Formula 1 driver · 1950–1953

Peter Whitehead

NationalityBritain BritainCodeWHTNumber20Last teamCooper
Starts9
Wins0
Podiums1
Poles0
Points4
Titles0

Career totals from published race classifications (1950–2026). Poles use the qualifying classification where published, otherwise grid position 1. Sum of points scored per race and sprint as published; pre-1991 seasons with dropped scores differ from official championship totals.

Driver DNA

Profile

Methodology
QualiRaceFinishPoints

Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026

starts: not sourceddefense: not sourcedtyre management: not sourcedwet weather: not sourcedlate race: not sourcedrace pace: not sourced

Qualifying Pace

High
n=30 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying head-to-head rate

teammate gap samples
0
teammate h2h
7-23
pole rate
0.0%
front row rate
0.0%

Race Result vs Teammate

High
n=27 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)

share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)

teammate race h2h
9-18
avg finish delta when both classified
-4.444

Positions Gained

Insufficient sample
n=5 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)

mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)

mean positions gained
8
expectation adjusted
1.79

Finishing

Medium
n=9 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)

classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts

classification rate
55.6%
teammate classification rate
67.5%
retirements
4

Consistency

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)

spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher

finish position std
2.793

Team Points Share

Medium
n=9 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)

share of the team's points in events where the team scored

points
4
team points
93.5
points per start
0.444

Street Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 72 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on street layouts relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

High-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 78 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on high pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Low-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 83 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on low pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Teammate record

TeammateTeamSeasonsQuali H2HRace H2H
Cooper19531–01–0
Cooper19531–01–0
Cooper19531–01–0
Cooper19530–10–1
Cooper19531–01–0
Ferrari19520–10–1
Ferrari19520–00–0
Ferrari1950–19520–40–3
Ferrari1951–19521–11–1
Ferrari19521–01–0
Ferrari19520–10–1
Ferrari19520–00–0

Recent races

SeasonEventTeamQualiGridFinishPts
1953British Grand PrixCooper—149
1952Italian Grand PrixFerrari——did_not_qualify
1952British Grand PrixFerrari—2010
1952French Grand PrixAlta—13DNF
1951Italian Grand PrixFerrari—19DNF
1951British Grand PrixFerrari—89
1951French Grand PrixFerrari—20DNF
1951Swiss Grand PrixFerrari—9DNF
1950Italian Grand PrixFerrari—187
1950French Grand PrixFerrari—1834
1950Monaco Grand PrixFerrari——did_not_start

By season

YearTeamStartsWPodPolesPtsPos
1953Cooper1000044th
1952Alta, Ferrari2000049th
1951Ferrari4000037th
1950Ferrari201049th