John Miles (racing driver)
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| Born | 14 June 1943 London, England, U.K. |
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| Died | 8 April 2018 (aged 74) London, England, U.K. |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality | British |
| Active years | 1969–1970 |
| Teams | Lotus |
| Entries | 15 (12 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 2 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1969 French Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1970 Italian Grand Prix |
John Miles (14 June 1943 – 8 April 2018[1]) was a British former racing driver, engineer, journalist and music executive. He participated in 15 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix.
His career began on 6 July 1969, in the Lotus 63 4-wheel drive F1 car for which he was the official Team Lotus test driver. He scored a total of 2 championship points with a fifth place in the 1970 South African Grand Prix.
In 1985 Miles founded 'Miles Music', a jazz recording company.[2][3]
Miles died on 8 April 2018 in London at the age of 74.[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Jenkins, Richard. "The World Championship drivers – Where are they now?". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 29 July 2007.
- ↑ magazine, Autosport. "MPH: Mark Hughes on... - F1 - Autosport Plus". Autosport.com.
- ↑ "Miles Music, History". Archived from the original on 2020-05-31. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
- ↑ Brown, Allen. "John Miles". OldRacingCars.com.
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