Formula 1 driver · 1962–1972

John Love

NationalityZimbabwe ZimbabweCodeLOVNumber27Last teamSurtees
Starts9
Wins0
Podiums1
Poles0
Points6
Titles0

Career totals from published race classifications (1950–2026). Poles use the qualifying classification where published, otherwise grid position 1. Sum of points scored per race and sprint as published; pre-1991 seasons with dropped scores differ from official championship totals.

Driver DNA

Profile

Methodology
QualiRaceGainsFinishPoints

Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026

starts: not sourceddefense: not sourcedtyre management: not sourcedwet weather: not sourcedlate race: not sourcedrace pace: not sourced

Qualifying Pace

High
n=32 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying head-to-head rate

teammate gap samples
0
teammate h2h
9-23
pole rate
0.0%
front row rate
0.0%

Race Result vs Teammate

High
n=28 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)

share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)

teammate race h2h
13-15
avg finish delta when both classified
-1.75

Positions Gained

Low
n=6 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)

mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)

mean positions gained
7.167
expectation adjusted
0.246

Finishing

Medium
n=9 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)

classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts

classification rate
66.7%
teammate classification rate
57.6%
retirements
3

Consistency

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)

spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher

finish position std
4.457

Team Points Share

Medium
n=8 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)

share of the team's points in events where the team scored

points
6
team points
53
points per start
0.667

Street Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 72 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on street layouts relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

High-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 78 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on high pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Low-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 83 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on low pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Teammate record

TeammateTeamSeasonsQuali H2HRace H2H
March, Surtees1971–19721–11–1
Surtees19720–11–0
Surtees19720–11–0
March19711–00–0
March19710–10–1
March19710–10–1
Team Lotus1969–19700–20–2
Cooper, Brabham, Team Lotus1965–19701–42–1
Brabham, Team Lotus1968–19700–22–0
Team Lotus19700–00–0
Team Lotus19700–10–1
Cooper, Team Lotus1967–19692–01–1

Recent races

By season

YearTeamStartsWPodPolesPtsPos
1972Surtees1000034th
1971March1000042nd
1970Team Lotus1000029th
1969Team Lotus1000030th
1968Brabham1000026th
1967Cooper1010611th
1965Cooper1000046th
1964Cooper0000031st
1963Cooper1000024th
1962Cooper1000022nd