Johnny Herbert

Summary

John Paul "Johnny" Herbert (born 25 June 1964) is a British former racing driver and former television pundit for Sky Sports F1. He raced in Formula One from 1989 to 2000, for seven different teams, winning three races and placing 4th in the 1995 World Drivers' Championship. He also raced sports cars, winning the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1991 driving a Mazda 787B.

Johnny Herbert
Herbert at the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed.
BornJohn Paul Herbert
(1964-06-25) 25 June 1964 (age 59)
Brentwood, Essex, England
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Active years19892000
TeamsBenetton, Tyrrell, Lotus, Ligier, Sauber, Stewart, Jaguar
Entries165 (160 starts)
Championships0
Wins3
Podiums7
Career points98
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1989 Brazilian Grand Prix
First win1995 British Grand Prix
Last win1999 European Grand Prix
Last entry2000 Malaysian Grand Prix
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years1990–1992, 2002–2004, 2007
TeamsMazdaspeed/Oreca, Champion Racing, Audi Sport North America, Team Bentley, Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx, Aston Martin Racing
Best finish1st (1991)
Class wins1 (1991)

Career edit

Early career and entry to Formula One edit

 
Herbert driving for Tyrrell at the 1989 Belgian Grand Prix.

Winning the Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch in 1985, Herbert caught Eddie Jordan's attention, and together they won the 1987 British Formula 3 title. Herbert suffered career-threatening injuries in 1988, as a then championship hopeful in International Formula 3000 when he was caught up in a major accident at Brands Hatch, when Gregor Foitek nudged the side of his vehicle at Pilgrim's Drop, causing Herbert to slam into the wall head-on, then bounce across the track and slam head on again into the opposite barrier, sustaining severe ankle and foot injuries after yet more multiple collisions with the barriers. The threat of amputation loomed but it eventually passed after multiple surgeries and months of physiotherapy, though the extent of Herbert's injuries would permanently hinder his mobility, leaving him unable to run and forcing him to change his driving style.[1]

Despite his immobility, Herbert returned to racing at the beginning of 1989 in Formula 1, scoring points on his debut at the Brazilian Grand Prix in Rio de Janeiro driving for the Benetton team, then managed by his long-time mentor and friend Peter Collins. Herbert finished 4th in Brazil, only 10.5 seconds behind the race winning Ferrari of Nigel Mansell and only 1.1 seconds behind the 3rd placed March-Judd of Maurício Gugelmin and only 2.6 seconds behind the 2nd placed McLaren-Honda of then double World Champion Alain Prost. Herbert's teammate, the highly rated Italian Alessandro Nannini, finished in 6th place, 7.7 seconds behind Herbert.[2]

 
Herbert driving for Lotus at the 1994 British Grand Prix. He finished eleventh.

However, Herbert's performances could not keep up to that standard (he reportedly found it hard to press the brake pedal, which adversely affected his lap times), and with the Benetton team under new management he was dropped after failing to qualify for the Canadian Grand Prix (after having finished 5th in the previous round in Phoenix) and was replaced by McLaren's test driver Emanuele Pirro. Herbert returned to Formula 3000, this time in the highly regarded Japanese series. It was not long before he received another call from Formula One, this time with Tyrrell. From 1990 to 2000, Herbert was a fixture in Formula One, switching to the dwindling Lotus team, now managed by Peter Collins. His first race for the Norfolk-based team came at the 1990 Japanese Grand Prix after Martin Donnelly suffered a career-ending crash in Jerez.

In 1991, he returned to the team at the Canadian Grand Prix following the departure of Julian Bailey. He had to relinquish his seat to Michael Bartels while Grands Prix clashed with Japanese F3000 meetings. His first points finish in almost three years came at the 1992 South African Grand Prix when he drove his two-year old Lotus chassis to sixth place. He repeated this result in France, by which time Lotus had introduced the more competitive 107. Poor reliability and bad luck cost him the chance to add to his points tally but Herbert showed well against his highly rated team mate, future-World Champion Mika Häkkinen. In the 24 races the two drove alongside each other at Lotus, Herbert outqualified the Finn 14 times. 1993 was his most successful season with Lotus, finishing in fourth place three times. But 1994 was a disaster as the team was blighted by financial woes. He utilised an upgraded Mugen Honda introduced for the Italian Grand Prix to qualify a magnificent fourth but hopes of a strong finish were quashed when he was involved in a multi-car collision at the first corner. Lotus' lack of resources meant he had to use the spare car with the old-spec Mugen engine, which didn't last long before it expired. His final race for Lotus came at the Portuguese Grand Prix.

