Bill Whitehouse
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| Bill Whitehouse | |
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Nationality  British |
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Active years | 1954 |
| Teams | privateer Connaught |
| Races | 1 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podium finishes | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First race | 1954 British Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1954 British Grand Prix |
Bill Whitehouse (born April 1, 1909 in Plumstead - died July 14, 1957 at Reims) was a British racing driver from England.
Bill started racing in a Cooper 500 in 1949 in 500 cc Car Club National races (later Formula 3). Several wins and top placings followed and through this he became friends with fellow car dealer Bernie Ecclestone. He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, on July 17, 1954. He retired from the race with fuel system problems, and scored no World Championship points. He also competed in several non-Championship Formula One races. Bill was the owner of Westmount Garage in Blendon, Bexley, Kent. This Garage was later the base for the Gemini Formula Junior Team. He was killed in a Formula Two crash at the Reims Circuit driving a privately-entered Cooper T39. Later in that race the American Herbert MacKay-Fraser was also killed.
[edit] Complete World Championship Formula One results
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| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | WDC | Points |
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| 1954 | Bill Whitehouse | Connaught Type A | Lea-Francis Straight-4 | ARG |
500 |
BEL |
FRA |
GBR Ret |
GER |
SUI |
ITA |
ESP |
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