David Prophet

David Prophet (9 October 1937 – 29 March 1981)^[1] was a British racing driver from England. He participated in two Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 28 December 1963. He scored no championship points. He finished sixth in the non-Championship 1963 Rand Grand Prix.

David Prophet

Born	(1937-10-09)9 October 1937 Hong Kong
Died	29 March 1981(1981-03-29) (aged 43) Silverstone, Northamptonshire, England
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	British
Active years	1963, 1965
Teams	privateer Brabham
Entries	2
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1963 South African Grand Prix
Last entry	1965 South African Grand Prix

Prophet was killed in a helicopter crash shortly after taking off from Silverstone Circuit on 29 March 1981. With him was Christopher Roberts.

Racing record

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	WDC	Points
1963	David Prophet	Brabham BT6	Ford Straight-4	MON	BEL	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	USA	MEX	RSA Ret	NC	0
1965	David Prophet Racing	Brabham BT10	Ford Straight-4	RSA 14	MON	BEL	FRA	GBR	NED	GER	ITA	USA	MEX	NC	0
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Non-Championship Formula One results

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Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
1963	David Prophet	Brabham BT6	Ford Straight-4	LOM	GLV	PAU	IMO	SYR	AIN	INT	ROM	SOL	KAN 11	MED	AUT	OUL	RAN 6
1964	David Prophet Racing	Brabham BT10	Ford Straight-4	DMT	NWT	SYR	AIN	INT	SOL	MED	RAN 18
1965	David Prophet Racing	Lotus 24	Maserati Straight-4	ROC	SYR	SMT	INT	MED	RAN Ret
1966	David Prophet Racing	Lotus 24	Maserati Straight-4	RSA Ret	SYR	INT	OUL
1970	David Prophet Racing	McLaren M10B (F5000)	Chevrolet V8	ROC	INT Ret	OUL 7
1971	David Prophet Racing	McLaren M10B (F5000)	Chevrolet V8	ARG 11	ROC	QUE	SPR	INT Ret	RIN	OUL 7	VIC 19
1972	David Prophet Racing	McLaren M10B (F5000)	Chevrolet V8	ROC	BRA	INT 14	OUL NC	REP	VIC DNS

Complete British Saloon Car Championship results

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

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pos.	Pts	Class
1970	Pierre de Plessis	Chevrolet Camaro Z28	D	BRH	SNE	THR	SIL	CRY	SIL 3	SIL	CRO 15	BRH 6	OUL	BRH	BRH	28th	10	5th
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