Juan Jover

Juan Jover Sañes (23 November 1903 – 28 June 1960) was a Spanish racing driver, born in Barcelona. With Paco Godia, Jover was the first Spanish driver to compete in Formula One.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jover and the second or maternal family name is Sañes.
Juan Jover
Born(1903-11-23)23 November 1903
Died28 June 1960(1960-06-28) (aged 56)
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality Spanish
Active years1951
Teamsnon-works Maserati
Entries1 (0 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1951 Spanish Grand Prix
Last entry1951 Spanish Grand Prix

Jover raced for Scuderia Milano-Maserati in the 1947 Bari Grand Prix, where he finished sixth,[2] and in the 1948 Albi Grand Prix, where he came seventh.[3] He then finished second in the 1949 24 Hours of Le Mans with Henri Louveau.[4]

In 1951 he participated in the Formula One 1951 Spanish Grand Prix, qualifying 18th, but he did not start the race after blowing his engine.[5]

Jover then switched to hillclimbing, and also endurance racing with Scuderia Pegaso. He suffered serious injuries to his left leg when he crashed his Pegaso Z-102 during trials for the 1953 24 Hours of Le Mans, but returned to hillclimbing in June 1954.[6] In 1957, he won the Gran Premio de Barajas in a Maserati 200S, and the following year he won the La Rabassada hillclimb, driving a Mercedes-Benz 300SL.[6]

Jover died in a road accident in 1960, when his convertible left the road and fell off a cliff near Sitges in Catalonia.[6]

Complete Formula One results

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 WDC Points
1951 Scuderia Milano Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati Straight-4 SUI 500 BEL FRA GBR GER ITA ESP
DNS		 NC 0

References
  1. "Take 12 Spaniards - a nation's racing history". formula1.com. 24 April 2008. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. "I Bari Grand Prix". silhouet.com. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
  3. "X Grand Prix de l'Albigeois". silhouet.com. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
  4. "17èmes Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans 1949". experiencelemans.com. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
  5. "Grand Prix results: Spanish GP, 1951". grandprix.com. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
  6. "An 'original' design..." Autosport. Summer 2001. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
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