Bill Whitehouse

Race car driver, Deceased Person

1909 – 1957

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Who was Bill Whitehouse?

Bill Whitehouse was a British racing driver from England.

Bill started racing in a Cooper 500 in 1949 in 500 cc Car Club National races. 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 17 July 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.

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Born
Apr 1, 1909
London
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Died
Jul 14, 1957
Reims-Gueux

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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