson (racing driver)
Nation: | New Zealand | ||||||||
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First start: | Great Britain Grand Prix 1975 | ||||||||
Last start: | Great Britain Grand Prix 1975 | ||||||||
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1975 Pinch Ltd. | |||||||||
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World Cup balance: | no World Cup placement | ||||||||
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John Barry Nicholson (born October 6, 1941 in Auckland , New Zealand , † September 18, 2017 in England ) was a New Zealand automobile racing driver .
Career
John Nicholson had some success on a Brabham BT18 in his native New Zealand when he came to Europe in 1971. However, Nicholson did not drive at the beginning, but worked as an engine technician at McLaren .
When he raced again, he secured the championship title in Formula Atlantic in 1973 and 1974 on an in-house design, the Lyncar . However, after founding an engine tuning company in 1973, he was no longer able to manage a large racing program. Nicholson's company took over the service of the Cosworth engines that McLaren used in Formula 1 . He once made it into Formula 1 as a driver. At the 1975 British Grand Prix , he was at the start with his Lyncar 006 and had an accident in the rain, but was classified in 17th place.
After less successful years in Formula 2 and Formula 5000 , Nicholson returned to New Zealand in 1978 to pursue his business.
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1974 | Alain de Cadenet | De Cadenet LM | Chris Craft | failure | accident |
literature
- Steve Small: Grand Prix Who's Who. 3rd edition. Travel Publishing, Reading 2000, ISBN 1-902007-46-8 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Obituary notice. In: The New Zealand Herald , September 23, 2017 (accessed September 29, 2017)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Nicholson, John |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nicholson, John Barry (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand automobile racer |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 6, 1941 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Auckland , New Zealand |
DATE OF DEATH | 18th September 2017 |
Place of death | England |