Peter Walker (driver)

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Peter Walker
Nationality  British
Formula One World Championship career
Active years	1950-1951, 1955
Teams	BRM, Rob Walker Racing Team
Races	4
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podium finishes	0
Career points	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.

[edit] Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	WDC	Points
1950	Peter Walker	ERA E	ERA Straight-6	GBR Ret*	MON	500	SUI	BEL	FRA	ITA		-	0
1951	BRM Ltd.	BRM P15	BRM V16	SUI	500	BEL	FRA	GBR 7	GER	ITA	ESP	-	0
1955	Stirling Moss	Maserati 250F	Maserati Straight-6	ARG	MON	500	BEL	NED Ret				-	0
	Rob Walker Racing Team	Connaught Type B	Alta Straight-4						GBR Ret*	ITA

* Indicates shared drive with Tony Rolt.

[edit] References

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

Sporting positions
Preceded by Louis Rosier Jean-Louis Rosier	Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1951 with: Peter Whitehead	Succeeded by Hermann Lang Fritz Riess