Peter Walker (driver)

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Peter Walker
Nationality	British
World Championship Career
Active years	1950-1951, 1955
Team(s)	BRM, Rob Walker
Races	4
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podium finishes	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First race	1950 British Grand Prix
Last race	1955 British Grand Prix

Peter Walker (October 7, 1912 - March 1, 1984) was a British racing driver. He was born in Leeds, Yorkshire and died in Newtown, Worcestershire.

Based in Herefordshire, Walker enjoyed success in both circuit racing and hillclimbing with an ERA, which he also entered in the 1950 British Grand Prix, sharing the drive with Tony Rolt. The following year he attracted attention finishing seventh in the 1951 British Grand Prix in a 1.5-litre supercharged BRM V16 despite being half roasted in the cockpit by a broken exhaust. The same season saw him win Le Mans for Jaguar, sharing a C-Type with Peter Whitehead, the feat for which he is best remembered. He largely retired from racing after crashing an Aston Martin at Le Mans in 1956, and by the end of his life he was an alcoholic derelict in the streets and hostels of east London.

[edit] Complete Formula One Results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	WDC	Points
1950	Private	ERA E	ERA	GBR Ret*	MON	INDY	SWI	BEL	FRA	ITA		-	0
1951	BRM	BRM P15	BRM	SWI	INDY	BEL	FRA	GBR 7	GER	ITA	ESP	-	0
1955	Stirling Moss	Maserati 250F	Maserati	ARG	MON	INDY	BEL	DUT Ret				-	0
	Rob Walker Racing Team	Connaught Type B	Alta						GBR Ret	ITA

* Indicates Shared Drive

[edit] References

• "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995

Preceded by Louis Rosier Jean-Louis Rosier

Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1951 Peter Walker Peter Whitehead

Succeeded by Hermann Lang Fritz Riess