John Whitmore (GB)
Last name
Whitmore
First names
John Henry Douglas
Nickname
Nationality
United Kingdom 
Born the
16/10/1937 - Grays (Angleterre)
Dead the
28/04/2017 - High Brooms (Angleterre)
Comment
Sir
6 participations in the 24h of Le Mans
| Year | Pos | Number | Photo | Team | Car | Engine Tires |
Class | Drivers | Laps Dist Avg. Best Lap |
Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 10th | 42 | No photo available | Border Reivers (GB) | LOTUS Elite MK XIV | Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4 Dunlop |
GT (8th) |
John Whitmore (GB) Jim Clark (GB) |
257 laps 3461.080 km 144.210 km/h 4:48.400 |
|
| 1960 | Not leaving | 31 | No photo available | Team Lotus Engineering (GB) - Lotus England (GB) | LOTUS Elite (Prot.) | Coventry Climax FPF 1965 S4 Dunlop (Plaq.: 6SME) |
S |
Innes Ireland (GB) John Whitmore (GB) |
Accident aux essais, remplacée par la N°63 |
|
| 1960 | Not leaving | 62 | No photo available | Team Lotus Engineering (GB) - Lotus England (GB) | LOTUS Elite MK XIV | Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4 Dunlop |
S |
Jonathan Sieff (GB) John Whitmore (GB) Christopher Martyn (GB) |
Accident aux essais |
|
| 1962 | Retired |
24 | No photo available | Ecurie Chiltern (GB) | AUSTIN HEALEY 3000 | Austin Healey 2958 S6 Dunlop (Plaq.: ?D300) |
GT |
John Whitmore (GB) Bob Olthoff (ZA) |
212 laps 2853.730 km 4:41.900 |
Pistons, distribution (19eme heure) |
| 1963 | Retired |
42 | No photo available | Donald Healey Motor Co. (GB) | AUSTIN HEALEY Sprite 1100 | BMC 1100 S4 Dunlop (Plaq.: 58FAC) |
P |
John Whitmore (GB) Bob Olthoff (ZA) |
94 laps 1265.330 km 4:53.300 |
accident à Maison blanche(9eme heure) |
| 1965 | Retired |
14 | No photo available | Ford Advanced Vehicles / Alan Mann (GB) | FORD GT40 | Ford 289 4727 V8 à 90° Dunlop |
P |
John Whitmore (GB) Innes Ireland (GB) |
72 laps 969.190 km 3:50.300 |
joint de culasse (6eme heure) |
| 1966 | Retired |
8 |
|
Alan Mann Racing Ltd (GB) | FORD GT40 MK II | Ford 427 6981 V8 à 90° Goodyear |
P |
John Whitmore (GB) Frank Gardner (AUS) |
31 laps 417.290 km 3:36.700 |
Boîte de vitesses (6eme heure) |
3 participations in Tests Day
| Year | Pos | Number | Photo | Team | Car | Engine Tires |
Class | Drivers | Laps Avg. Best Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 3rd | 9 | No photo available | Ford France SA (F) | FORD GT 40 | Ford 289 4727 V8 à 90° |
P |
Guy Ligier (F) Richard Attwood (GB) Maurice Trintignant (F) John Whitmore (GB) |
3:40.900 219.370 km/h Richard Attwood (GB) |
| 1965 | 6th | 7 | No photo available | Ford Advanced Vehicles (GB) | FORD GT 40 | Ford 289 4727 V8 à 90° |
P |
John Whitmore (GB) Maurice Trintignant (F) Richard Attwood (GB) |
3:50.000 210.690 km/h John Whitmore (GB) |
| 1966 | 4th | 16 | No photo available | Alan Mann Racing Ltd (GB) | FORD GT40 Lightweight | Ford 289 4727 V8 à 90° |
S |
John Whitmore (GB) Paul Hawkins (AUS) Innes Ireland (GB) |
3:40.300 219.970 km/h John Whitmore (GB) |