Graham Whitehead
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| Born | 15 April 1922 |
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| Died | 15 January 1981 (aged 58) |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Active years | 1952 |
| Teams | privateer Alta |
| Races | 1 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First race | 1952 British Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1952 British Grand Prix |
Graham Whitehead (born in Harrogate, April 15, 1922 - died in Lower Basildon, Berkshire, January 15, 1981) was a British racing driver from England. He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, on July 19, 1952. He finished 12th, scoring no championship points. He also competed in several non-Championship Formula One races.
Began racing his half-brother Peter's ERA, in 1951 and then drove his Formula 2 Alta in the 1952 British Grand Prix. He finished second at 1958 24 Hours of Le Mans only weeks before the accident on the Tour de France in which Peter was killed. Graham escaped serious injury and later raced again with an Aston Martin and Ferrari 250GT before stopping at the end of 1961.
[edit] Complete World Championship results
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| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | WDC | Points |
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| 1952 | Peter Whitehead | Alta F2 | Alta Straight-4 | SUI |
500 |
BEL |
FRA |
GBR 12 |
GER |
NED |
ITA |
NC | 0 |
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