Team Gunston

Team Gunston was a privateer team founded by Rhodesian racing driver John Love to enter his own cars in Formula One and sports car racing between 1962 and 1975. He also entered cars under his own name, i.e. John Love. Commonly the vehicles were entered for Love himself, but he also provided cars for a number of other drivers during the period.

Team Gunston
Full nameTeam Gunston
John Love
BaseSouth Africa
Founder(s)John Love
Noted staffJohn Love
Noted driversJohn Love
Sam Tingle
Ian Scheckter
Eddie Keizan
Formula One World Championship career
First entry1962 South African Grand Prix
Races entered11
Drivers'
Championships
0
Race victories0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
Final entry1975 South African Grand Prix

At the 1968 South African Grand Prix Team Gunston became the first Formula One team to implement sponsorship brands as a livery when they entered a private Brabham car.

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