 
Herbert was among the drivers who drove this Mazda 787B to victory at the 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans.

During 1991, he also drove two rounds of the Fuji Long Distance Sports Car Series, co-driving a Mazda 787B, finishing fourth both times.[3] His decision at the July round to stop his car and aid a fellow competitor who had suffered a puncture at high speed would earn him the Sportsman Award at the 1991 Autosport Awards.

Ligier and return to Benetton (1994–1995) edit

 
Herbert moved to Benetton for 1995 and took his first Formula One victory at the 1995 British Grand Prix.

After three years of frustration, Herbert had his Lotus contract bought out by Tom Walkinshaw in late 1994,[4] joining Ligier and then Benetton for the last few races of the season. Although he failed to score any points in 1994, he was retained as Michael Schumacher's teammate for 1995. As Benetton's number-two driver he found life at the team difficult with the B195 specifically designed around Schumacher's driving style. The World Champion also forbade Herbert from viewing his telemetry. He achieved his first podium finish with a second place in Spain as Benetton scored their first one-two finish since 1990. He then took his first victory at the British Grand Prix after Damon Hill and Michael Schumacher collided. Prior to the race rumours were abound that he was about to be dropped in favour of test-driver Jos Verstappen. He followed this in similar circumstances at Monza and finished 4th in the championship.

Sauber, Stewart and Jaguar (1996–2000) edit

 
Herbert driving for Stewart at the 1999 Canadian Grand Prix. He brought the car home in fifth.

After being dropped by Benetton, Herbert drove for Swiss team Sauber in 1996–1998, scoring two podium places, the first of the two being in the 1996 Monaco Grand Prix, which were his only points of that season, and the other being in the 1997 Hungarian Grand Prix. That year would be Herbert's most successful at Sauber, scoring several times. Moving to Stewart Grand Prix in 1999, he was routinely outqualified by his younger teammate Rubens Barrichello but scored his third and final Grand Prix win in the rain-affected European Grand Prix. At the Malaysian Grand Prix he finished fourth in a race which he would later describe as his strongest performance since his pre-accident days. Staying at Stewart after the team was purchased by Ford and became Jaguar, Herbert endured another frustrating and pointless season, ending the year being stretchered off at Malaysia after a suspension failure caused him to crash heavily.

After Formula One edit

 
Herbert driving for Audi in the 2004 Petit Le Mans. He came second, partnered with Pierre Kaffer.
 
Herbert driving the Team Dynamics Honda Civic at Silverstone during the 2009 British Touring Car Championship season.

In 2001 he was employed by Arrows F1 team owner Tom Walkinshaw, to act as the team developmental/test driver.[5]

On Monday, August 13th, 2001, the day after the Indy Racing League’s Belterra Resort Indy 300 at Kentucky Speedway, he tested the Dallara purchased by Mecom Racing Team from Target Chip Ganassi Racing and driven by Tony Stewart at the 2001 Indianapolis 500, with the car being set up by Jeff Ward, recording a fastest lap time that would have split the front row for the race.

Since retiring from Formula One racing, Herbert has concentrated on sports car racing, trying to repeat his Le Mans 24 Hours overall win of 1991. Recent years have seen him as one of the front runners in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS), where he won several events and was a challenger for the 2003 crown.

In 2004, Herbert, along with Jamie Davies won the Le Mans Series championship at the wheel of an Audi R8 winning the races at Monza and Spa along the way.

In 2005, Herbert was appointed to the post of Sporting Relations Manager at Jordan Grand Prix, which was then renamed Midland F1 for the 2006 World Championship. However, in September of that year Spyker Cars bought the team, and renamed it Spyker MF1. One of the new owners' decisions was to not renew Herbert's contract.

In 2007, Herbert entered the Le Mans 24 Hours driving for the factory Aston Martin team at the wheel of the Aston Martin DBR9 in the GT1 class. Herbert, along with Peter Kox and Tomáš Enge drove the 007 numbered car to a 9th placed overall finish and 4th in the GT1 class.

In 2008, Herbert won the first season of the Speedcar Series.

