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KenWharton

  • NATIONALITY
    British
  • BORN
    1916-03-21
    in Smethwick · age 110
  • HEIGHT
    ·
  • DEBUT
    0
    latest · 1955
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Ken Wharton is a British driver who competed in 15 World Championship Grands Prix, scoring three championship points, with a career highlight of finishing fourth in his debut 1952 Swiss Grand Prix. With a background in off-road trials, hillclimbs, rallying, sports cars, and single-seaters, Wharton brought a diverse range of skills to his four seasons in Formula 1, driving for teams like Vanwall.

CAREER ARC

4 SEASONS · 0 WINS

Every year on the grid mapped against the full Formula 1 timeline, shaded with the colors of every constructor Ken has raced for.

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FIRST RACE · 1952LATEST · 1955
RECENT FORM

Last 5 Races

Trend line above tracks finishing-position momentum across the most recent five Grands Prix.

  • R07
    Italian Grand Prix
    Italy
    R
  • R06
    British Grand Prix
    UK
    9
  • R09
    Spanish Grand Prix
    Spain
    8
  • R07
    Swiss Grand Prix
    Switzerland
    6
  • R06
    German Grand Prix
    Germany
    W
DEEPER

Every race. Every season. Every point scored.

SOURCES

Profile facts via Wikidata SPARQL · race-by-race history via the Jolpica F1 mirror of Ergast · portrait imagery on Wikimedia Commons under CC BY SA. We never invent stats.

Career