About John Peter Wakefield
Lived 1915 – 1942 (aged 27). John Peter Wakefield was a British racing automobile driver and aircraft pilot.
John Peter Wakefield (5 April 1915 in Marylebone, London – 24 April 1942 in Wargrave, Berkshire) was an English racing car driver.
He debuted in a British Alta (1936), next year in a Maserati 6CM at Gran Premio di Firenze, 10th place (1937), ran a British ERA (1938), and became the second to own a Maserati 4CL (1939), in which he won the Grand Prix of Naples, the French GP in Picardy, and the Grand Prix de l´Albigeois, coming in second at Rheims and third at the Prix de Berne.
During the Second World War Wakefield joined the Fleet Air Arm. He was killed in a flying accident whilst a test pilot working for Vickers Armstrong.
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Who was John Peter Wakefield?
British racing car driver
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John Peter Wakefield was born on 5 April 1915 in Marylebone.
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John Peter Wakefield died on 24 April 1942 in Wargrave.
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John Peter Wakefield was a racing automobile driver and aircraft pilot.
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John Peter Wakefield was British.
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