In 2009, Herbert made his debut in the British Touring Car Championship for Team Dynamics at the wheel of a Honda Civic at round eight of the championship, Silverstone. He qualified 17th for the first race, and after moving up the order, finished in 13th. In the second race, he finished inside the points in eighth place, scoring three points. In the final race of the day, a reverse starting grid is operated. The first six, seven, eight, nine or ten cars to finish race two, start race three in reverse order. This is decided by the winner of race two drawing a number between six and ten out of a hat. For the final race of the day, the top 9 finishers were reversed, meaning Herbert started from second. He was running well, and was holding 4th, but was forced to retire on lap 13, after contact with Jason Plato. Herbert went on to compete in the final two rounds of the season.

Herbert also runs a charity event called the Johnny Herbert Karting Challenge every year for charities like the halow project which is now held at Capital Karts in London. This event invites celebrities and professional racing drivers to compete in indoor go karting and is now in its 20th year.

Sky Sports F1 edit

 
Herbert in the Silverstone pit lane for the 2014 British Grand Prix

From 2012 to 2022, Herbert was a regular contributor to the Sky Sports F1 channel. He was an occasional presence as one of the insiders in "Sky Race Control" during practices, qualifying sessions, and races alongside Anthony Davidson, Damon Hill, Nico Rosberg, and Paul Di Resta.

On 25 January 2023, Sky Sports F1 announced Herbert will not return to the team for the 2023 season.

GT Academy edit

In 2013 and 2014, Herbert mentored six contestants in a primetime ITV4 reality series, with the aim of taking players of the Gran Turismo videogames to the Dubai 24 Hour race as real drivers.[6] Other countries in Europe had heats mentored by drivers Vitantonio Liuzzi and Sébastien Buemi.[7]

Racing record edit

Career summary edit

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
1985 Formula Ford Festival 1 1 0 ? 1 N/A 1st
1986 British Formula 3 Championship Mike Rowe Racing / Intersport Racing 6 0 0 0 0 8 15th
1987 British Formula 3 Championship Eddie Jordan Racing 18 5 7 5 10 79 1st
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 18th
1988 International Formula 3000 Eddie Jordan Racing 6 1 2 1 2 13 8th
World Sportscar Championship ADA Engineering 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
1989 Formula One Benetton Formula 5 0 0 0 0 5 14th
Tyrrell Racing Organisation 1 0 0 0 0
All-Japan Sports Prototype Championship Takefuji Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0 6 29th
1990 Japanese Formula 3000 Team LeMans 10 0 0 0 0 3 16th
All-Japan Sports Prototype Championship Takefuji Racing Team 5 0 0 0 0 10 20th
Formula One Camel Team Lotus 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
24 Hours of Le Mans Mazdaspeed 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
1991 Japanese Formula 3000 Team LeMans 10 0 0 0 1 9 10th
Formula One Team Lotus 7 0 0 0 0 0 NC
All-Japan Sports Prototype Championship Mazdaspeed 2 0 0 0 0 20 19th
24 Hours of Le Mans 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st
1992 Formula One Team Lotus 16 0 0 0 0 2 15th
World Sportscar Championship Mazdaspeed 2 0 0 0 1 25 7th
1993 Formula One Team Lotus 16 0 0 0 0 11 9th
1994 Formula One Team Lotus 13 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Mild Seven Benetton Ford 2 0 0 0 0
Ligier Gitanes Blondes 1 0 0 0 0
1995 Formula One Mild Seven Benetton Renault 17 2 0 0 4 45 4th
1996 Formula One Red Bull Sauber Ford 15 0 0 0 1 4 14th
1997 Formula One Red Bull Sauber Petronas 17 0 0 0 1 15 10th
1998 Formula One Red Bull Sauber Petronas 16 0 0 0 0 1 15th
1999 Formula One Stewart Ford 15 1 0 0 1 15 8th
2000 Formula One Jaguar Racing 17 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2001 American Le Mans Series Champion Racing 6 0 0 0 3 113 8th
24 Hours of Le Mans 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2002 American Le Mans Series Audi Sport North America 1 1 0 0 1 206 4th
Champion Racing 9 0 0 0 6
24 Hours of Le Mans Audi Sport North America 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd
2003 American Le Mans Series ADT Champion Racing 1 0 0 0 0 160 4th
Team Bentley 8 4 0 2 7
24 Hours of Le Mans 1 0 0 1 1 N/A 2nd
2004 FIA GT Championship AF Corse 4 0 0 0 3 8 31st
Le Mans Endurance Series Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx 4 2 1 1 4 34 1st
American Le Mans Series ADT Champion Racing 2 1 0 0 2 64 8th
Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx 1 0 0 0 1
24 Hours of Le Mans 1 0 1 0 1 N/A 2nd
2005 Le Mans Legend 1 1 1 1 1 N/A 1st
2007 24 Hours of Le Mans Aston Martin Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 9th
2008 Speedcar Series Speedcar Team 10 2 1 3 4 45 1st
2008–09 Speedcar Series JMB Racing 9 2 1 0 5 53 2nd
2009 British Touring Car Championship Team Dynamics 9 0 0 0 0 8 19th
2010 International Superstars Series Motorzone Race Car 12 1 0 1 4 66 7th
Campionato Italiano Superstars 8 0 0 0 2 33 11th
Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup 2 0 1 0 1 0 NC†
2011 International Superstars Series Romeo Ferraris 16 0 0 1 4 96 6th
Campionato Italiano Superstars 10 0 0 1 3 69 6th
Blancpain Endurance Series United Autosports 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP8T Volkswagen Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC†
2012 Superstars Series Swiss Team 4 0 0 1 2 36 12th
Campionato Italiano Superstars 2 0 0 1 1 18 18th
Source:[8]

