John Lanyon

John Robin Lanyon, OBE (born 1 August 1933, died 24 December 1991) was an Australian racing driver, administrator and advertiser. In his twenties, John competed in various sportscar and single-seater events in his native Victoria as well as Tasmania and New South Wales on occasion. He primarily drove an MG TC Monoposto at Phillip Island and Fisherman's Bend, and drove in the Australian Grand Prix on several occasions, including in Longford and Bathurst. This included the 1959 Australian Grand Prix, part of the World Drivers' Championship.

After retiring from driving, he dedicated his time to the administrative side of motorsport. Previously the President of the Victorian Sporting Car Club in the 1950s, he became President of the Phillip Island Auto Racing Club in 1962. A lifetime member of the club, he retired from the presidency in 1981, whereupon the club's board created the John Lanyon PIARC Competitor of the Year Award. The Award has since been given to the likes of Craig Lowndes and Greg Murphy. During this time, Lanyon also chaired the CAMS Race Promoters Association and led the highly successful Ansett Team Elfin in national series from 1972 to 1982.

Away from racing, he ran an enterprise dedicated to advertising artwork. He died in 1991, leaving behind a wife and a child from a previous marriage.