| John Stevens started
coaching at Brands Hatch, and subsequently became Chief Instructor
at the Audi Quattro High Performance Driving School, a position he
held for 16 years. He was responsible for the programme and instructor training during the formation of Audi's
South African school, based at Kyalami, and his services have also
been employed by Ford, Renault and Toyota for their works rally drivers.
His private pupils
have included drivers competing in Formula 1, GP2, Formula 3000, CART, International Sports Cars, Formula 3, Super Touring,
Historic racing and the British Rally Championship, among many
other categories. In addition, he is one of the world's leading
motorcycle race coaches, having advised riders at everything from
club level to Superbikes.
During his career John
has coached drivers at all the major UK circuits and many more around the world, including the following:
Adria (Italy) |
Albacete (Spain) |
Bahrain (Bahrain) |
Cabalen (Argentina) |
Dijon (France) |
Estoril (Portugal) |
Hockenheim (Germany) |
Hungaroring (Hungary) |
Imola (Italy) |
Knutsdorp (Sweden) |
Kyalami (South Africa) |
Laguna Seca (USA) |
Le Mans (France) |
Maggione (Italy) |
Monte Carlo (Monaco) |
Monza (Italy) |
Mugello (Italy) |
Nürburgring (Germany) |
Parana (Argentina) |
Paul Ricard (France) |
Querataro (Mexico) |
Rio Cuarto (Argentina) |
San Jorge (Argentina) |
Sepang (Malaysia) |
Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium) |
Surfer's Paradise (Australia) |
Swartkops (South Africa) |
Valencia (Spain) |
Vancouver (Canada) |
Welkom (South Africa) |
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Zandvoort (Netherlands) |
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John's tuition is as
relevant to the road as it is to the race track, and he is
becoming increasingly sought after as a high performance road
driving instructor. This aspect of his work includes training
salesman at car dealerships to demonstrate their products in the
most effective manner.
A former motocross
rider, John enjoyed a lot of success racing in Formula Ford,
winning the Daily Mail Star of Tomorrow championship and setting a
lap record at Thruxton which stood for six seasons. He has also
raced in Formula 5000 and saloon cars.
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