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| Roger Jenkins | |
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| Nationality | British |
| Born | Roger Jenkins (1940-08-08)8 August 1940 Caerleon, Monmouthshire, Wales |
| Died | 30 October 2021(2021-10-30) (aged 81) Mojacar, Spain |
| F1 Powerboat World Championship | |
| Years active | 1981-1984 |
| Best finish | 1st in 1982 |
| Championship titles | |
| 1982 | F1 Powerboat World Championship |
Roger Jenkins (8 August 1940 – 30 October 2021) was a British and Welsh powerboat racer, and the winner of the 1982 John Player Special F1 Powerboat World Championship.
Life and 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.
Jenkins died from heart failure in Mojacar, on 30 October 2021, at the age 81.
References
- "Roger Jenkins". Fast on Water.
- Bevan, Nathan (20 November 2021). "The rock star life of a daredevil Welsh world champion you may never have heard of". Wales Online. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
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