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Ken Wharton
Nationality
United Kingdom
Born
21 March 1916
Smethwick
Died
12 January 1957
Otahuhu
Lifespan
40 years 9 months 22 days
Le Mans debut
13 June 1953
Age: 37 years 2 months 23 days
Latest Le Mans
28 July 1956
Age: 40 years 4 months 7 days
| Starts | 3 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Class wins | 1 |
| Class podiums | 1 |
| Laps | 386 |
Biography
Accident mortel lors du GP de Nouvelle Zelande
Le Mans participations (3)
| Year | No. | Team | Car | Class | Overall | Class | Status | Laps | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 39 | Automobiles Frazer-Nash Ltd | Frazer Nash Le Mans Touring Coupe | 1501-2000 | 13th | 1st | classified | 253 | Henry Mitchell |
| 1954 | 15 | Jaguar Cars Ltd | Jaguar Type-D | 3001-5000 | — | — | retired | 131 | Pat Whitehead |
| 1956 | 3 | Jaguar Cars Ltd | Jaguar Type-D | 3001-5000 | — | — | retired | 2 | Jack Fairman |
Legend: Overall = overall finishing position · Class = class position · Retired/DNF = retired · DNS = did not start · NC = not classified