John Peter Wakefield

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

Wakefield wins in Naples on 28 May 1939

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.[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
  1. "Driver overview". Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2007.
  2. "Welcome to the web site of the Maserati Club". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2007.
  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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