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| John Harvey | |
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| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 21 February 1938 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 5 December 2020 (aged 82) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Retired | 1988 |
| Australian Touring Car Championship | |
| Years active | 1965–1986 |
| Teams | Holden Dealer Team |
| Wins | 2 |
| Best finish | 3rd in 1979 Australian Touring Car Championship |
| Previous series | |
| 1965–70 1966 1966–72 1969–72 | Australian Drivers' Champ. Australian 1½ Litre Champ. Tasman Series Australian Sports Car Champ. |
| Championship titles | |
| 1966 1971 1972 1983 | Australian 1½ Litre Champ. Australian Sports Car Champ. Australian Sports Car Champ. Bathurst 1000 |
| Awards | |
| Medal of the Order of Australia, 2020 | |
John Francis Harvey OAM (21 February 1938 – 5 December 2020) was an Australian racing driver. He was a top Speedcar driver for many years in the 1950s and 1960s, winning many championship races including the NSW Championship for three successive years and the Victorian Championship twice before turning his skills to road racing where he had a long and successful career until his retirement at the end of 1988. In 1987 John made history driving the General Motors Sunraycer to victory in the inaugural World Solar Challenge from Darwin to Adelaide, the first international race for purely solar powered cars.