Alfred Graham Whitehead (15 April 1922 – 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.
Whitehead finished second in the first Goodwood Nine Hours race in 1952 co driving American Tom Cole's Ferrari.
Racing record Career highlights
Season Series Position Team Car 1951 WHDCC Trophy 2nd ERA B-Type BRDC International Trophy 3rd A. G. Whitehead ERA B-Type Kenning Trophy 3rd ERA B-Type 1952 Goodwood Nine Hours 2nd Tom Cole Ferrari 225 S 1956 Grand Prix des Frontières 3rd Graham Whitehead Aston Martin DB3S 1958 Whitsun Trophy 1st Lister-Jaguar Eläintarhanajo 2nd Aston Martin DB3S 24 Heures du Mans 2nd A.G. Whitehead Aston Martin DB3S 1959 Eläintarhanajo 3rd Aston Martin DBR1/300 1960 Eläintarhanajo 3rd Lola-Climax Mk.1 Grande Prémio de Angola 3rd Ferrari 250 GT 1961 Lombard Trophy 2nd Graham Whitehead Ferrari 250 GT SWB Grand Prix de Spa [GT +2.0] 2nd A. G. Whitehead Ferrari 250 GT SWB
Complete Formula One World Championship results (key) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 WDC Points 1952 Peter Whitehead Alta F2 Alta Straight-4 SUI 500 BEL FRA GBR GER NED ITA NC 0
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 1953 British Aeroplane Co. Lance Macklin Bristol 450 S2.0 29DNF(Fire, accident) 1954 David Brown Ian Stewart Aston Martin DB3S S3.0 65DNF(Accident) 1955 Cooper Cars Co Peter Whitehead Cooper-Jaguar T38 S5.0 36DNF(Oil pressure) 1957 D. Brown Peter Whitehead Aston Martin DBR2 S5.0 81DNF(Gearbox) 1958 A.G. Whitehead Peter Whitehead Aston Martin DB3S S3.0 293 2nd 2nd 1959 A.G. Whitehead Brian Naylor Aston Martin DBR1/300 S3.0 52DNF(Accident) 1960 A.G. Whitehead Henry Taylor Ferrari 250 GT SWB GT3.0 258DNF(Engine)
Complete 12 Hours of Reims results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 1954 H. W. Motord Tony Gaze HWM-Jaguar 206 7th 7th
Complete 12 Hours of Hyères results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 1953 Tony Gaze Aston Martin DB3 DNF 1954 G. Whitehead Pat Griffith Aston Martin DB3S DNF(Accident) 1955 Graham Whitehead Peter Whitehead Aston Martin DB3S S+2.0 DNF(Cooling)
Complete 12 Hours of Casablanca results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 1953 Graham Whitehead Peter Whitehead Aston Martin DB3 S+2.0 5th 4th
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