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 T60 Climax was provided for him by veteran racer Bob Gerard.
In 1961, Rhodes 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. Rhodes soldiered on with the Cooper-B.M.C. FJ car in 1963 when the Ford engine was required to win. That year, he competed in a works Mini-Cooper 'S' type in saloon car racing, finishing 8th with Rob Slotemaker in The Motor International Six-Hour Saloon-Car Race at Brands Hatch on 6 July. In 1965, Rhodes continued with the Mini, taking fourth place, among the big bangers, in the Ilford Films Trophy at Brands Hatch on 13 March. He failed to finish in the BRDC International Trophy at Silverstone in Bob Gerard's Cooper-Ford on 15 May 1965.
At Le Mans in 1965, Rhodes, with Paul Hawkins, finished twelfth overall, and first in class, in a 1.3-litre Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite entered by the Donald Healey Motor Company, completing 278 laps. In 1966 at the Targa Florio, Rhodes partnered with Timo Mäkinen, finished ninth overall and won the class in an M.G.B.
Racing record
Complete Formula One World Championship results
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
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! Points
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| 1965
! Gerard Racing
! Cooper T60
! Climax V8
| RSA
| MON
| BEL
| FRA
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR<br />
| NED
| GER
| ITA
| USA
| MEX
! NC
! 0
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Complete Formula One Non-Championship results
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! 19
! 20
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| 1962
! Gerard Racing
! Cooper T59
! Ford L4
| CAP
| BRX
| LOM
| LAV
| GLV
| PAU
| AIN
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| INT<br />
| NAP
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAL<br />
| CLP
| RMS
| SOL
| KAN
| MED
| DAN
| OUL
| MEX
| RAN
| NAT
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| rowspan="2"| 1965
! rowspan="2"| Gerard Racing
! Cooper T71/73
! Ford L4
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ROC<br />
| SYR
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SMT<br />
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| INT<br />
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! Climax V8
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| RAN
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Complete British Saloon Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
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! Team
! Car
! Class
! 1
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! 4
! 5
! 6
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! Pts
! Class
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|rowspan=2| 1963
!rowspan=2| Cooper Car Co.
! Morris Mini Cooper
!rowspan=2| <span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:red;"></span>
| SNE
| OUL
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GOO<br><small>?</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AIN<br><small>?</small>
| SIL
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!rowspan=2| 35th
!rowspan=2| 5
!rowspan=2| 9th
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! Austin Mini Cooper S
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|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRY<br><small>4†</small>
| SIL
| BRH
| BRH
| OUL
| SIL
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|rowspan=2| 1964
! Cooper Car Co.
!rowspan=2| Austin Mini Cooper S
!rowspan=2| <span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:red;"></span>
| SNE
| GOO
| OUL
| AIN
| SIL
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CRY<br><small>3†</small>
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!rowspan=2| 9th
!rowspan=2| 20
|rowspan=2 style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd
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! Downton Engineering Ltd.
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|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BRH<br><small>6</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| OUL<br><small>6</small>
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| 1965
! Cooper Car Co.
! Austin Mini Cooper S
! <span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:blue;"></span>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BRH<br><small>4</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| OUL<br><small>4</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SNE<br><small>7</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GOO<br><small>16</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL<br><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| CRY<br><small>1†</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH<br><small>18</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| OUL<br><small>5</small>
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|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 40
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st
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| 1966
! Cooper Car Co.
! Austin Mini Cooper S
! <span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:blue;"></span>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SNE<br><small>?</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GOO<br><small>?</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SIL<br><small>6</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| CRY<br><small>1†</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRH<br><small>9</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRH<br><small>6</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| OUL<br><small>2†</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRH<br><small>5^</small>
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|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 50
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st
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| 1967
! Cooper Car Co.
! Morris Mini Cooper S
! <span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:blue;"></span>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BRH<br><small>4^</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SNE<br><small>?</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL<br><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SIL<br><small>3</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MAL<br><small>1†</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL<br><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SIL<br><small>9</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRH<br><small>7</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| OUL<br><small>1†</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRH<br><small>6</small>
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|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 58
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st
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| 1968
! Cooper Car Co.
! Austin Mini Cooper S
! <span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:blue;"></span>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BRH<br><small>5^</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| THR<br><small>13</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SIL<br><small>7</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CRY<br><small>3†</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAL<br><small>2†</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRH<br><small>6</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SIL<br><small>14</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CRO<br><small>Ret^</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL<br><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BRH<br><small>10</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH<br><small>12</small>
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|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 50
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st
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| 1969
! British Leyland Motor Corporation
! Austin Mini Cooper S
! <span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:blue;"></span>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH<br><small>Ret^</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL<br><small>11</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE<br><small>12</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR<br><small>22</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SIL<br><small>6</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRY<br><small>4†</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAL<br><small>4†</small>
| CRO
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL<br><small>8</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL<br><small>13</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH<br><small>10^</small>
| BRH
! 18th
! 18
! 5th
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† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.
^ Race with 2 heats - Aggregate result.