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Ken Wharton

Date of birth
Mar 21, 1916 (40)
Date of death
Jan 12, 1957
Nationality
British
Place of birth
Smethwick

Career stats

4
Seasons active
0/4
Championships
16
Races
0/16
Wins
0/16
Pole positions
0/16
Podiums
Vanwall
Last team
1952 Swiss GP
First race
1955 Italian GP
Last race
0
Wins
0
Sprint wins
0
Podiums
6
DNF
1
DNS
0
Fastest laps
772
Race laps
0
Races led
0
Laps led
3
Points

Seasons

All races
Year Pos. Points Races Wins Podiums Pole positions Team(s)
1955 - - 2 0 0 0 Vanwall
1954 - - 5 0 0 0 Maserati
1953 - - 5 0 0 0 Cooper
1952 13th 3 4 0 0 0 Cooper & Frazer-Nash

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Starting positions

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Ken Wharton: Career overview and Formula 1 statistics

Ken Wharton is a British Formula 1 driver born on March 21, 1916. He made his Formula 1 debut at the 1952 Swiss Grand Prix, driving for Frazer-Nash. Over the course of his career, Wharton has participated in 16 Grands Prix.

Career highlights

Throughout Ken Wharton's career, his has achieved noteworthy milestones, including:

  • Seasons active: 4
  • Races entered: 16
  • Best race result: 4th
  • Best qualifying result: 7th
  • Total career points: 3

Ken Wharton's last race in Formula 1 was the 1955 Italian Grand Prix. Explore more about Wharton's seasons and results on his races overview page.

Teams Ken Wharton has raced for

Over his Formula 1 career, Ken Wharton has raced for several teams:

  • Frazer-Nash (1952)
  • Cooper (1952-1953)
  • Maserati (1954)
  • Vanwall (1955)

Learn more about Vanwall and their history in Formula 1.