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Died

Ken Wharton

British

  • Place of Birth Smethwick, United Kingdom
  • Date of Birth 21 March 1916
  • F1 Debut 1952
  • Current/Last Team

Driver Bio

NationalityBritish
BirthplaceSmethwick, United Kingdom
Born21 March 1916
Died12 January 1957
First Grand Prix1952 Swiss Grand Prix
Last Grand Prix1955 Italian Grand Prix
Years Active19521955
Current/Last TeamVanwall

Grand Prix Stats

Race Entries16
Race Starts15
Did Not Start1
Best Race Start7th (
Best Race Finish4th (
Retirements6
First-Lap Retirements1
Not Classified1
Disqualified0
Did Not Qualify0

Qualifying

Qualifying Sessions15
Reached Q30
Q2 Eliminations0
Q1 Eliminations0
Did Not Qualify0

Points

Points Scored3
Points Finishes1
Most Points in a Single Season3 (1952)
Seasons with Points1 (1952)

Stats by Season

YearConstructorEntriesStartsWinsPodiumsPolesFastest LapsFront RowsDNFBest StartBest ResultPts FinishesPointsChampionship
1952Frazer Nash / Cooper330000027th4th1313th
1953Cooper660000029th7th00NC
1954Maserati540000018th6th00NC
1955Vanwall2200000115th9th00NC

Stats by Constructor

ConstructorYearsEntriesStartsWinsPodiumsPolesFastest LapsFront RowsDNFBest StartBest ResultPts FinishesPoints
Frazer Nash1952330000027th4th13
Cooper19521953660000029th7th00
Maserati1954540000018th6th00
Vanwall19552200000115th9th00

Teammates & Qualifying Head-to-Head

TeammateYearsRacesQualifying H2H
Harry Schell19552

Teammates

Driver Nationality Current/Last Team F1 Debut Status
American 1950 Died