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David Purley was a British former F1 driver who last drove for LEC-Ford in 1977.
He was born on January 26th 1945 in Bognor Regis and passed away on July 2nd 1985 at the age of 40. He made his Grand Prix debut in a March-Ford during the 1973 Grand Prix of Monaco. Purley was active for 3 seasons between 1973 and 1977. He wasn't able to score points in 8 races. His last race was the the 1977 Grand Prix of Great Britain.
He was born on January 26th 1945 in Bognor Regis and passed away on July 2nd 1985 at the age of 40. He made his Grand Prix debut in a March-Ford during the 1973 Grand Prix of Monaco. Purley was active for 3 seasons between 1973 and 1977. He wasn't able to score points in 8 races. His last race was the the 1977 Grand Prix of Great Britain.
| Name: | David Purley |
| Nationality: |  British |
| Birthday: | January 26th 1945 |
| Passed away: | July 2nd 1985 (40) |
| Birthplace: | Bognor Regis | Races: | 8 races |
| Total points: | 0 points |
| Wins: | 0 wins |
| Podiums: | 0 podiums | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 3 retirements |
| First race: |  1973 Monaco |
| Last race: | 1977 Great Britain |
David Purley by year
| All years | 1977 | 1974 | 1973 |
Overall stats: David Purley
| #1 | Best Finish | David Purley |  | 9 (1x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | David Purley | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | David Purley | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | David Purley | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | David Purley | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | David Purley | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | David Purley | | (0x) |
Best finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1973 | 13 | Monza | David Purley | March-Ford | 9 |
Best qualifying
Best practice 1
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
Best friday
Best saturday
| #1 | Worst Finish | David Purley | | 15 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | David Purley | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | David Purley | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | David Purley | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | David Purley | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | David Purley | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | David Purley | | (0x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1973 | 11 | Nurburgring | David Purley | March-Ford | 15 |
Worst qualifying
Worst practice 1
Worst practice 2
Worst practice 3
Worst friday
Worst saturday
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 1977 LEC-Ford 1974 Token-Ford 1973 March-Ford | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: David Purley
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton |  | 5.13 place | |
| #612 | Average race points | David Purley | | 0 points | |
| #1 | Average qualifying result | Ayrton Senna | | 2.49 place | |
| #105 | Average race result | David Purley | | 12.75 place | |
| #612 | Most points finishes | David Purley | | finishes | |
| #253 | Most avoidable retirements | David Purley | | 2 retirements | |
| #607 | Ratio avoidable retirements | David Purley | | 0 retirements | |
| #399 | Most race laps | David Purley | | 248 laps | |
| #334 | Most races | David Purley | | 8 races | |
| #411 | Oldest driver | David Purley | | 32 years, 5 months, 20 days | |
| #176 | Biggest gain in race | David Purley | | 15 places gained | |
| #365 | Youngest driver | David Purley | | 28 years, 4 months, 8 days | |
| #606 | Start from P1 | David Purley | | 0 starts | |
| #371 | Most retirements | David Purley | | 3 retirements | |
| #612 | Most points | David Purley | | 0 points | |
| #607 | Most podiums | David Purley | | 0 podiums | |
| #606 | Most wins | David Purley | | 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 | Points | |
| 305 | Alberto Colombo | 0 |
| 305 | Patrick Neve | 0 |
| 305 | David Purley | 0 |
| 305 | Conny Andersson | 0 |
| 305 | Bernard de Dryver | 0 |
| 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 | |
| 101 | Nicolas Kiesa | 12.8 |
| 104 | Jean-Marc Gounon | 12.75 |
| 104 | David Purley | 12.75 |
| 106 | David Brabham | 12.71 |
| 107 | Tarso Marques | 12.7 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 297 | Alberto Colombo | |
| 297 | Patrick Neve | |
| 297 | David Purley | |
| 297 | Conny Andersson | |
| 297 | Bernard de Dryver |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 213 | Karl Kling | 2 |
| 213 | Massimiliano Papis | 2 |
| 213 | David Purley | 2 |
| 213 | Tommy Byrne | 2 |
| 255 | Lucas di Grassi | 1 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 271 | Alberto Colombo | 0 |
| 271 | Patrick Neve | 0 |
| 271 | David Purley | 0 |
| 271 | Conny Andersson | 0 |
| 271 | Bernard de Dryver | 0 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 397 | Jimmy Jackson | 248 |
| 397 | Kenneth McAlpine | 248 |
| 397 | David Purley | 248 |
| 400 | Red Amick | 245 |
| 400 | Jud Larson | 245 |
| Driver | Races | |
| 318 | Sam Hanks | 8 |
| 318 | Fred Agabashian | 8 |
| 318 | David Purley | 8 |
| 318 | Giovanni Lavaggi | 8 |
| 318 | Moises Solana | 8 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 409 | David Hampshire | 32 years, 6 months, 1 day |
| 410 | Maria Teresa de Filippis | 32 years, 5 months, 29 days |
| 411 | David Purley | 32 years, 5 months, 20 days |
| 412 | Gino Munaron | 32 years, 5 months, 2 days |
| 413 | Carlos Pace | 32 years, 4 months, 27 days |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 136 | Johnny McDowell | 15 |
| 136 | Reg Parnell | 15 |
| 136 | David Purley | 15 |
| 136 | Noritake Takahara | 15 |
| 178 | Lewis Hamilton | 14 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 363 | Franck Montagny | 28 years, 4 months, 2 days |
| 364 | Wilson Fittipaldi | 28 years, 4 months, 6 days |
| 364 | David Purley | 28 years, 4 months, 8 days |
| 366 | Francois Mazet | 28 years, 4 months, 10 days |
| 367 | Sam Posey | 28 years, 4 months, 12 days |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 92 | Alberto Colombo | 0 |
| 92 | Patrick Neve | 0 |
| 92 | David Purley | 0 |
| 92 | Conny Andersson | 0 |
| 92 | Bernard de Dryver | 0 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 333 | Piero Carini | 3 |
| 333 | Pierre Levegh | 3 |
| 333 | David Purley | 3 |
| 333 | Vern Schuppan | 3 |
| 333 | Mario de Araujo Cabral | 3 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 305 | Alberto Colombo | 0 |
| 305 | Patrick Neve | 0 |
| 305 | David Purley | 0 |
| 305 | Conny Andersson | 0 |
| 305 | Bernard de Dryver | 0 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 192 | Alberto Colombo | 0 |
| 192 | Patrick Neve | 0 |
| 192 | David Purley | 0 |
| 192 | Conny Andersson | 0 |
| 192 | Bernard de Dryver | 0 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 101 | Alberto Colombo | 0 |
| 101 | Patrick Neve | 0 |
| 101 | David Purley | 0 |
| 101 | Conny Andersson | 0 |
| 101 | Bernard de Dryver | 0 |
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