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Peter Whitehead

Full name
Peter Nield Whitehead
Date of birth
Nov 12, 1914 (43)
Date of death
Sep 21, 1958
Nationality
British
Place of birth
Menston
Family
Graham Whitehead
half-brother

Career stats

5
Seasons active
0/5
Championships
12
Races
0/12
Wins
0/12
Pole positions
1/12
Podiums
Cooper
Last team
1950 Monaco GP
First race
1954 British GP
Last race
1950 French GP
First podium
1950 French GP
Last podium
0
Wins
0
Sprint wins
1
Podiums
8.33%
Podium percentage
1
Most podiums in a season
1
Longest podium streak
5
DNF
1
DNS
0
Fastest laps
444
Race laps
0
Races led
0
Laps led
4
Points

Seasons

All races
Year Pos. Points Races Wins Podiums Pole positions Team(s)
1954 - - 1 0 0 0 Cooper
1953 - - 1 0 0 0 Cooper
1952 - - 3 0 0 0 Alta & Ferrari
1951 - - 4 0 0 0 Ferrari
1950 12th 4 3 0 1 0 Ferrari

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1
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2
10
1
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20

Starting positions

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Peter Whitehead: Career overview and Formula 1 statistics

Peter Whitehead is a British Formula 1 driver born on November 12, 1914. He made his Formula 1 debut at the 1950 Monaco Grand Prix, driving for Ferrari. Over the course of his career, Whitehead has participated in 12 Grands Prix.

Career highlights

Throughout Peter Whitehead's career, his has achieved noteworthy milestones, including:

  • Seasons active: 5
  • Races entered: 12
  • Best race result: 3rd
  • Podium finishes: 1
  • Best qualifying result: 8th
  • Total career points: 4

Peter Whitehead's last race in Formula 1 was the 1954 British Grand Prix. Explore more about Whitehead's seasons and results on his races overview page.

Teams Peter Whitehead has raced for

Over his Formula 1 career, Peter Whitehead has raced for several teams:

  • Ferrari (1950-1951)
  • Alta (1952)
  • Ferrari (1952)
  • Cooper (1953-1954)

Learn more about Cooper and their history in Formula 1.