
Peter Whitehead, a British driver, raced for Ferrari in the 1950 Formula 1 season with car number 8. Whitehead was born on 12 November 1914. Whitehead finished 9th in the 1950 drivers' championship with 4 points, 1 podium but no wins – 26 points behind champion Nino Farina.
Whitehead's best result was 3rd at the French Grand Prix. Whitehead's teammate was Alberto Ascari; Whitehead trailed their qualifying head-to-head 0–2 and trailed the race head-to-head 0–2.
Whitehead scored points in 1 of 3 Grands Prix. Whitehead scored 19% of Ferrari's 1950 total of 21 points.
Final 1950 results after 7 rounds. Data: Jolpica F1 API.
Short answers about Whitehead's 1950 season.
Peter Whitehead drove for Ferrari in the 1950 Formula 1 season.
Peter Whitehead raced with car number 8 in 1950.
Peter Whitehead scored 4 points in 1950 and finished 9th in the drivers' championship, 26 points behind champion Nino Farina.
Peter Whitehead did not win a Grand Prix in 1950. Whitehead's best result was 3rd at the French Grand Prix.
Alberto Ascari was Peter Whitehead's teammate at Ferrari in 1950. Whitehead trailed the qualifying head-to-head 0–2 and trailed the race head-to-head 0–2.
Grand Prix points per round. Dashed line = season average.
Shared Grand Prix only. Qualifying uses the qualifying classification.
2 shared GPs
1 shared GPs
1 shared GPs
1 shared GPs
1 shared GPs
Every round of the season. Select a race to open it.
| Rd | Grand Prix | Finish | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DNS |
0 |
| 6 | P3 | 4 |
| 7 | P7 | 0 |