Formula Ford

1986	Circuit/Championship	Pos'n
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 9 Mar	Thruxton		 R	
16 Mar	Silverstone		13th
23 Mar	Cadwell Park		 9th
28 Mar	Oulton Park		 R
31 Mar	Thruxton		 9th
13 Apl	Snetterton		 R
27 Apl	Brands Hatch		10th
 5 May	Castle Combe		 R
25 May	Brands Hatch		 6th
29 Jun	Snetterton		 4th
12 Jul	Brands Hatch (FF1600)	 5th
10 Aug	Brands Hatch		 5th
23 Aug	Brands Hatch		10th
 7 Sep	Donington Park		 R
21 Sep	Oulton Park		 6th

Cars: Quest-Ivey in the Racing Displays British FF2000 to 
16 March, then Quest-Nelson; Quest-Ivey in the RAC FF1600. 
All results above are FF2000 except 12 July.


1985	Circuit/Championship	Pos'n	Pole (P)/
					Fastest Lap
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 3 Mar	Silverstone (Esso)	 3rd	P
17 Mar	Silverstone (RAC)	 2nd	
24 Mar	Silverstone (Esso)	 2nd	FL
 5 Apl	Oulton Park (RAC)	 2nd
 8 Apl	Silverstone (RAC)	 R
 8 Apl	Silverstone (Esso)	 2nd
 6 May	Silverstone (Esso)	 R
11 May	Silverstone (Esso)	 R
27 May	Thruxton (RAC)		 4th	P
 9 Jun	Silverstone (RAC)	 R
23 Jun	Snetterton (Esso)	 DQ
 7 Jul	Brands Hatch (Esso)	 R
14 Jul	Brands Hatch (RAC)	 2nd	P
14 Jul	Brands Hatch (EFDA)	 1st	P/FL
 4 Aug	Cadwell Park (Esso)	 R	FL
11 Aug	Snetterton (RAC)	 3rd
17 Aug	Oulton Park (Esso)	 2nd	FL
26 Aug	Brands Hatch (RAC)	 R
31 Aug	Oulton Park (RAC)	 2nd
 8 Sep	Silverstone (Esso)	 R
14 Sep	Castle Combe (RAC)	 8th
29 Sep	Zolder (Euro Final)	 R
 6 Oct	Brands Hatch (RAC)	 R
13 Oct	Silverstone (Esso)	 2nd
20 Oct	Thruxton (RAC)		 R

27 Oct, Formula Ford Festival, Brands Hatch:
Overall winner: Johnny Herbert

Car: Quest 1600cc.
Championships: RAC, Esso, EFDA Euroseries 

Final Championship standings:

Esso:
1  Mark Blundell	151 points
2  A King		126
3  Damon Hill		119
5  Johnny Herbert	 97

RAC:
1  Bertrand Gachot	146
2  Mark Blundell	139
3  Paolo Carcasi	125
8  Johnny Herbert	 70 


1984	Circuit/Championship	Pos'n	Pole (P)/
					Fastest Lap
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 4 Mar	Brands Hatch (BP)	 6th
 1 Jul	Brands Hatch (D)	 3rd
15 Jul	Cadwell Park (D)	 5th
28 Jul	Oulton Park (D)		 R
11 Aug	Oulton Park (BP)	 4th
19 Aug	Brands Hatch (D)	 5th
 2 Sep	Silverstone (BP)	 1st
 8 Sep	Oulton Park (BP)	 3rd
16 Sep	Snetterton (BP)		 5th
30 Sep	Mallory Park (D)	 3rd	P

Car: Sparton-Ford 1600cc
Championships: BP, Dunlop (D)

Final Championship standings:

Dunlop-Autosport "Star of Tomorrow":
1  Jonathan Bancroft	96 points
2  Mark Blundell	84
3  M Wright		73
6  Johnny Herbert	24

BP "Superfind":
1  Jonathan Bancroft	88
2  Mark Blundell	60
3  E O'Brien		39
8  Johnny Herbert	19


1983	Formula Ford Festival	Pos'n

28-30 Oct Brands Hatch:
	  Heat			5th
	  Quarter-finals	R

Karting career

Johnny had a successful career in karting in the late 1970s and early 1980s, during which he won the British Senior Championship twice (1979 and 1982). Johnny was also classified 18th in the World Championships at Kalmar, Sweden, in 1982.

Thank you to David Hayhoe who compiled the above statistics.
Every effort is made to ensure factual accuracy but
no responsibility is accepted for this data.
This page prepared 3rd February 1997.