John Peter Wakefield

John Peter wins in Naples on 28 May 1939

John Peter Wakefield (5 April 1915 in Marylebone, London – 24 April 1942 in Wargrave, Berkshire) was an English racing car driver.^[1]

He debuted in a British Alta (1936), next year in a Maserati 6CM at , 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 , coming in second at Rheims and third at the Prix de Berne.^[2]

During the Second World War Wakefield joined the Fleet Air Arm. He was killed whilst a test pilot working for Vickers Armstrong and died in a flying accident.^[3]

References[]

^ Driver overview
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ ”Obituary J. P. Wakefield and N. G. Wilson” in The Motor, vol. 81 (London Temple Press Limited, 1942) p. 239

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[1] Driver overview

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] ”Obituary J. P. Wakefield and N. G. Wilson” in The Motor, vol. 81 (London Temple Press Limited, 1942) p. 239

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