Graham Whitehead is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in Formula 1 for Alta. Whitehead has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 1 start.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,964 ranks Whitehead 2867th of 15,348 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1952-07-19 | Silverstone Circuit | P12 | +45 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | ▸Formula 1 | Alta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +45 | 2,969 |
Graham Whitehead was a British racing driver who competed in Formula 1 during 1952. He made a single World Championship start at the British Grand Prix on 19 July that year, driving an Alta. He finished 12th in the race and did not score championship points. In that sole outing, he encountered a field of considerably stronger drivers; he outfinished several competitors who would later establish themselves as professional-level racers, including Harry Schell, Toulo de Graffenried, and Rudi Fischer, all of whom held substantially higher ratings.[1]
Whitehead's recorded racing activity was confined to 1952. Beyond his Formula 1 appearance, he also competed in non-championship Formula 1 races and later raced sports cars, including appearances at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, where he shared an entry that finished second in 1958, and drives with Aston Martin and Ferrari machinery before his retirement at the end of 1961. His brother Peter was also a racing driver of greater prominence and competed in the same era. Whitehead's career spanned the early post-war years of British motorsport and represented the amateur to semi-professional tier of that period, defined by occasional international racing rather than a sustained professional programme.[2]