Team Gunston was a privateer team founded by Rhodesian racing driver John Love to enter his own cars in Formula One and sports car racing between 1962 and 1975. He also entered cars under his own name, i.e. John Love. Commonly the vehicles were entered for Love himself, but he also provided cars for a number of other drivers during the period.
At the 1968 South African Grand Prix Team Gunston became the first Formula One team to implement sponsorship brands as a livery when they entered a private Brabham car.
Complete Formula One World Championship results (key) (Results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap.) Year Entrant Chassis Engine(s) Tyres Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 John Love Cooper T55 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 NED MON BEL FRA GBR GER ITA USA RSA John Love 8 John Love Cooper T55 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 MON BEL NED FRA GBR GER ITA USA MEX RSA John Love 9 John Love Cooper T55 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 RSA MON BEL FRA GBR NED GER ITA USA MEX John Love Ret John Love Cooper T79 Climax FPF 2.8 L4 RSA MON NED BEL FRA GBR GER CAN ITA USA MEX John Love 2 Team Gunston Brabham BT20LDS Mk 3 Repco 620 3.0 V8 RSA ESP MON BEL NED FRA GBR GER ITA CAN USA MEX John Love 9 Sam Tingle Ret John Love Cooper T79 Climax FPF 2.8 L4 Basil van Rooyen Ret Team Gunston Lotus 49Brabham BT24 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Repco 620 3.0 V8 RSA ESP MON NED FRA GBR GER ITA CAN USA MEX John Love Ret Sam Tingle 8 Team Gunston Lotus 49Brabham BT26A Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 RSA ESP MON BEL NED FRA GBR GER AUT ITA CAN USA MEX John Love 8 Peter de Klerk 11 Team Gunston March 701Brabham BT26A Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 RSA ESP MON NED FRA GBR GER AUT ITA CAN USA John Love Ret Jackie Pretorius Ret Team Gunston Surtees TS9Brabham BT33 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG RSA ESP MON BEL FRA GBR GER AUT ITA CAN USA John Love 16 Willie Ferguson DNS Team Gunston Lotus 72E Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG BRA RSA ESP BEL MON SWE NED FRA GBR GER AUT ITA CAN USA Ian Scheckter 13 Paddy Driver Ret Team Gunston Lotus 72D Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG BRA RSA ESP MON BEL SWE NED FRA GBR GER AUT ITA USA Guy Tunmer 11 Eddie Keizan 13
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