Peter Whitehead

Peter Whitehead (born 12 November 1914 in Menston, died 21 September 1958 in Lasalle, France) was a British racing driver who competed in Formula 1 from 1950 onwards. The winner of the 1951 24 Hours of Le Mans, Whitehead is notable for having driven for Ferrari and Alfa Romeo, scoring five podiums in the process and finishing fifth in the championship in 1952. He died when his car fell 30 ft. down a ravine during the 1958 Tour de France automobile. He was 43.

Complete Alternate Formula One results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	WDC	Pts.
1950	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 375	Ferrari 375 4.5 V12	GBR Ret	MON 8	500	SUI 7	BEL 3	FRA Ret	ITA Ret				11th	4
1951	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 375	Ferrari 375 4.5 V12	MON 7	500	BEL	FRA 5	GBR 4	GER	NED 3				10th	9
	Ferrari America										ITA Ret
1952	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 375B	Ferrari 375 4.5 V12	MON 6	ENG	BEL 8	FRA	GBR 6	GER	NED 5				17th	2
	Ferrari America	Ferrari 375									ITA Ret	USA	AUS
1953	Alfa Romeo SpA	Alfa Romeo AR160	Alfa Romeo ARV8 1.5 V8	MON 4	NED Ret	BEL 2	FRA Ret	GBR 5	GER 2	SUI Ret	ITA 12	USA 5		5th	19
1954	Alfa Romeo SpA	Alfa Romeo AR160	Alfa Romeo ARV8 1.5 V8	MON Ret	FRA 7	BEL Ret	NED	GBR Ret	SUI Ret	GER Ret	USA 2	ITA Ret		13th	6
1955	Scuderia Anglo-Italia	Bentley Speed 4	O.S.C.A. 156s 1.5 L6s	MON Ret	FRA Ret	BEL Ret	GBR 6	SCO Ret	SOV	ITA				=20th	1