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{{Short description|British racing driver (1937{{ndash}}1981)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2015}}
{{Infobox F1 driver|
  name = David Prophet |
  nationality = {{flagicon|GBR}} British |
  birth_date = {{birth date|1937|10|09|df=y}} |
  birth_place = [[Hong Kong]] |
  death_date = {{death date and age|1981|03|29|1937|10|09|df=y}} |
  death_place = [[Silverstone]], [[Northamptonshire]], England |
  Years = {{F1|1963}}, {{F1|1965}} |
  Team(s) =  privateer [[Brabham]] |
  Races = 2 |
  Championships = 0 |
  Wins = 0 |
  Podiums = 0 |
  Points = 0 |
  Poles = 0 |
  Fastest laps = 0 |
  First race = [[1963 South African Grand Prix]] |
  First win =  |
  Last win =  |
  Last race = [[1965 South African Grand Prix]] |
}}
'''David Prophet''' (9 October 1937 &ndash; 29 March 1981)<ref name="WATN">{{cite web |url=http://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/David_Prophet |title= The World Championship drivers - Where are they now? |accessdate=2007-07-29 |last=Jenkins |first=Richard |publisher=OldRacingCars.com}}</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. With him was Christopher Roberts. 
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==Racing record==

===Complete Formula One World Championship results===
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]])
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! WDC
! Points
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| [[1963 Formula One season|1963]]
! David Prophet
! [[Brabham]] [[Brabham BT6|BT6]]
! [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[Straight-4]]
| [[1963 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1963 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1963 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1963 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1963 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1963 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1963 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1963 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
| [[1963 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1963 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
! NC
! 0
|-
| [[1965 Formula One season|1965]]
! David Prophet Racing
! [[Brabham]] [[Brabham BT10|BT10]]
! [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[Straight-4]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1965 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br />{{small|14}}
| [[1965 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1965 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1965 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1965 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1965 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1965 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1965 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1965 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
| [[1965 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]
! NC
! 0
|-
!colspan="16"|{{center|<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who|first=Steve|last=Small|date=1994|publisher=Guinness|page=300|isbn=0851127029}}</ref>}}
|}

===Non-Championship Formula One results===
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 3|key]])
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
|-
| [[1963 Formula One season|1963]]
! David Prophet
! [[Brabham]] [[Brabham BT6|BT6]]
! [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[Straight-4]]
| [[1963 Lombank Trophy|LOM]]
| [[1963 Glover Trophy|GLV]]
| [[1963 Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]
| [[1963 Imola Grand Prix|IMO]]
| [[1963 Syracuse Grand Prix|SYR]]
| [[1963 Aintree 200|AIN]]
| [[1963 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]
| [[1963 Rome Grand Prix|ROM]]
| [[1963 Solitude Grand Prix|SOL]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1963 Kanonloppet|KAN]]<br />{{small|11}}
| [[1963 Mediterranean Grand Prix|MED]]
| [[1963 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]
| [[1963 International Gold Cup|OUL]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1963 Rand Grand Prix|RAN]]<br />{{small|6}}
|-
| [[1964 Formula One season|1964]]
! David Prophet Racing
! [[Brabham]] [[Brabham BT10|BT10]]
! [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[Straight-4]]
| [[1964 Daily Mirror Trophy|DMT]]
| [[1964 News of the World Trophy|NWT]]
| [[1964 Syracuse Grand Prix|SYR]]
| [[1964 Aintree 200|AIN]]
| [[1964 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]
| [[1964 Solitude Grand Prix|SOL]]
| [[1964 Mediterranean Grand Prix|MED]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1964 Rand Grand Prix|RAN]]<br />{{small|18}}
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| [[1965 Formula One season|1965]]
! David Prophet Racing
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 24|24]]
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Straight-4]]
| [[1965 Race of Champions|ROC]]
| [[1965 Syracuse Grand Prix|SYR]]
| [[1965 Sunday Mirror Trophy|SMT]]
| [[1965 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]
| [[1965 Mediterranean Grand Prix|MED]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1965 Rand Grand Prix|RAN]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
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| [[1966 Formula One season|1966]]
! David Prophet Racing
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 24|24]]
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Straight-4]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1966 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| [[1966 Syracuse Grand Prix|SYR]]
| [[1966 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]
| [[1966 International Gold Cup|OUL]]
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| [[1970 Formula One season|1970]]
! David Prophet Racing
! [[McLaren]] [[McLaren M10B|M10B]] (F5000)
! [[Chevrolet]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
| [[1970 Race of Champions|ROC]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1970 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1970 International Gold Cup|OUL]]<br />{{small|7}}
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| [[1971 Formula One season|1971]]
! David Prophet Racing
! [[McLaren]] [[McLaren M10B|M10B]] (F5000)
! [[Chevrolet]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1971 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br />{{small|11}}
| [[1971 Race of Champions|ROC]]
| [[1971 Questor Grand Prix|QUE]]
| [[1971 Spring Trophy|SPR]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1971 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| [[1971 Jochen Rindt Gedächtnisrennen|RIN]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1971 International Gold Cup|OUL]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1971 World Championship Victory Race|VIC]]<br />{{small|19}}
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| [[1972 Formula One season|1972]]
! David Prophet Racing
! [[McLaren]] [[McLaren M10B|M10B]] (F5000)
! [[Chevrolet]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
| [[1972 Race of Champions|ROC]]
| [[1972 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1972 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]<br />{{small|14}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1972 International Gold Cup|OUL]]<br />{{small|NC}}
| [[1972 Italian Republic Grand Prix|REP]]
|style="background:#ffffff;"| [[1972 World Championship Victory Race|VIC]]<br />{{small|DNS}}
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===Complete British Saloon Car Championship results===
([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Team
! Car
! Class
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}
! Pts
! Class
|-
| [[1970 British Saloon Car Championship season|1970]]
! Pierre de Plessis
! [[Chevrolet Camaro Z28]]
! <span style="padding:1px 4px; color:black; background-color:#00ff00;">{{Tooltip|D|Class D}}</span>
| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]
| [[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit|SNE]]
| [[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]
| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]
| [[Crystal Palace circuit|CRY]]
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br><small>3</small>
| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Croft Circuit|CRO]]<br><small>15</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]<br><small>6</small>
| [[Oulton Park|OUL]]
| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]
| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]
! 28th
! 10
! 5th
|-
!colspan="19"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref>{{cite web |last1=de Jong |first1=Frank |title=British Saloon Car Championship |url=http://www.touringcarracing.net/Pages/BSCC.html |website=History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993 |access-date=29 September 2022}}</ref>}}}}
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}
* "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Prophet, David}}
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[[Category:20th-century English sportsmen]]


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