Peter Whitehead
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |