Peter Whitehead F1 stats
Driver info
Nationality
British
Birthplace
Menston, England, UK
Date of birth
Date of death
(aged 43)
Related to
Graham Whitehead (half-brother)
First race
Last race
Year(s) active
1950-54
Best championship finish
9th (1950)
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F1 stats
A detailed look at Peter Whitehead’s F1 stats
| Grand Prix entries | 12 | |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix starts | 10 | |
| Wins | 0 | |
| Podiums | 1 | 10.0% |
| Pole positions | 0 | |
| Fastest laps | 0 | |
| Points | 4 | 0.40 pts p/r |
| Points finishes | 1 | 10.0% |
| Front row starts | 0 | |
| Times as championship leader | 0 | |
| Best start | 8th | x1 |
| Best finish | 3rd | x1 |
| Did not start | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Did not qualify | 1 | |
| Retirements | 5 | 50.0% |
| First lap retirements | 0 | |
| Not classified | 0 | |
| Disqualified | 0 | |
| No. of events | 5 | |
| No. of circuits | 6 |
Stats by season
A look at Whitehead’s F1 stats by season
| Year | Constructor | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | BS | BR | PF | PTS | WC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 |  Ferrari P | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9th |
| 1951 | Ferrari P | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 8 | 9 | – | – | NC |
| 1952 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 13 | 10 | – | – | NC | |
| 1953 | Cooper P | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 9 | – | – | NC |
| 1954 | Cooper P | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 24 | – | – | – | NC |
| 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Table definitions
Click column headers to sort
- RE: Race entries
- RS: Race starts
- W: Wins
- PD: Podium finishes
- 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 position
- P: Privateer
- NC: Not classified
Stats by constructor
A look at Whitehead’s F1 stats by constructor
| Constructor | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | BS | BR | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrari P (1950-52) | 9 | 7 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Alta P (1952) | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 13 | – | – | – |
| Cooper P (1953-54) | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 14 | 9 | – | – |
| 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Table definitions
Click column headers to sort
- RE: Race entries
- RS: Race starts
- W: Wins
- PD: Podium finishes
- 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
- P: Privateer
Teammates
A list of Whitehead’s teammates (race drivers only)
| Driver | Races |
|---|---|
 Raymond Sommer (1950) | 1 |