As Herbert was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

Complete British Formula 3 results edit

(key)

Year Entrant Engine Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 DC Pts
1987 Eddie Jordan Racing VW A SIL
C
THR
1
BRH
1
SIL
3
THR
1
SIL
1
BRH
2
THR
Ret
SIL
1
ZAN
9
DON
Ret
SIL
4
SNE
3
DON
19
OUL
2
SIL
7
BRH
5
SPA
DNS
THR
3
1st 79
Sources:[9][10]

Complete International Formula 3000 results edit

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 DC Points
1988 Jordan Racing JER
1
VAL
Ret
PAU SIL
7
MON
3
PER
Ret
BRH
Ret
BIR BUG ZOL DIJ 8th 13
Sources:[11][12]

Complete Formula One results edit

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 WDC Pts.
1989 Benetton Formula Benetton B188 Ford V8 BRA
4
SMR
11
MON
14
MEX
15
USA
5
CAN
DNQ
FRA GBR GER HUN 14th 5
Tyrrell Racing Organisation Tyrrell 018 Ford V8 BEL
Ret
ITA POR
DNQ
ESP JPN AUS
1990 Camel Team Lotus Lotus 102 Lamborghini V12 USA BRA SMR MON CAN MEX FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR ESP JPN
Ret
AUS
Ret
NC 0
1991 Team Lotus Lotus 102B Judd V8 USA BRA SMR MON CAN
DNQ
MEX
10
FRA
10
GBR
14
GER HUN BEL
7
ITA POR
Ret
ESP JPN
Ret
AUS
11
NC 0
1992 Team Lotus Lotus 102D Ford V8 RSA
6
MEX
7
BRA
Ret
ESP
Ret
15th 2
Lotus 107 Ford V8 SMR
Ret
MON
Ret
CAN
Ret
FRA
6
GBR
Ret
GER
Ret
HUN
Ret
BEL
13
ITA
Ret
POR
Ret
JPN
Ret
AUS
13
1993 Team Lotus Lotus 107B Ford V8 RSA
Ret
BRA
4
EUR
4
SMR
8
ESP
Ret
MON
Ret
CAN
10
FRA
Ret
GBR
4
GER
10
HUN
Ret
BEL
5
ITA
Ret
POR
Ret
JPN
11
AUS
Ret
9th 11
1994 Team Lotus Lotus 107C Mugen-Honda V10 BRA
7
PAC
7
SMR
10
MON
Ret
NC 0
Lotus 109 Mugen-Honda V10 ESP
Ret
CAN
8
FRA
7
GBR
11
GER
Ret
HUN
Ret
BEL
12
ITA
Ret
POR
11
Ligier Gitanes Blondes Ligier JS39B Renault V10 EUR
8
Mild Seven Benetton Ford Benetton B194 Ford V8 JPN
Ret
AUS
Ret
1995 Mild Seven Benetton Renault Benetton B195 Renault RS7 3.0 V10 BRA
Ret
ARG
4
SMR
7
ESP
2
MON
4
CAN
Ret
FRA
Ret
GBR
1
GER
4
HUN
4
BEL
7
ITA
1
POR
7
EUR
5
PAC
6
JPN
3
AUS
Ret
4th 45
1996 Red Bull Sauber Ford Sauber C15 Ford Zetec-R V10 AUS
DNS
BRA
Ret
ARG
9
EUR
7
SMR
Ret
MON
3
ESP
Ret
CAN
7
FRA
DSQ
GBR
9
GER
Ret
HUN
Ret
BEL
Ret
ITA
9
POR
8
JPN
10
14th 4
1997 Red Bull Sauber Petronas Sauber C16 Petronas V10 AUS
Ret
BRA
7
ARG
4
SMR
Ret
MON
Ret
ESP
5
CAN
5
FRA
8
GBR
Ret
GER
Ret
HUN
3
BEL
4
ITA
Ret
AUT
8
LUX
7
JPN
6
EUR
8
10th 15
1998 Red Bull Sauber Petronas Sauber C17 Petronas V10 AUS
6
BRA
11
ARG
Ret
SMR
Ret
ESP
7
MON
7
CAN
Ret
FRA
8
GBR
Ret
AUT
8
GER
Ret
HUN
10
BEL
Ret
ITA
Ret
LUX
Ret
JPN
10
15th 1
1999 Stewart Ford Stewart SF3 Ford V10 AUS
DNS
BRA
Ret
SMR
10
MON
Ret
ESP
Ret
CAN
5
FRA
Ret
GBR
12
AUT
14
GER
11
HUN
11
BEL
Ret
ITA
Ret
EUR
1
MAL
4
JPN
7
8th 15
2000 Jaguar Racing Jaguar R1 Cosworth V10 AUS
Ret
BRA
Ret
SMR
10
GBR
12
ESP
13
EUR
11
MON
9
CAN
Ret
FRA
Ret
AUT
7
GER
Ret
HUN
Ret
BEL
8
ITA
Ret
USA
11
JPN
7
MAL
Ret
NC 0
Sources:[11][12][13]

Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete Japanese Formula 3000 Championship results edit

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 DC Points
1990 Team LeMans SUZ
19
FUJ
10
MIN
Ret
SUZ
Ret
SUG
7
FUJ
Ret
FUJ
5
SUZ
6
FUJ
Ret
SUZ
Ret
16th 3
1991 Team LeMans SUZ
5
AUT
7
FUJ
Ret
MIN
2
SUZ
Ret
SUG
Ret
FUJ
Ret
SUZ
7
FUJ
C
SUZ
Ret
FUJ
6
10th 9
Source:[12]

24 Hours of Le Mans results edit

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
1990   Mazdaspeed   Volker Weidler
  Bertrand Gachot
Mazda 787 GTP 148 DNF DNF
1991   Mazdaspeed   Volker Weidler
  Bertrand Gachot
Mazda 787B C2 362 1st 1st
1992   Mazdaspeed
  Oreca
  Volker Weidler
  Bertrand Gachot
  Maurizio Sandro Sala
Mazda MXR-01 C1 336 4th 4th
2001   Champion Racing   Didier Theys
  Ralf Kelleners
Audi R8 LMP900 81 DNF DNF
2002   Audi Sport North America   Christian Pescatori
  Rinaldo Capello
Audi R8 LMP900 374 2nd 2nd
2003   Team Bentley   Mark Blundell
  David Brabham
Bentley Speed 8 LMGTP 375 2nd 2nd
2004   Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx   Jamie Davies
  Guy Smith
Audi R8 LMP1 379 2nd 2nd
2007   Aston Martin Racing   Peter Kox
  Tomáš Enge
Aston Martin DBR9 GT1 337 9th 4th
Sources:[11][14]

Complete American Le Mans Series results edit

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rank Points Ref
2001 Champion Racing LMP900 Audi R8 Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 TEX SEB DON JAR SON
4
POR
3
MOS
Ret
MID
5
MON
2
PET
3
8th 113 [15]
2002 Audi Sport North America LMP900 Audi R8 Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 SEB
1
4th 206 [16]
Champion Racing SON
2
MID
8
AME
3
WAS
5
TRO
3
MOS
2
MON
2
MIA
5
PET
2
2003 Team Bentley LMGTP Bentley Speed 8 Bentley 4.0L Turbo V8 SEB
3
4th 160 [17]
ADT Champion Racing LMP900 Audi R8 Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 ATL
1
SON
2
TRO
2
MOS
4
AME
1
MON
3
MIA
1
PET
1
2004 Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx LMP1 Audi R8 Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 SEB
3
MID LIM SON POR MOS AME 8th 64 [18]
ADT Champion Racing PET
2
MON
1

