Peter Bolton
Peter Bolton ( 1919 - August 25, 2008 ) was a British racing car driver .
Career in motorsport
British racing driver Peter Bolton gained international fame through an accident. When it got dark, he had an accident as an AC Cars works driver at the 1964 24 Hours of Le Mans on the fast passage between the Mulsanne and Indianapolis bends . The AC Cobra collided after a gearbox failure with the Ferrari 275P by Giancarlo Baghetti . Both cars slipped into an exit zone that was closed to spectators. But three people had climbed over the barrier and were hit by the rotating racing car. All three died at the scene of the accident.
Bolton drove sports car races in the 1950s and 1960s. His greatest international success was seventh overall at Le Mans in 1963 with Ninian Sanderson in the AC Cobra 289 Coupé.
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1956 |
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Jaguar XK 140 |
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1957 |
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AC Ace |
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Rank 10 | |
1958 |
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AC Ace LM Prototype |
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Rank 8 | |
1959 |
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Triumph TR3S |
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failure | defective cooler |
1960 |
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Triumph TR4S |
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not classified | |
1961 |
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Triumph TR4S |
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Rank 9 | |
1962 |
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TVR Grantura |
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failure | defective cooler |
1963 |
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AC Cobra 289 Coupé |
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Rank 7 and class win | |
1964 |
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AC Cobra Coupé |
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failure | accident |
1965 |
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Triumph Spitfire |
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failure | Engine failure |
Sebring results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1962 |
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TVR Grantura |
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failure | Rear axle |
1963 |
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Triumph TR4 |
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Rank 22 | |
1965 |
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Triumph Spitfire |
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failure | accident |
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 | 15th | 16 | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd |
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1955 | Aston Martin | Aston Martin DB2 |
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1957 | AC Cars | AC Ace |
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1958 | AC Cars | AC Ace |
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1959 | Standard Motor Company | Triumph TR3 |
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1960 | Standard Motor Company | Triumph TR4 |
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1961 | Standard Motor Company | Triumph TR4 |
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1962 | TVR | TVR Grantura |
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1963 |
Standard Motor Company AC Cars |
Triumph TR4 AC Cobra |
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1964 | AC Cars | AC Cobra |
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1965 | Standard Motor Company | Triumph Spitfire |
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DNF | DNF |
literature
- Christian Moity, Jean-Marc Teissèdre, Alain Bienvenu: 24 heures du Mans, 1923–1992. Éditions d'Art, Besançon 1992, ISBN 2-909-413-06-3 .
Web links
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Bolton, Peter |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British racing car driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1919 |
DATE OF DEATH | August 25, 2008 |