John MacDonald (racing driver)
John MacDonald (born 27 May 1936 in Worcester) is a racing car driver and a motor-cycle racer of Hong Kong. He was originally from England, where he started his career racing motorcycles, then cars until he served at the National service.[1] He then lived in Hong Kong and raced as a competitor of Hong Kong, where he owned a garage business. He is best known as the most successful driver in the Macau Grand Prix during the early 1970s.
He is the only person to have won all the international races of Macau; Macau Grand Prix (1965, 1972,[2] 1973[3] and 1975), Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix (1969) and Guia Race (1972). He is also the winner of the most Macau Grand Prix competitions, with 4 wins, and the first winner of the Guia Race in 1972.
In addition to Macau, he has also won four times in the Malaysian Grand Prix.
References
- ↑ http://www.teamdan.com/people/m.html
- ↑ "520 entries". New Straits Times. 1973-11-16. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
- ↑ "Sports in brief". Bangor Daily News. 1973-11-19. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Albert Poon |
Macau Grand Prix Winner 1965 |
Succeeded by Mauro Bianchi |
| Preceded by Hiroshi Hasegawa |
Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix Winner 1969 |
Succeeded by Benny Hidajat |
| Preceded by Jan Bussell |
Macau Grand Prix Winner 1972 - 1973 |
Succeeded by Vern Schuppan |
| Preceded by Vern Schuppan |
Macau Grand Prix Winner 1975 |
Succeeded by Vern Schuppan |
| Preceded by none |
Guia Race winner 1972 |
Succeeded by Peter Chow |
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