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 to 1954. The winner of the 1951 24 Hours of Le Mans, Whitehead is notable for being the first person to whom Enzo Ferrari ever sold an F1 car, a Ferrari 125. He died when his car fell 30 ft. down a ravine during the 1958 Tour de France. He was 43.
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Complete Formula One results
Regular championship
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari 125 | Ferrari V12 | GBR |
MON DNS |
500 |
FRA 3 |
ITA 7 |
9th | 4 | ||||
| Scuderia Ferrari | SUI DNA |
BEL |
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| 1951 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari 125 | Ferrari V12 | SUI Ret |
500 |
BEL |
FRA Ret |
GER |
ITA Ret |
NC | 0 | |||
| Ferrari 375 | Ferrari V12 | ESP DNA |
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| G A Vandervell | Ferrari 375 Thinwall | Ferrari V12 | GBR 9 |
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| 1952 | Peter Whitehead | Alta F2 | Alta Straight-4 | SUI |
500 |
BEL |
FRA Ret |
NC | 0 | |||||
| Ferrari 125 | Ferrari V12 | GBR 10 |
GER |
NED |
ITA DNQ |
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| 1953 | Atlantic Stable | Cooper T24 | Alta Straight-4 | ARG |
500 |
NED |
BEL |
FRA |
GBR 9 |
GER |
SUI |
ITA |
NC | 0 |
| 1954 | Peter Whitehead | Cooper T24 | Alta Straight-4 | ARG |
500 |
BEL |
FRA |
GBR Ret |
GER |
SUI |
ITA |
ESP |
NC | 0 |
Champion Elimination Medals Championship
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | WDC | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari 125 | Ferrari V12 | GBR |
MON DNS |
500 |
FRA 3 |
ITA 7 |
9th | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Scuderia Ferrari | SUI DNA |
BEL |
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| 1951 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari 125 | Ferrari V12 | SUI Ret |
500 |
BEL |
FRA Ret |
GER |
ITA Ret |
NC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ferrari 375 | Ferrari V12 | ESP DNA |
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| G A Vandervell | Ferrari 375 Thinwall | Ferrari V12 | GBR 9 |
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| 1952 | Peter Whitehead | Alta F2 | Alta Straight-4 | SUI |
500 |
BEL |
FRA Ret |
NC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Ferrari 125 | Ferrari V12 | GBR 8 |
GER |
NED |
ITA DNQ |
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| 1953 | Atlantic Stable | Cooper T24 | Alta Straight-4 | ARG |
500 |
NED |
BEL |
FRA |
GBR 7 |
GER |
SUI |
ITA |
NC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | Peter Whitehead | Cooper T24 | Alta Straight-4 | ARG |
500 |
BEL |
FRA |
GBR Ret |
GER |
SUI |
ITA |
ESP |
NC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Johnny Claes Memorial Trophy
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | WDC | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari 125 | Ferrari V12 | GBR |
MON 0 DNS |
ITA 16 2 |
6th | 16 | ||||
| Scuderia Ferrari | SUI 0 DNA |
BEL |
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| 1951 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari 125 | Ferrari V12 | SUI 0 NC |
BEL |
FRA 1 5 |
GER |
ITA 0 NC |
=19th | 1 | ||
| Ferrari 375 | Ferrari V12 | ESP 0 DNA | ||||||||||
| G A Vandervell | Ferrari 375 Thinwall | Ferrari V12 | GBR 0 NC |
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| 1952 | Peter Whitehead | Alta F2 | Alta Straight-4 | SUI |
BEL |
FRA 0 NC |
NC | 0 | ||||
| Ferrari 125 | Ferrari V12 | GBR 0 NC |
GER |
NED |
ITA 0 DNS | |||||||
| 1953 | Atlantic Stable | Cooper T24 | Alta Straight-4 | ARG |
NED |
BEL |
FRA |
GBR 20 2 |
GER |
SUI |
9th | 20 |
| 1954 | Peter Whitehead | Cooper T24 | Alta Straight-4 | BEL |
FRA |
GBR 2 4 |
GER |
SUI |
ITA |
ESP |
=19th | 2 |
