John Nicholson ( eng. John Nicholson ; October 6, 1941 , Auckland - September 20, 2017 ) - New Zealand race car driver, a participant in the Formula 1 class of the world car racing championship.
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| Seasons | 2 ( 1974 - 1975 ) |
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| Cars | Linkar |
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| The Grand Prix | 2 (1 start) |
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| Debut | United Kingdom 1974 |
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| Last Grand Prix | Great Britain 1975 |
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| Years of participation | 1974 |
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| Teams | Alain de cadenet |
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| Best finish | didn't finish |
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He initially raced in New Zealand in a Brabham BT18 car, then moved to the UK, where he worked as an engineer in the Formula 1 McLaren team . In the early 1970s, he started in the Formula-Atlantic on a March car, and then on the chassis of his own design, Linkar-Nicholson, where he twice became the champion of the Formula-Atlantic in 1973-1974. In 1973, he founded his own company, engaged in the preparation of engines " Cosworth " for teams "Formula 1" and built his own chassis "Formula 1" "Lincar", which twice participated in the British Grand Prix of the world championship "Formula 1", and also started on it in various extra-race, the best result in which was the sixth place in the Race of champions in 1974. He also participated in the 1974 Le Mans 24 Hours race . In 1975, he planned to buy Maclaren M23 for performances in Formula 1, but due to financial difficulties he started only in Formula 5000 and the European Formula 2 championship, where he did not qualify in most races. In 1978, he returned to his homeland, participated in races in New Zealand, later focused on business and only occasionally started in the races of boats.