Peter Ashdown is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in Formula 1 for Cooper-Climax. Ashdown has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 1 start.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,961 ranks Ashdown 2895th 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.
| 1959-07-18 | Aintree | P12 | +8 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | +8 | 2,962 |
Peter Ashdown made a single Formula 1 appearance in 1959, driving a Cooper-Climax in the World Championship. He finished twentieth in that outing, the only race of his recorded career. His one classified start yielded an average finishing position of twelfth, a figure inflated by that single result; the competitive context shows he shared a grid with Ivor Bueb, a front-ranking professional driver rated substantially above his own standing, whom he managed to beat that day.[1]
Ashdown's racing career appears confined to 1959. He competed in the top category of single-seater racing when the championship was still a small affair, driving for Cooper-Climax, a team that would later become renowned through drivers of the calibre of Stirling Moss. His sole appearance left no record of wins or podiums. He has since retired from racing.[2]