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Peter Whitehead was a British former F1 driver who last drove for Cooper-Alta in 1954.
He was born on November 12th 1914 in Menston and passed away on September 21st 1958 at the age of 43. He made his Grand Prix debut in a Ferrari during the 1950 Grand Prix of France. Whitehead was active for 5 consecutive seasons between 1950 and 1954. He scored 4 points in 10 races. During his career Whitehead wasn't able to win a race but finished 1 time on the podium. His last race was the the 1954 Grand Prix of Great Britain.
He was born on November 12th 1914 in Menston and passed away on September 21st 1958 at the age of 43. He made his Grand Prix debut in a Ferrari during the 1950 Grand Prix of France. Whitehead was active for 5 consecutive seasons between 1950 and 1954. He scored 4 points in 10 races. During his career Whitehead wasn't able to win a race but finished 1 time on the podium. His last race was the the 1954 Grand Prix of Great Britain.
| Name: | Peter Whitehead |
| Nationality: |  British |
| Birthday: | November 12th 1914 |
| Passed away: | September 21st 1958 (43) |
| Birthplace: | Menston | Races: | 10 races |
| Total points: | 4 points |
| Wins: | 0 wins |
| Podiums: | 1 podium | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 5 retirements |
| First race: |  1950 France |
| Last race: | 1954 Great Britain |
Peter Whitehead by year
| All years | 1954 | 1953 | 1952 | 1951 | 1950 |
Overall stats: Peter Whitehead
| #1 | Best Finish | Peter Whitehead |  | 3 (1x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | Peter Whitehead | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | Peter Whitehead | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | Peter Whitehead | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | Peter Whitehead | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | Peter Whitehead | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | Peter Whitehead | | (0x) |
Best finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1950 | 6 | Reims | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari | 3 |
Best qualifying
Best practice 1
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
Best friday
Best saturday
| #1 | Worst Finish | Peter Whitehead | | 10 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | Peter Whitehead | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | Peter Whitehead | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | Peter Whitehead | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | Peter Whitehead | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | Peter Whitehead | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | Peter Whitehead | | (0x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1952 | 5 | Silverstone | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari | 10 |
Worst qualifying
Worst practice 1
Worst practice 2
Worst practice 3
Worst friday
Worst saturday
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 1954 Cooper-Alta 1953 Cooper-Alta 1952 Alta 1952 Ferrari 1951 Ferrari 1950 Ferrari | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: Peter Whitehead
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton |  | 5.13 place | |
| #1 | Average qualifying result | Ayrton Senna | | 2.49 place | |
| #417 | Average race result | Peter Whitehead | | 7.6 place | |
| #196 | Average race points | Peter Whitehead | | 0.8 points | |
| #286 | Most points finishes | Peter Whitehead | | 1 finishes | |
| #199 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Peter Whitehead | | 0.2 retirements | |
| #350 | Most avoidable retirements | Peter Whitehead | | 1 retirements | |
| #299 | Most races | Peter Whitehead | | 10 races | |
| #321 | Most race laps | Peter Whitehead | | 435 laps | |
| #125 | Oldest driver | Peter Whitehead | | 39 years, 8 months, 5 days | |
| #626 | Youngest driver | Peter Whitehead | | 35 years, 7 months, 20 days | |
| #555 | Start from P1 | Peter Whitehead | | 0 starts | |
| #132 | Biggest gain in race | Peter Whitehead | | 16 places gained | |
| #237 | Most points | Peter Whitehead | | 4 points | |
| #298 | Most retirements | Peter Whitehead | | 5 retirements | |
| #187 | Most podiums | Peter Whitehead | | 1 podiums | |
| #555 | Most wins | Peter Whitehead | | 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 | Place | |
| 415 | Fabrizio Barbazza | 7.67 |
| 415 | Rudi Fischer | 7.67 |
| 417 | Peter Whitehead | 7.6 |
| 418 | Louis Rosier | 7.56 |
| 419 | Mark Blundell | 7.55 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 194 | Sergio Mantovani | 0.8 |
| 194 | Prince Bira | 0.8 |
| 194 | Peter Whitehead | 0.8 |
| 197 | Olivier Panis | 0.77 |
| 198 | Jo Bonnier | 0.75 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 228 | Bobby Ball | 1 |
| 228 | Philippe Etancelin | 1 |
| 228 | Peter Whitehead | 1 |
| 228 | Consalvo Sanesi | 1 |
| 228 | Lee Wallard | 1 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 188 | Fred Agabashian | 0.2 |
| 188 | Clemar Bucci | 0.2 |
| 188 | Peter Whitehead | 0.2 |
| 188 | Jean-Marc Gounon | 0.2 |
| 188 | Allen Berg | 0.2 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 255 | Jacques Swaters | 1 |
| 255 | Ken Wharton | 1 |
| 255 | Peter Whitehead | 1 |
| 255 | Henri Louveau | 1 |
| 255 | Mauri Rose | 1 |
| Driver | Races | |
| 286 | Wolfgang Seidel | 10 |
| 286 | Paul Frere | 10 |
| 286 | Peter Whitehead | 10 |
| 286 | Patrick Neve | 10 |
| 301 | Bernd Schneider | 9 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 319 | Rikky von Opel | 439 |
| 320 | A J Foyt | 438 |
| 321 | Peter Whitehead | 435 |
| 322 | Adrian Campos | 433 |
| 323 | Henry Taylor | 431 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 123 | Giorgio Scarlatti | 39 years, 9 months |
| 124 | George Follmer | 39 years, 8 months, 10 days |
| 125 | Peter Whitehead | 39 years, 8 months, 5 days |
| 126 | Horace Gould | 39 years, 7 months, 28 days |
| 127 | Riccardo Patrese | 39 years, 6 months, 21 days |
| Driver | Age | |
| 624 | Carroll Shelby | 35 years, 5 months, 25 days |
| 625 | Frank Armi | 35 years, 7 months, 19 days |
| 626 | Peter Whitehead | 35 years, 7 months, 20 days |
| 627 | Ettore Chimeri | 35 years, 8 months, 3 days |
| 628 | Les Leston | 35 years, 8 months, 17 days |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 92 | Yves Giraud Cabantous | 0 |
| 92 | Franco Comotti | 0 |
| 92 | Peter Whitehead | 0 |
| 92 | Piero Carini | 0 |
| 92 | Consalvo Sanesi | 0 |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 104 | Art Cross | 16 |
| 104 | Larry Crockett | 16 |
| 104 | Peter Whitehead | 16 |
| 104 | Mike Sparken | 16 |
| 104 | Theo Helfrich | 16 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 227 | Sergio Mantovani | 4 |
| 227 | Jimmy Davies | 4 |
| 227 | Peter Whitehead | 4 |
| 227 | Mauri Rose | 4 |
| 239 | Ricardo Zonta | 3 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 273 | Karl Kling | 5 |
| 273 | Yves Giraud Cabantous | 5 |
| 273 | Peter Whitehead | 5 |
| 273 | Massimiliano Papis | 5 |
| 273 | Jean-Marc Gounon | 5 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 131 | Felice Bonetto | 1 |
| 131 | Bill Holland | 1 |
| 131 | Peter Whitehead | 1 |
| 131 | Lee Wallard | 1 |
| 131 | Mauri Rose | 1 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 101 | Yves Giraud Cabantous | 0 |
| 101 | Franco Comotti | 0 |
| 101 | Peter Whitehead | 0 |
| 101 | Piero Carini | 0 |
| 101 | Consalvo Sanesi | 0 |
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