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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 Privateer 1950 Monaco Grand Prix Died
British Ferrari 1952 Belgian Grand Prix Died, World Champion

Teams

Team Nationality Debut Season Status
Cooper British 1950 Historic, World Constructors' Champions
Vanwall British 1954 Historic, World Constructors' Champions