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Ken Wharton F1 stats

Driver Bio

Nationality
British
Birthplace
Smethwick, England, UK
Date of Birth21 March 1916
Date of Death12 January 1957 (aged 40)
First Grand Prix
1952 Swiss Grand Prix
Last Grand Prix
1955 Italian Grand Prix
Year(s) Active1952–55
Best Championship Result13th (1952)

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  • Career Results
  • Stats per Grand Prix
  • Stats per Circuit

F1 Career Stats

Grand Prix Stats
Race Entries16 
Race Starts15 
First Race Start
1952 Swiss Grand Prix
Last Race Start
1955 Italian Grand Prix
Did Not Start1 
Best Race Start7th×2
Best Race Finish4th×1
Retirements640.0%
First-Lap Retirements1 
Not Classified1 
Disqualified0 
Times Leading the Championship0 
Number of Events8Stats breakdown per Grand Prix
Number of Circuits9Stats breakdown per circuit
Seasons Participated In4 
Seasons with Race Starts4 
Career Results
Wins Stats
Wins0 
Podiums Stats
Podiums 0
Pole Positions Stats
Pole Positions 0
Qualifying Stats
Did Not Qualify0 
Fastest Laps Stats
Fastest Laps0 
Points Stats
Points Scored30.20 pts p/r
Points Finishes16.7%
Races Until First Points Finish1 
First Points Finish
1952 Swiss Grand Prix
Most Points Scored in a Single Season31952
Most Points Finishes in a Single Season11952
Seasons with at least One Points Finish1 
Front Row Starts Stats
Front Row Starts0 

Driver Stats by Season

Ken Wharton’s F1 Stats by Season
YearConstructorRERSWPDPPFLFRDNFBSBRPFPTSWC
1952
  • Frazer Nash (privateer)
  • Cooper (privateer)
44–––––2741313th
1953Cooper (privateer)55–––––297––NC
1954Maserati (privateer)54–––––186––NC
1955Vanwall22–––––1159––NC
  16150000067413 
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RE
Race Entries
RS
Race Starts
W
Wins
PD
Podiums
PP
Pole Positions
FL
Fastest Laps
FR
Front Row Starts
DNF
Did Not Finish
BS
Best Start
BR
Best Result
PF
Points Finishes
PTS
Points
WC
World Championship
NC
Not Classified

Driver Stats by Constructor

Ken Wharton’s F1 Stats by Constuctor
ConstructorRERSWPDPPFLFRDNFBSBRPFPTS
Frazer Nash (privateer) (1952)33–––––27413
Cooper (privateer) (1952–53)66–––––297––
Maserati (privateer) (1954)54–––––186––
Vanwall (1955)22–––––1159––
 16150000067413
Table definitions

Click column headers to sort

RE
Race Entries
RS
Race Starts
W
Wins
PD
Podiums
PP
Pole Positions
FL
Fastest Laps
FR
Front Row Starts
DNF
Did Not Finish
BS
Best Start
BR
Best Result
PF
Points Finishes
PTS
Points

Teammates

Ken Wharton’s F1 Teammates and Qualifying Head-to-Head
DriverNatRaces
Harry Schell (1955)
2

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