Peter Gethin
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| Peter Gethin | |
|---|---|
Nationality  British |
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Active years | 1970 - 1974 |
| Teams | McLaren, BRM, Hill |
| Races | 31 (30 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podium finishes | 1 |
| Career points | 11 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First race | 1970 Dutch Grand Prix |
| First win | 1971 Italian Grand Prix |
| Last win | 1971 Italian Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1974 British Grand Prix |
Peter Kenneth Gethin (born February 21, 1940) is a former racing driver from England. He was born in Ewell, Surrey.
He participated in 31 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on June 21, 1970. He won the 1971 Italian Grand Prix in the fastest average speed in Formula One history (until the record was broken by Michael Schumacher at the same race in 2003), but this was his only podium finish. And there was only a gap of 0.01 seconds between him and second placed Ronnie Peterson (world record). Indeed, he never led an entire lap of Formula One racing,[citation needed] as he passed from fourth to first in the last lap. He also participated in numerous non-Championship Formula One races.
Gethin also raced for Team McLaren in the 1970 Canadian-American Challenge Cup series, driving the McLaren M8D that had been driven by Dan Gurney in the first three races of the season. Gethin won one race and finished third in the 1970 championship.
In 1974 Gethin won the Tasman Series, a Formula 5000 series held in Australia and New Zealand. Gethin drove a Chevron B24 Chevrolet.
[edit] Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Yr | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Team | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | McLaren | RSA | ESP | MON | BEL | NED Ret |
FRA | GBR | GER Ret |
AUT 10 |
ITA NC |
CAN 6 |
USA 14 |
MEX Ret |
McLaren | 23rd | 1 | ||
| 1971 | McLaren | RSA Ret |
ESP 8 |
MON Ret |
NED NC |
FRA 9 |
GBR Ret |
GER Ret |
AUT 10 |
ITA 1 |
CAN 14 |
USA 9 |
BRM | 9th | 9 | ||||
| 1972 | BRM | ARG Ret |
RSA NC |
ESP Ret |
MON Ret |
BEL Ret |
FRA DNS |
GBR Ret |
GER | AUT 13 |
ITA 6 |
CAN Ret |
USA Ret |
BRM | 21st | 1 | |||
| 1973 | BRM | ARG | BRA | RSA | ESP | BEL | MON | SWE | FRA | GBR | NED | GER | AUT | ITA | CAN Ret |
USA | BRM | - | 0 |
| 1974 | Lola | ARG | BRA | RSA | ESP | BEL | MON | SWE | NED | FRA | GBR Ret |
GER | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | Lola | - | 0 |
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by None |
British Formula 5000 Champion 1969-1970 |
Succeeded by Frank Gardner |
| Preceded by Emerson Fittipaldi |
Brands Hatch Race of Champions winner 1973 |
Succeeded by Jacky Ickx |
| Preceded by Graham McRae |
Tasman Series Champion 1974 |
Succeeded by Warwick Brown |
