Kenneth McAlpine is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in Formula 1 for Connaught. McAlpine has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 7 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,532 ranks McAlpine 683th 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.
| 1955-07-16 | Aintree | DNF | — |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | ▸Formula 1 | Connaught | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P26 | — | 4,532 |
| 1953 | ▸Formula 1 | Connaught | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −155 | 4,532 |
| 1952 | ▸Formula 1 | Connaught | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P23 | −112 | 4,688 |
Kenneth McAlpine was a British Formula 1 driver who raced between 1952 and 1955, accumulating seven starts across four seasons for Connaught. He did not score a podium finish or a win. His career average finishing position was 14th, and he competed within a field that included established professionals of genuine calibre; he finished ahead of Harry Schell, Toulo de Graffenried, Alan Brown, and Eric Brandon on individual occasions, drivers who collectively rated as strong professionals themselves. His final Grand Prix appearance came in 1955, when he finished 26th.[1]
Connaught, the team McAlpine raced for throughout his Grand Prix career, did not score a win across its entire tenure in the index and fielded a roster of drivers whose peak strength was represented by Stirling Moss, a dominant international competitor. McAlpine's rating of 4,532 places him in the upper-middle tier of professional single-seater drivers, a level consistent with occasional finishes among established competitors in a weak or mid-field team. His career remains one of limited output but with exposure to genuine Formula 1 competition in the sport's early years.[2]