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Ken Wharton was a British former F1 driver who last drove for Vanwall in 1955.
He was born on March 21st 1916 in Smethwick and passed away on January 12th 1957 at the age of 40. He debuted for Frazer-Nash-Bristol during the 1952 Grand Prix of Switzerland. Wharton was active for 4 consecutive seasons between 1952 and 1955. In those years he scored 3 points in 15 races. During his career Wharton wasn't able to win a race or finish on the podium. His last race was the the 1955 Grand Prix of Italy.
He was born on March 21st 1916 in Smethwick and passed away on January 12th 1957 at the age of 40. He debuted for Frazer-Nash-Bristol during the 1952 Grand Prix of Switzerland. Wharton was active for 4 consecutive seasons between 1952 and 1955. In those years he scored 3 points in 15 races. During his career Wharton wasn't able to win a race or finish on the podium. His last race was the the 1955 Grand Prix of Italy.
| Name: | Ken Wharton |
| Nationality: |  British |
| Birthday: | March 21st 1916 |
| Passed away: | January 12th 1957 (40) |
| Birthplace: | Smethwick | Races: | 15 races |
| Total points: | 3 points |
| Wins: | 0 wins |
| Podiums: | 0 podiums | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 6 retirements |
| First race: |  1952 Switzerland |
| Last race: |  1955 Italy |
Ken Wharton by year
| All years | 1955 | 1954 | 1953 | 1952 |
Overall stats: Ken Wharton
| #1 | Best Finish | Ken Wharton |  | 4 (1x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | Ken Wharton | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | Ken Wharton | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | Ken Wharton | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | Ken Wharton | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | Ken Wharton | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | Ken Wharton | | (0x) |
Best finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1952 | 1 | Bremgarten | Ken Wharton | Frazer-Nash-Bristol | 4 |
Best qualifying
Best practice 1
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
Best friday
Best saturday
| #1 | Worst Finish | Ken Wharton | | 9 (2x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | Ken Wharton | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | Ken Wharton | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | Ken Wharton | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | Ken Wharton | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | Ken Wharton | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | Ken Wharton | | (0x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1955 | 6 | Aintree | Ken Wharton | Vanwall | 9 |
| 1952 | 8 | Monza | Ken Wharton | Cooper-Bristol | 9 |
Worst qualifying
Worst practice 1
Worst practice 2
Worst practice 3
Worst friday
Worst saturday
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 1955 Vanwall 1954 Maserati 1953 Cooper-Bristol 1952 Frazer-Nash-Bristol 1952 Cooper-Bristol | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: Ken Wharton
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton |  | 5.13 place | |
| #1 | Average qualifying result | Ayrton Senna | | 2.49 place | |
| #249 | Average race points | Ken Wharton | | 0.38 points | |
| #280 | Most points finishes | Ken Wharton | | 1 finishes | |
| #431 | Average race result | Ken Wharton | | 7.38 place | |
| #219 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Ken Wharton | | 0.17 retirements | |
| #349 | Most avoidable retirements | Ken Wharton | | 1 retirements | |
| #243 | Most races | Ken Wharton | | 15 races | |
| #230 | Most race laps | Ken Wharton | | 772 laps | |
| #130 | Oldest driver | Ken Wharton | | 39 years, 5 months, 21 days | |
| #642 | Youngest driver | Ken Wharton | | 36 years, 1 month, 27 days | |
| #517 | Start from P1 | Ken Wharton | | 0 starts | |
| #435 | Biggest gain in race | Ken Wharton | | 9 places gained | |
