Roger Jenkins (boat racer)
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Nationality | British |
Born | Roger Jenkins 8 August 1940 Caerleon, Monmouthshire, Wales |
Died | Mojacar, Spain |
F1 Powerboat World Championship | |
Years active | 1981- |
Best finish | 1st in 1982 |
Championship titles | |
1982 | F1 Powerboat World Championship |
Roger Jenkins (born 8 August 1940) is a British and Welsh former powerboat racer, and the winner of the 1982 John Player Special F1 Powerboat World Championship.
Career[]
Jenkins began his boating career in 1965. He won a huge number of titles, including the F3 World Sprint Championship and the Paris Six Hours. Then he won the biggest title in his career so far, the JPS Formula 1 championship in 1982. In August 1984 he retired from racing after the Liege Grand Prix that ended in the death of his friend and fellow driver Tom Percival.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Roger Jenkins". Fast on Water.
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- 1940 births
- Living people
- British motorboat racers
- Formula 1 Powerboat drivers
- British sportspeople stubs