RACING DRIVER

Peter Whitehead

1914 - 1958

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Peter Nield Whitehead (12 November 1914 – 21 September 1958) was a British racing driver. He was born in Menston, Yorkshire and was killed in an accident at Lasalle, France, during the Tour de France endurance race. A cultured, knowledgeable and well-travelled racer, he was excellent in sports cars. He won the 1938 Australian Grand Prix, which along with a 24 Heures du Mans win in 1951, probably was his finest achievement, but he also won two 12 Heures internationales de Reims events. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Whitehead is the 392nd most popular racing driver (down from 366th in 2019), the 3,938th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,521st in 2019) and the 68th most popular British Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Peter Whitehead ranks 392 out of 1,080. Before him are Bernard Darniche, François Hesnault, Huub Rothengatter, Moisés Solana, Eric van de Poele, and Antonio Creus. After him are Eugène Martin, Giorgio Scarlatti, Georges Berger, Emilio Zapico, Jorge Daponte, and Ivor Bueb.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Peter Whitehead ranks 293. Before him are William Gibson, Victor Sen Yung, Severino Rigoni, Hermann Pilnik, Dagmar Lange, and Carlo Biagi. After him are Daniel J. Boorstin, Juanita Moore, Mustafa Mansour, Yuri Linnik, Xosé María Díaz Castro, and Josette Day. Among people deceased in 1958, Peter Whitehead ranks 149. Before him are Mary Ritter Beard, Estelle Taylor, Karl Lashley, Nezihe Muhiddin, Feodor Gladkov, and Stevan Hristić. After him are Robert Lindsay, Petr Bezruč, Konstantin Yuon, Harry Spanjer, Charles King, and Georgy Ivanov.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Whitehead ranks 3,939 out of 8,785. Before him are George Borrow (1803), Eddie Marsan (1968), Fay Weldon (1931), David MacMillan (1968), Ian Abercrombie (1934), and Henry Daniell (1894). After him are Cynthia Spencer, Countess Spencer (1897), Grace Chisholm Young (1868), Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet (1628), Robert Lindsay (1890), Wilfrid Hyde-White (1903), and Michael Winner (1935).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Peter Whitehead ranks 68. Before him are Dick Gibson (1918), Lance Macklin (1919), Geoff Duke (1923), Brian Redman (1937), Al Pease (1921), and John Miles (1943). After him are Ivor Bueb (1923), Richard Attwood (1940), Tony Crook (1920), Chris Irwin (1942), Mike Spence (1936), and Tom Walkinshaw (1946).

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