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{{short description|British racing driver (1929–2015)}}
''For other people with the same name, see [[John Barber (disambiguation)]].''
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'''John Barber''' (born [[22 July]] [[1929]] in [[Buckinghamshire]], [[England]]) was a [[Formula One]] driver who raced for the [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] team. Before entering Formula One he was a fish merchant in [[London]]. Later on he raced in the British Empire Trophy, never to be heard of again.
{{Former F1 driver|
{{Infobox F1 driver
Name = John Barber |
| name = John Barber
| nationality = {{flagicon|GBR}} British
Nationality = English |
| birth_date = {{birth date|1929|7|22|df=y}}
Years = 1953 |
| birth_place = [[Little Marlow]], [[Buckinghamshire]], England
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Team(s) = [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] |
| death_date = {{death date and age|2015|2|04|1929|7|22|df=y}}
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Races = 1 |
| death_place = [[Palma de Mallorca]], [[Mallorca]], Spain
Championships = 0 |
| Years = {{F1|1953}}
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Wins = 0 |
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| Team(s) = [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]
Podiums = 0 |
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| Races = 1
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Poles = 0 |
Fastest laps = 0 |
| Championships = 0
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| Wins = 0
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First race = [[1953 Argentine Grand Prix|1953]] [[Argentine Grand Prix]] |
First win = |
| Podiums = 0
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| Points = 0
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| Poles = 0
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Last race = [[1953 Argentine Grand Prix|1953]] [[Argentine Grand Prix]] |
| Fastest laps = 0
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| First race = [[1953 Argentine Grand Prix]]
| First win =
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| Last race = 1953 Argentine Grand Prix
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'''John David Barber''' (22 July 1929 – 4 February 2015)<ref name="Motorsport">{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/john-barber|title=John Barber|work=Biography|publisher=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]|access-date=2020-04-13}}</ref> was a [[racing driver]] from England. Before his racing career he was a fish merchant in London.
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===Complete Formula One results===

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He first raced a [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[JA Prestwich Industries Ltd|JAP]] and then bought a [[Formula Two]] Cooper-[[Bristol Cars|Bristol]] Mk1 which he raced during 1952. Despite winning a minor race at [[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit|Snetterton]], he had little success and finally crashed the car badly towards the end of the season.
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! Yr

! Team
At the start of 1953, Barber travelled to Argentina to compete in the [[Formula One]] [[1953 Argentine Grand Prix|Grand Prix]] there with a works Cooper T23, in which he came in eighth, seven laps down. He also competed in a [[Formula Libre]] race in [[Buenos Aires]] and finished 12th.<ref>Grand Prix Data Book</ref>

Back in England, he raced a Golding-Cooper, which may have been built from the remains of his crashed Mk1 Cooper. While racing this car in the British Empire Trophy on the [[Isle of Man]], he was involved in an accident which killed another driver, [[James Neilson (racing driver)|James Neilson]]. Barber sold the car soon after. He next raced in 1955, driving a [[Jaguar C-type]].

After his motor racing career came to an end, Barber retired to live on a boat in the [[Mediterranean]].<ref name="Motorsport"/>
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==Complete Formula One World Championship results==
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]])
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 1
! 2
! 2
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! 8
! 8
! 9
! 9
! Team
! WDC
! Points
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| [[1953 Formula One season|1953]]
| [[1953 Formula One season|1953]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Coop]]
! [[Cooper Car Company]]
! [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] [[Cooper T23|T23]]
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| [[1953 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
! [[Bristol Cars|Bristol]] [[Straight-6]]
| IND
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1953 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br />{{small|8}}
| DUT
| [[1953 Indianapolis 500|500]]
| BEL
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| [[1953 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| FRA
| [[1953 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| GBR
| [[1953 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| DEU
| [[1953 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| SWI
| [[1953 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| ITA
| [[Cooper Car Company|Coop]]
| [[1953 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]
| [[1953 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
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! NC
! 0
|}
|}


==References==
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[[Category:1929 births|Barber, John]]
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[[Category:British Formula One drivers|Barber, John]]
* Hayhoe, David & Holland, David (2006). Grand Prix Data Book (4th edition). Haynes, Sparkford, UK. {{ISBN|1-84425-223-X}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barber, John}}
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[[Category:1929 births]]
[[Category:2015 deaths]]
[[Category:English racing drivers]]
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[[Category:English Formula One drivers]]
[[Category:Cooper Formula One drivers]]
[[Category:20th-century English sportsmen]]

Latest revision as of 06:19, 1 January 2025

John Barber
Born(1929-07-22)22 July 1929
Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England
Died4 February 2015(2015-02-04) (aged 85)
Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Spain
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Active years1953
TeamsCooper
Entries1
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1953 Argentine Grand Prix
Last entry1953 Argentine Grand Prix

John David Barber (22 July 1929 – 4 February 2015)[1] was a racing driver from England. Before his racing career he was a fish merchant in London.

He first raced a Cooper-JAP and then bought a Formula Two Cooper-Bristol Mk1 which he raced during 1952. Despite winning a minor race at Snetterton, he had little success and finally crashed the car badly towards the end of the season.

At the start of 1953, Barber travelled to Argentina to compete in the Formula One Grand Prix there with a works Cooper T23, in which he came in eighth, seven laps down. He also competed in a Formula Libre race in Buenos Aires and finished 12th.[2]

Back in England, he raced a Golding-Cooper, which may have been built from the remains of his crashed Mk1 Cooper. While racing this car in the British Empire Trophy on the Isle of Man, he was involved in an accident which killed another driver, James Neilson. Barber sold the car soon after. He next raced in 1955, driving a Jaguar C-type.

After his motor racing career came to an end, Barber retired to live on a boat in the Mediterranean.[1]

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 WDC Points
1953 Cooper Car Company Cooper T23 Bristol Straight-6 ARG
8 		500 NED BEL FRA GBR GER SUI ITA NC 0

References

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  1. ^ a b "John Barber". Biography. Motor Sport. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  2. ^ Grand Prix Data Book
  • Hayhoe, David & Holland, David (2006). Grand Prix Data Book (4th edition). Haynes, Sparkford, UK. ISBN 1-84425-223-X
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