14 June 1969(1969-06-14) (aged 37) Le Mans, France
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years
1968 - 1969
Teams
John Woolfe Racing (private entrant)
Best finish
DNF (1968, 1969)
Class wins
0
John Woolfe (23 March 1932 – 14 June 1969) was a British racing driver from England, who specialised in sports car racing. He was killed as a result of crashing on the first lap of the 1969 24 Hours of Le Mans race, an event which caused the traditional "Le Mans start" to be abolished the following year.
JohnWoolfe (23 March 1932 – 14 June 1969) was a British racing driver from England, who specialised in sports car racing. He was killed as a result of...
his car, and taking his time doing up his belts. Meanwhile, privateer JohnWoolfe ran with the other drivers, flipped his car on the opening lap near Maison...
Kensington to Sir James and Lady Jane Catherine Stephen (née Venn), daughter of John Venn, rector of Clapham. The Venns were the centre of the evangelical Clapham...
drama: British gentleman-driver JohnWoolfe crashed his Porsche 917 at Maison Blanche on lap 1, dying as a result. Woolfe was the first privateer to race...
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as Oliver Brown in the movie Seven Angry Men, a film about abolitionist John Brown, starring Raymond Massey. That role led him to a lead in Hell's Horizon...
took the time to fasten his safety belts before pulling away. Privateer JohnWoolfe died in an accident on the first lap of that race; Ickx won. The traditional...
Steven Marcus Woolfe (born 6 October 1967) is a British barrister, writer and commentator. He is currently the Director of the Centre for Migration & Economic...
position but nevertheless, he went on to win the race. Minutes later, JohnWoolfe died after crashing in the first lap, at the Maison Blanche curve, precisely...
three Ferrari 512 variants) and several lives, including the legendary JohnWoolfe in 1969 behind the wheel of a 917 Porsche. The circuit has been modified...
American architect John William Woolf, Canadian politician John Wolf (disambiguation) JohnWoolfe, British racing driver This disambiguation page lists articles...
Lola T70 now had a 5-litre Chevrolet engine in the Sports category. JohnWoolfe commissioned Chevron to build a new car. The B12 was a one-off design...
such as the five volumes of Colen Campbell, Vitruvius Britannicus by JohnWoolfe and James Gandon, James Gibbs's Book of Architecture, and William Kent's...
19 consisted of 24 one-hour color episodes produced by executive producer John Mantley along with producer Leonard Katzman an associate producer Ron Honthaner...
(1957–58). He was going to make Lost Mission with his wife and James and JohnWoolfe but it appears to have been never made. Neither was The Mystic Confederacy...
in 1694 married JohnWoolfe, soon to be knighted. Sir John and Dame Margaret Woolfe had issue of three daughters and a son Marsh Woolfe.[citation needed]...
last to start the race, chasing the field. On lap one, private driver JohnWoolfe, who had not taken time to belt himself in, had a fatal accident in his...
County Hall in Nottingham. Between 1769 and 1771, he collaborated with JohnWoolfe on two additional volumes of Vitruvius Britannicus, a book of plans and...
historian John Cornforth. The inventories document in astounding detail the taste and lifestyle of leading noble families and their households. John Cornforth...
Zachary Woolfe is an American music critic who specializes in classical music. Since 2022 he has been chief classical music critic for The New York Times...
Kevin Woolfe (1930-2002) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He was a triple premiership winner with South Sydney Rabbitohs...
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