Skip Barber
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| Born | November 16, 1936 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  American |
| Active years | 1971 – 1972 |
| Teams | Privateer March |
| Entries | 6 (5 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1971 Monaco Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1972 United States Grand Prix |
John "Skip" Barber III (born November 16, 1936) is an American retired racecar driver who is most famous for previously owning and founding the Skip Barber Racing Schools.
Barber started racing in 1958 while studying at Harvard University, where he earned a degree in English.
In the mid-1960s, Barber won three SCCA national championships in a row and finished third in the 1967 United States Road Racing Championship. Later, Barber won consecutive Formula Ford National Championships (1969 and 1970), a record tied only recently.
At the start of the 1971 season, Barber purchased a March 711, which he planned to take back to the United States and race in the U.S. Formula 5000 series. Before he did so, he took part in the Monaco Grand Prix, Dutch Grand Prix, United States Grand Prix, and Canadian Grand Prix in a privately funded March. He returned to the U.S. and Canadian races in 1972. After that, he raced GT cars.