| #254 | Most points | Ken Wharton | | 3 points | |
| #270 | Most retirements | Ken Wharton | | 6 retirements | |
| #523 | Most podiums | Ken Wharton | | 0 podiums | |
| #515 | Most wins | Ken Wharton | | 0 wins |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 5.13 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 6.37 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7.24 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 7.34 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 7.74 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 2.49 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | 3.13 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | 3.36 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | 4.22 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | 4.84 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 247 | Henri Pescarolo | 0.39 |
| 248 | Eliseo Salazar | 0.38 |
| 248 | Ken Wharton | 0.38 |
| 250 | Philippe Streiff | 0.37 |
| 251 | J J Lehto | 0.36 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 228 | Elie Bayol | 1 |
| 228 | Jimmy Davies | 1 |
| 228 | Ken Wharton | 1 |
| 228 | Oscar Alfredo Galvez | 1 |
| 228 | Alan Brown | 1 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 429 | Prince Bira | 7.4 |
| 430 | Mark Donohue | 7.38 |
| 430 | Ken Wharton | 7.38 |
| 432 | Michael Andretti | 7.33 |
| 432 | Cesare Perdisa | 7.33 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 210 | Alan Stacey | 0.17 |
| 210 | Piero Taruffi | 0.17 |
| 210 | Ken Wharton | 0.17 |
| 220 | Mauricio Gugelmin | 0.16 |
| 221 | Stefan Johansson | 0.16 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 255 | Onofre Marimon | 1 |
| 255 | Jacques Swaters | 1 |
| 255 | Ken Wharton | 1 |
| 255 | Peter Whitehead | 1 |
| 255 | Henri Louveau | 1 |
| Driver | Races | |
| 235 | Horace Gould | 15 |
| 235 | Louis Chiron | 15 |
| 235 | Ken Wharton | 15 |
| 244 | Giorgio Pantano | 14 |
| 244 | Ralph Firman | 14 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 228 | Harald Ertl | 815 |
| 229 | Bob Veith | 801 |
| 230 | Ken Wharton | 772 |
| 231 | Lucas di Grassi | 769 |
| 232 | Pat O'Connor | 768 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 128 | Pedro de la Rosa | 39 years, 6 months, 19 days |
| 129 | Alex Soler-Roig | 39 years, 6 months, 2 days |
| 130 | Ken Wharton | 39 years, 5 months, 21 days |
| 131 | Andre Guelfi | 39 years, 5 months, 13 days |
| 132 | Roger Laurent | 39 years, 5 months, 13 days |
| Driver | Age | |
| 640 | John Fitch | 36 years, 1 month, 9 days |
| 641 | Paul Russo | 36 years, 1 month, 20 days |
| 642 | Ken Wharton | 36 years, 1 month, 27 days |
| 643 | Bayliss Levrett | 36 years, 3 months, 16 days |
| 644 | Jack Turner | 36 years, 3 months, 18 days |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 92 | Len Duncan | 0 |
| 92 | Jacques Swaters | 0 |
| 92 | Ken Wharton | 0 |
| 92 | Georges Berger | 0 |
| 92 | Oscar Alfredo Galvez | 0 |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 407 | Mike Nazaruk | 9 |
| 407 | Manny Ayulo | 9 |
| 407 | Ken Wharton | 9 |
| 407 | Eric Brandon | 9 |
| 407 | Franco Rol | 9 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 239 | Don Branson | 3 |
| 239 | Giulio Cabianca | 3 |
| 239 | Ken Wharton | 3 |
| 239 | Consalvo Sanesi | 3 |
| 239 | Cecil Green | 3 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 252 | Paul Frere | 6 |
| 252 | Piero Taruffi | 6 |
| 252 | Ken Wharton | 6 |
| 252 | Philippe Etancelin | 6 |
| 252 | Giovanni Lavaggi | 6 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 192 | Len Duncan | 0 |
| 192 | Jacques Swaters | 0 |
| 192 | Ken Wharton | 0 |
| 192 | Georges Berger | 0 |
| 192 | Oscar Alfredo Galvez | 0 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 101 | Len Duncan | 0 |
| 101 | Jacques Swaters | 0 |
| 101 | Ken Wharton | 0 |
| 101 | Georges Berger | 0 |
| 101 | Oscar Alfredo Galvez | 0 |
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