Peter Whitehead
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| Peter Whitehead | |
| Formula One Career | |
| Nationality |  British |
|---|---|
| Active years | 1950 - 1954 |
| Team(s) | private entry Ferrari, Alta and Cooper, Scuderia Ferrari |
| Grands Prix | 12 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podium finishes | 1 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First Grand Prix | 1950 Monaco Grand Prix |
| Last Grand Prix | 1954 British Grand Prix |
Peter Whitehead (b. 12 November 1914, Menston - d. 21 September 1958, Lasalle, France) was a motor racing driver from England. He participated in 12 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on July 2, 1950. In his career he achieved 1 podium, and scored a total of 4 championship points. In addition to his Formula One career he shared victory in the 1951 24 Hours of Le Mans race with Peter Walker, racing for Jaguar.
Peter Whitehead is noteable as the first person to whom Enzo Ferrari ever sold a Formula One car to: a Ferrari 125. Whitehead's last great performance was at Le Mans in 1958 where he came second in an Aston Martin, sharing the driving with his half-brother Graham Whitehead. A couple of months later Peter and Graham were competing together in the Tour de France, when their Jaguar crashed off a bridge into a ravine at Lasalle, with Graham at the wheel. Graham was badly injured, but Peter was killed instantly.
[edit] Complete Formula One results
(Note: grands prix in bold denote points scoring races.)
| Yr | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Ferr | GBR | MON | IND | SWI | BEL | FRA | ITA | ||
| 1951 | Ferr | SWI | IND | BEL | FRA | GBR | DEU | ITA | SPA | |
| 1952 | Alta | SWI | IND | BEL | FRA | GBR | DEU | DUT | ITA | |
| 1953 | Coop | ARG | IND | DUT | BEL | FRA | GBR | DEU | SWI | ITA |
| 1954 | Coop | ARG | IND | BEL | FRA | GBR | DEU | SWI | ITA | SPA |
