RACING DRIVER

John Rhodes

1927 - Today

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John Rhodes (born 18 August 1927) is a British former racing driver from England, who participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, the 1965 British Grand Prix, at Silverstone on 10 July 1965, from which he retired on lap 39 with ignition problems. His Cooper-Climax T60 was provided for him by veteran racer Bob Gerard. In 1961 he drove a Cooper-B.M.C. Formula Junior car for the Midland Racing Partnership, winning a long race on the Phoenix Park circuit in Dublin on 22 July, and the Dunboyne Trophy on 29 July. On 11 June 1962, he drove Bob Gerard's Cooper-Ford in the 2,000 Guineas F1 race at Mallory Park. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Rhodes is the 693rd most popular racing driver (down from 601st in 2019), the 5,572nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,927th in 2019) and the 120th most popular British Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, John Rhodes ranks 693 out of 1,080Before him are Tony Settember, Carlos Checa, Jean-Claude Rudaz, Liam Lawson, Duncan Hamilton, and David Hobbs. After him are Isack Hadjar, Ernst Klodwig, Lloyd Ruby, Les Leston, Jimmy Bryan, and Roberto Guerrero.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, John Rhodes ranks 451Before him are Mose Allison, Sahana Pradhan, Kamini Kaushal, Abby Mann, Virginia Weidler, and Ted Burgin. After him are Tim O'Connor, Johnnie Ray, Alan Geldard, Archie Scott Brown, Leslie Claudius, and Harry Gallatin.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Rhodes ranks 5,574 out of 8,785Before him are Alan Pardew (1961), David Hobbs (1939), Justin Fashanu (1961), Steve Rothery (1959), Peter Giles (1944), and Gracie Fields (1898). After him are Lucy Gordon (1980), Albert Ireton (1879), Sayeeda Warsi, Baroness Warsi (1971), Paul Clement (1972), Robin Sachs (1951), and Brian Jacques (1939).

Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, John Rhodes ranks 120Before him are Henry Taylor (1932), Andy Sutcliffe (1947), Colin Davis (1933), Bruce Halford (1931), Steve O'Rourke (1940), and David Hobbs (1939). After him are Les Leston (1920), Dennis Poore (1916), Horace Gould (1921), Jack Fairman (1913), Peter Westbury (1938), and Ralph Firman (1975).