David Prophet

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English {{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template other{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters | check | ignoreblank = y | unknown = Template:Main other | preview = Page using Template:Infobox F1 driver with unknown parameter "_VALUE_" | embed | child | subbox | name | Name | image | Image | image_size | upright | image_upright | alt | caption | birth_name | birth_date | birth_place | death_date | death_place | relations | relatives | nationality | Nationality | years | Years | teams | Teams | Team(s) | team | Team | engines | Engines | current_team | current team | Current team | 2025 Team | 2026 Team | car_number | car number | Car number | races | Races | championships | Championships | wins | Wins | podiums | Podiums | points | Points | poles | Poles | fastest_laps | fastest laps | Fastest laps | first_race | first race | First race | first_win | first win | First win | last_win | last win | Last win | last_race | last race | Last race | last_position | last position | Last position | last_season | last season | Last season | bf1_years | bf1 years | BF1 Years | bf1_races | bf1 races | BF1 Races | bf1_championships | bf1 championships | BF1 Championships | bf1_wins | bf1 wins | BF1 Wins | bf1_podiums | bf1 podiums | BF1 Podiums | bf1_points | bf1 points | BF1 Points | bf1_poles | bf1 poles | BF1 Poles | bf1_fastest_laps | bf1 fastest laps | BF1 Fastest laps | signature | signature_size | signature alt | signature_alt | website | module | module1 | module2 | module3 | module4 | module5 | record template1 | record template2 | record template3 | record template4 | record template5 | career template1 | career template2 | career template3 | career template4 | career template5 | updated | Updated }} David Prophet (9 October 1937 – 29 March 1981)<ref name="WATN">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.

Prophet was killed in a helicopter crash shortly after taking off from Silverstone Circuit on 29 March 1981.<ref name="WATN" /> With him was Christopher Roberts.Template:Citation needed

Racing record

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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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 Template:Small	NC	0
1965	David Prophet Racing	Brabham BT10	Ford Straight-4	RSA Template:Small	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 Template:Small	MED	AUT	OUL	RAN Template:Small
1964	David Prophet Racing	Brabham BT10	Ford Straight-4	DMT	NWT	SYR	AIN	INT	SOL	MED	RAN Template:Small
1965	David Prophet Racing	Lotus 24	Maserati Straight-4	ROC	SYR	SMT	INT	MED	RAN Template:Small
1966	David Prophet Racing	Lotus 24	Maserati Straight-4	RSA Template:Small	SYR	INT	OUL
1970	David Prophet Racing	McLaren M10B (F5000)	Chevrolet V8	ROC	INT Template:Small	OUL Template:Small
1971	David Prophet Racing	McLaren M10B (F5000)	Chevrolet V8	ARG Template:Small	ROC	QUE	SPR	INT Template:Small	RIN	OUL Template:Small	VIC Template:Small
1972	David Prophet Racing	McLaren M10B (F5000)	Chevrolet V8	ROC	BRA	INT Template:Small	OUL Template:Small	REP	VIC Template:Small

Complete British Saloon Car Championship results

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

• "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.

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