Paul Vestey, 3rd Baronet
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Sir Paul Edmund Vestey, 3rd Baronet (born February 15, 1944 ) is a British nobleman , businessman and former racing car driver .
family
He is the son of Sir John Derek Vestey, 2nd Baronet and his wife Phyllis Irene Brewer . Paul Edmund Vestey himself has been married to Victoria Anne Scudamore Salter since 1971 and has three daughters. In 2005 he inherited from his father the title of Vestey Baronet , of Shirley in the County of Surrey , which was bestowed on his great-grandfather on June 27, 1921.
He is a third cousin of Samuel Vestey, 3rd Baron Vestey , who is court official and chairman of the Vestey Group . Paul Vestey also holds significant shares in the conglomerate, which includes a food company. Vestey is very wealthy and one of the 100 richest people in Great Britain.
Automobile collection
Paul Vestey owns valuable automobiles from the brands Ferrari (including 250 GTO and 275 GTB ), AC Cobra and Lola . A Ferrari 375MM Berlinetta he owned was sold for £ 8.4 million in 2013 .
Racing career
Between 1965 and 1972 Paul Vestey was active as a men's driver in GT and sports car races . In 1966 he was overall sixth in the 1000 km race in Paris and in 1969 ninth in the 1000 km race in Spa-Francorchamps . He started three times in the 24-hour race of Le Mans , where his best place in the final classification was 12th in 1971 .
statistics
Le Mans results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 |
 Paul Vestey
|
Ferrari 250LM |
 Roy Pike
|
failure | Gearbox damage |
| 1969 |
Peter Sadler
|
Ford GT40 Mk.I |
Peter Sadler
|
failure | Electrics |
| 1971 |
The Paul Watson Race Organization
|
Porsche 911S |
Richard Bond
|
Rank 12 |
Individual results in the sports car world championship
| season | team | race car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Porsche 911 |
DAY
|
SEB
|
 MON
|
TAR
|
 SPA
|
 ONLY
|
 LEM
|
MUG
|
CCE
|
HOK
|
 SIM
|
ONLY
|
 ZEL
|
||
| 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1967 | Paul Vestey | Ferrari 275 GTB |
DAY
|
SEB
|
MON
|
SPA
|
TAR
|
ONLY
|
LEM
|
HOK
|
MUG
|
BRH
|
CCE
|
ZEL
|
OVI
|
ONLY
|
| 14th | DNF | DNF | ||||||||||||||
| 1968 | Paul Vestey | Ferrari 250LM |
DAY
|
SEB
|
BRH
|
MON
|
TAR
|
ONLY
|
SPA
|
WAT
|
ZEL
|
LEM
|
||||
| DNF | 15th | 20th | DNF | DNF | ||||||||||||
| 1969 | Peter Sadler | Ford GT40 |
DAY
|
SEB
|
BRH
|
MON
|
TAR
|
SPA
|
ONLY
|
LEM
|
WAT
|
ZEL
|
||||
| 11 | DNF | 9 | DNF | |||||||||||||
| 1970 | Road & Racing Accessories Paul Vestey Worcestershire Racing |
Porsche 910 Chevron B8 |
DAY
|
SEB
|
BRH
|
MON
|
TAR
|
SPA
|
ONLY
|
LEM
|
WAT
|
ZEL
|
||||
| DNF | 14th | 30th | ||||||||||||||
| 1971 | Watson Race Organization | Porsche 911 |
 BUA
|
DAY
|
SEB
|
BRH
|
MON
|
SPA
|
TAR
|
ONLY
|
LEM
|
ZEL
|
WAT
|
|||
| 12 |
literature
- Christian Moity, Jean-Marc Teissèdre, Alain Bienvenu: 24 heures du Mans, 1923–1992. Éditions d'Art, Besançon 1992, ISBN 2-909413-06-3 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sir Paul Edmund Vestey, 3rd Bt. On thepeerage.com , accessed September 18, 2016.
- ^ Vestey Food Group
- ↑ On the assets of Paul Vestey
- ↑ About the sale of the Ferrari 375MM Berlinetta
- ↑ 1000 km race at Spa-Francorchamps 1969
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vestey, Paul |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sir Paul Edmund Vestey, 3rd Baron Vestey (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British businessman, nobleman and racing car driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 15, 1944 |