Douglas Seymour Whiteford (1914 – 15 January 1979) was an Australian racing driver.
Whiteford raced from the mid-1930s through to 1975 with a short period of inactivity during the 1960s.Ray Bell, Vale – Doug Whiteford, Racing Car News, February 1979, page 11 He was best known as a competitor in the Australian Grand Prix which he won three times in four years. He raced a Talbot-Lago T26 Formula One car which he used to win his second and third Grands Prix. His third win was at the first Albert Park street circuit which today hosts the modern Australian Grand Prix. Whiteford first contested the Australian Grand Prix in 1948The official 50 race history of the Australian Grand Prix, R&T Publishing, 1986, page 135 and continued to compete in the race regularly up to 1961 with a final appearance in the 1964 event.The official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix Whiteford also raced touring cars well into the 1970s.Bill Tuckey, Australia's Greatest Motor Race, 1981 As a regular member of the Datsun Racing Team he was a fixture in small capacity Datsuns, usually as partner to John Roxburgh.
Whiteford died on 15 January 1979.
Career results
Season Series / race Position Car Entrant 1950 Australian Grand Prix 1st Ford V8 Special D. Whiteford 1950 New South Wales 100 1st Ford V8 Special1951Redex 50 Mile Championship 1stTalbot-Lago T26C 1952Australian Grand Prix 1stTalbot-Lago T26C 1953Australian Grand Prix 1stTalbot-Lago T26C 1955 Argus Trophy 1st Talbot-Lago 1955 Moomba TT 1st Triumph TR2 1956 Moomba TT 5th Triumph TR2 1957 Australian Drivers' Championship 11th Maserati 300S 1957 Victorian Tourist Trophy 1st Maserati 300S D Whiteford 1958 Australian Drivers' Championship 5th Maserati 300S 1958 Victorian Tourist Trophy 1st Maserati 300S D Whiteford 1959 Australian Drivers' Championship 6th Maserati 300S 1960 Australian Drivers' Championship 13th Cooper T51 Climax 1960 Australian Tourist Trophy 2nd Maserati 300S
References