Complete IndyCar Series results edit

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team Chassis No. Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Rank Points Ref
2002 Duesenberg Brothers Racing Dallara 32 Chevrolet HMS PHX FON NAZ INDY
DNQ
TXS PPIR RIR KAN NSH MCH KTY GAT CHI TXS NC 0 [19]

Indianapolis 500 results edit

Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
2002 Dallara Chevrolet DNQ Duesenberg
Sources:[11][12]

Complete Le Mans Endurance Series results edit

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 Pos. Points
2004 Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx LMP1 Audi R8 Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 MNZ
1
NÜR
2
SIL
3
SPA
1
1st 34
Sources:[11][12]

Complete British Touring Car Championship results edit

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded just in first race) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races) (* signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap – 1 point awarded all races)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Pos Pts
2009 Team Dynamics Honda Civic BRH
1
BRH
2
BRH
3
THR
1
THR
2
THR
3
DON
1
DON
2
DON
3
OUL
1
OUL
2
OUL
3
CRO
1
CRO
2
CRO
3
SNE
1
SNE
2
SNE
3
KNO
1
KNO
2
KNO
3
SIL
1

13
SIL
2

8
SIL
3

Ret
ROC
1

Ret
ROC
2

10
ROC
3

7
BRH
1

Ret
BRH
2

Ret
BRH
3

14
19th 8
Sources:[11][20]

Complete International Superstars Series results edit

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points Ref
2010 Motorzone Race Car Chevrolet Lumina CR8 MNZ
1

Ret
MNZ
2

6
IMO
1

2
IMO
2

DNS
ALG
1

DNS
ALG
2

Ret
HOC
1

14
HOC
2

3
CPR
1

3
CPR
2

15
VAL
1

Ret
VAL
2

Ret
KYA
1

1
KYA
2

Ret
7th 66 [21]
2011 Romeo Ferraris Mercedes C63 AMG MNZ
1

10
MNZ
2

Ret
VNC
1

6
VNC
2

18
ALG
1

15
ALG
2

18
DON
1

2
DON
2

6
MIS
1

4
MIS
2

2
SPA
1

3
SPA
2

9
MUG
1

5
MUG
2

3
VAL
1

Ret
VAL
2

5
6th 96 [22]
2012 Swiss Team Maserati Quattroporte MNZ
1
MNZ
2
IMO
1
IMO
2
DON
1

3
DON
2

7
MUG
1

2
MUG
2

Ret
HUN
1
HUN
2
SPA
1
SPA
2
VAL
1
VAL
2
PER
1
PER
2
12th 36 [23]

Helmet edit

Herbert's helmet design was red with white line going from the rear going through the sides and on the mouthplate, black stripes on the lower sides a black stripe on the rear (in a similar fashion to Depailler's helmet), in 1999, when he drove for Stewart, the stripes on the lower sides were changed to green and on the top of the helmet was added a drop with the union jack. In 2000, when he drove for Jaguar, the green areas became blue.[citation needed]

References edit

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Further reading edit

  • Herbert, Johnny (2016). What Doesn't Kill You: My Life in Motor Racing. Transworld Publishers. ISBN 978-0-593-07838-9.
  • Herbert, Johnny (2020). Lights out, full throttle.

External links edit

  Media related to Johnny Herbert at Wikimedia Commons

  • Herbert's website
  • Johnny Herbert statistics
Sporting positions
Preceded by Formula Ford Festival
Winner

1985
Succeeded by
Preceded by British Formula Three Champion
1987
Succeeded by
Preceded by Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
1991
With: Volker Weidler & Bertrand Gachot
Succeeded by
Preceded by Formula One Indoor Trophy
winner

1992
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Inaugural
Le Mans Series
Champion

2004
With: Jamie Davies
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Inaugural
Speedcar Series
Champion

2008
Succeeded by
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Autosport
National Racing Driver of the Year

1987
Succeeded by