Graham Whitehead, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Graham Whitehead

British racing driver

Date of Birth: 15-Apr-1922

Place of Birth: Harrogate, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 15-Jan-1981

Profession: engineer, Formula One driver

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Alfred Graham Whitehead (born in Harrogate, 15 April 1922 – died in Lower Basildon, Berkshire, 15 January 1981) was a British racing driver from England.
He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, on 19 July 1952.
He finished 12th, scoring no championship points.
He also competed in several non-Championship Formula One races.
He began racing his half-brother Peter's ERA, in 1951 and then drove his Formula Two Alta in the 1952 British Grand Prix.
He finished second at 1958 24 Hours of Le Mans only weeks before the accident on the Tour de France in which Peter was killed.
Graham escaped serious injury and later raced again with an Aston Martin and Ferrari 250GT before stopping at the end of 1961.Graham finished second in the first Goodwood Nine Hours race in 1952 co driving American Tom Cole's Ferrari.