Herbert Johnny
Herbert, Johnny (GB)
b 27/6/1964 (Romford)
1975 - 1983 - kart racing, twice British Champion (1979, 1982)
1983 - first FF1600 races
1984 - British FF1600
1985 - British FF1600. Winner Formula Ford Festival Brands Hatch
1986 - British FF2000. British F3, 15th
1987 - British F3 Champion, 5 wins. Won Cellnet Superprix at Brands.
European F3, 3rd. Monaco F3 race, 3rd. Macau F3 race, 18th
1988 - F3000 (Eddie Jordan), bad accident at Brands Hatch, hurt feet
8th overall, 1 win (Jerez)
1989 - 8 F1 races (6 Benetton, 2 Tyrrell), 5 points, 14th. DNQ=2.
4th in first race in Brazil
1990 - Japanese F3000. 2 F1 races (Lotus). Retired in both.
1991 - 8 F1 races (Lotus), 0 points, DNQ=1. Won Le Mans in Mazda rotary
engined sportscar. Japanese F3000, 9th (2nd at Mine). Japanese
Sportscars (Mazda).
1992 - 16 races (Lotus), 2 points, 14th. Sportscars (Mazda), 9th (2nd at
Silverstone, 4th Le Mans 24hrs)
1993 - 16 races (Lotus), 11 points, 9th (4th in GB GP)
1994 - 16 races (13 Lotus, 1 Ligier, 2 Benetton), no points. Qualified Lotus
Mugen 4th at Monza with new engine
1995 - 17 races (Benetton), 45 points, 4th. 2 wins (Britain, Italy). (2nd
Spain, 3rd Japan, 4th Argentina, Monaco, Germany, Hungary, 5th Europe,
6th Pacific)
1996 - F1 (Sauber Ford C15)
Date Q R Venue Reason/Time
10/3 14 DNS Australia accident
7/4 17 9 Argentina -1 lap
31/3 12 - Brazil electrics
28/4 12 7 Europe 1:34:44.500
5/5 15 - San Marino misfire
19/5 13 3 Monaco 2:01:23.132
2/6 9 - Spain spin
16/6 15 7 Canada -1 lap
30/6 16 DSQ France -2 laps, 11th
illegally high deflectors
14/7 13 9 Britain -1 lap
28/7 14 - Germany gearbox electronics
11/8 8 - Hungary engine
25/8 12 - Belgium accident
8/9 12 9 Italy -2 laps
22/9 12 8 Portugal -1 lap
13/10 13 10 Japan 1:34:15.590
Championship Position: 14th, 4 points
1997 - F1 (Sauber-Petronas C16), 10th, 14 pts
Date Q R Venue Reason/Time
9/3 7 - Australia accident
30/3 13 7 Brazil 1:36:57.902
13/4 8 4 Argentina 1:52:31.634
27/4 7 - Imola electrics
11/5 7 - Monaco accident
25/5 10 5 Spain 1:31:03.882
15/6 13 5 Canada 1:17:45.362
29/6 14 8 France -1 lap
13/7 9 - Britain electrics
27/7 14 - Germany accident
10/8 10 3 Hungary 1:46:07.594
24/8 11 4 Belgium 1:34:25.742
7/9 12 - Italy accident
21/9 12 8 Austria 1:28:25.056
28/9 16 7 Luxembourg 1:32:12.197
12/10 8 6 Japan 1:30:30.076
26/10 14 8 Europe 1:40:10.732
1998 - F1 (Sauber Petronas C17), J15th, 1 pt.
Date Q R Venue Reason/Time
8/3 5 6 Australia -1 lap
29/3 14 - Brazil neck injury
12/4 12 - Argentina accident damage
26/4 11 - San Marino puncture
10/5 7 7 Spain -1 lap
24/5 9 7 Monaco -1 lap
7/6 12 - Canada spin
28/6 13 8 France -1 lap
12/7 9 - Britain spin
26/7 18 8 Austria -1 lap
2/8 12 - Germany gearbox
16/8 15 10 Hungary -1 lap
30/8 12 - Belgium accident
13/9 15 - Italy spin
27/9 13 - Luxembourg engine
1/11 11 10 Suzuka -1 lap
1999 - F1 (Stewart-Ford SF-3), 8th, 15 pts, 1 win.
Date Q R Venue Time/Reason
7/3 13 - Australia fire
11/4 10 - Brazil ret/15 laps/hydraulics
2/5 12 10 San Marino ret/58 laps/engine
16/5 13 - Monaco ret/32 laps/suspension
30/5 14 - Spain ret/40 laps/transmission
13/6 10 5 Canada 1:41:38.532
27/6 9 - France ret/4 laps/gearbox
11/7 11 12 Britain 1:33:47.853
25/7 6 14 Austria -4 laps
1/8 17 11 Germany -5 laps/gearbox
15/8 10 11 Hungary -1 lap
29/8 10 - Belgium ret/27 laps/brakes
12/9 15 - Italy ret/40 laps/clutch
26/9 14 1 Europe 1:41:54.314
17/10 5 4 Malaysia 1:36:56.032
31/10 8 7 Japan -1 lap
2000 - F1 (Jaguar-Ford R1): 0 pts
Date Q R Venue Time/Reason
12/3 20 - Australia ret/1 lap/engine
26/3 17 - Brazil ret/31 laps/gearbox
9/4 17 10 San Marino -1 lap
23/4 14 12 Britain -1 lap
7/5 14 13 Spain -1 lap
21/5 16 11 Europe ret/61 laps/accident
4/6 11 9 Monaco -2 laps
18/6 11 - Canada ret/14 laps/gearbox
2/7 11 - France ret/20 laps/gearbox
16/7 16 7 Austria -1 lap
30/7 8 - Germany ret/12 laps/gearbox
13/8 17 - Hungary ret/67 laps/gearbox
27/8 9 8 Belgium 1:29:42.302
10/9 18 - Italy ret/1 lap/accident
24/9 19 11 America -1 lap
8/10 10 7 Japan -1 lap
22/10 12 - Malaysia ret/48 laps/suspension
2001 - Le Mans 24 Hrs (Champion Racing Audi R8): ret/81 laps/clutch, with
R.Kelleners & D.Theys. Test driver for Arrows F1 team.
ALMS (Champion Racing Audi R8): 8th, 113 pts, with A.Wallace
Jul 22 Sears Point 4th, -1 lap
Aug 5 Portland 3rd, 131 laps
Aug 19 Mosport 14th, 104 laps
Aug 26 Mid-Ohio 5th, -1 lap
Sep 9 Laguna Seca 2nd, 2h45m21.985
Oct 6 Road Atlanta 3rd, -6 laps