William Whitehouse
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 Great Britain
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| Automobile world championship | |||||||||
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| First start: | 1954 British Grand Prix | ||||||||
| Last start: | 1954 British Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| 1954 WJ Whitehouse | |||||||||
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| World Cup balance: | no World Cup placement | ||||||||
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| Podiums : | - | ||||||||
| Leadership laps : | - | ||||||||
William "Bill" Whitehouse (born April 1, 1909 in London , England , † July 14, 1957 in Reims , France ) was a British automobile racing driver .
Career
Bill Whitehouse was one of the most successful drivers on the young British 500cc Formula 3 scene in the early 1950s. In addition to established drivers such as Peter Whitehead and Tony Rolt , young drivers such as Stirling Moss , Peter Collins and Mike Hawthorn drove these popular races.
Until 1954 Whitehouse, who was called “Big Bill” by his friends, drove Formula 3 races. Interrupted only by a few excursions into Formula 2 and an appearance in Formula 1 . At the British Grand Prix he started the race with his private Connaught Type A - Lea-Francis from 19th place on the grid (after all, 31 vehicles were at the start). However, the Grand Prix ended prematurely for him after a petrol pump defect.
Whitehouse resigned in 1956 following an accident. In 1957 he suddenly came back. He drove the Gran Premio di Siracusa with a Cooper Formula 2, which he had bought shortly before. In training for the Formula 2 race in Reims , he had an engine failure, whereupon the Cooper works team loaned him a works car for the actual race. On race day he had a serious accident after a puncture on the Thillois track. The car went up in flames and Whitehouse died of serious injuries.
statistics
Statistics in the automobile world championship
general overview
| season | team | chassis | engine | run | Victories | Second | Third | Poles | nice Race laps |
Points | WM-Pos. |
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| 1954 | Bill Whitehouse | Connaught Type A | Lea-Francis 2.0 L4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | NC |
| total | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
Single results
| season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 |
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| colour | abbreviation | meaning |
| gold | - | victory |
| silver | - | 2nd place |
| bronze | - | 3rd place |
| green | - | Placement in the points |
| blue | - | Classified outside the point ranks |
| violet | DNF | Race not finished (did not finish) |
| NC | not classified | |
| red | DNQ | did not qualify |
| DNPQ | failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify) | |
| black | DSQ | disqualified |
| White | DNS | not at the start (did not start) |
| WD | withdrawn | |
| Light Blue | PO | only participated in the training (practiced only) |
| TD | Friday test driver | |
| without | DNP | did not participate in the training (did not practice) |
| INJ | injured or sick | |
| EX | excluded | |
| DNA | did not arrive | |
| C. | Race canceled | |
| no participation in the World Cup | ||
| other | P / bold | Pole position |
| SR / italic | Fastest race lap | |
| * | not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered |
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| () | Streak results | |
| underlined | Leader in the overall standings | |
literature
- Steve Small: Grand Prix Who's Who, 3rd Edition . Travel Publishing, London 2000, ISBN 1-902007-46-8
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Whitehouse, William |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Whitehouse, Bill (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British racing car driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 1, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London , UK |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 14, 1957 |
| Place of death | Reims , France |