Juan Jover

Juan Jover
Born (1903-11-23)23 November 1903
Died 28 June 1960(1960-06-28) (aged 56)
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality  Spanish
Active years 1951
Teams non-works Maserati
Entries 1 (0 starts)
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums 0
Career points 0
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First entry 1951 Spanish Grand Prix
Last entry 1951 Spanish Grand Prix

Juan Jover Sañes (23 November 1903 – 28 June 1960) was a Spanish racing driver, born in Barcelona. With Paco Godia, Jover was the first Spanish driver to compete in Formula One.[1]

Jover raced for Scuderia Milano-Maserati in the 1947 Bari Grand Prix, where he finished sixth,[2] and in the 1948 Albi Grand Prix, where he came seventh.[3] He then finished second in the 1949 24 Hours of Le Mans with Henri Louveau.[4]

In 1951 he participated in the Formula One 1951 Spanish Grand Prix, qualifying 18th, but he did not start the race after blowing his engine.[5]

Jover then switched to hillclimbing, and also endurance racing with Scuderia Pegaso. He suffered serious injuries to his left leg when he crashed his Pegaso Z-102 during trials for the 1953 24 Hours of Le Mans, but returned to hillclimbing in June 1954.[6] In 1957, he won the Gran Premio de Barajas in a Maserati 200S, and the following year he won the La Rabassada hillclimb, driving a Mercedes-Benz 300SL.[6]

Jover died in a road accident in 1960, when his convertible left the road and fell off a cliff near Sitges in Catalonia.[6]

Complete Formula One results

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 WDC Points
1951 Scuderia Milano Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati Straight-4 SUI 500 BEL FRA GBR GER ITA ESP
DNS		 NC 0

References

  1. ↑ "Take 12 Spaniards - a nation's racing history". formula1.com. April 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
  2. ↑ "I Bari Grand Prix". silhouet.com. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
  3. ↑ "X Grand Prix de l'Albigeois". silhouet.com. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
  4. ↑ "17èmes Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans 1949". experiencelemans.com. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
  5. ↑ "Grand Prix results: Spanish GP, 1951". grandprix.com. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
  6. 1 2 3 "An 'original' design...". Autosport. Summer 2001. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
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