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Peter Arundell

Peter John Arundell (8 November 1933[1] – 16 June 2009) was a British racing driver from England, who raced in Formula One for Team Lotus. He participated in 13 World Championship Grands Prix, scoring 12 championship points.

Peter Arundell
Peter Arundell in 1968
Born(1933-11-08)8 November 1933
Ilford, Essex, England, UK
Died16 June 2009(2009-06-16) (aged 75)
near King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, UK
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Active years1963–1964, 1966
TeamsLotus
Entries13 (11 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums2
Career points12
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1963 French Grand Prix
Last entry1966 Mexican Grand Prix

Born in Ilford, Essex, Arundell became a professional racing driver after finishing his time in the Royal Air Force, competing in Elva and Lotus cars. He won an early Formula Junior race held in England, the John Davy Trophy at the Boxing Day Brands Hatch meeting in an Elva-D.K.W. in 1959.[2] In 1962 he won the British Formula Junior championship in a Lotus 22, and also in 1963 in a Lotus 27. He also won the Monaco Formula Junior race in 1961 and 1962. He won the last Formula Junior race held in England, the Anglo-European Formula Junior Trophy, also at Brands Hatch, in September 1963, in a Lotus 27-Ford.[3]

He marked his arrival in the Formula One World Championship in 1964 with two podium finishes. He was regarded as a strong prospect for the future and a great supporting driver for World Champion Jim Clark.[4]

In 1964, while racing in Formula Two at Reims-Gueux, he had a spin and was hit at high speed by Richie Ginther; Arundell was thrown from the car in the impact, which resulted in him missing most of the 1965 season. Lotus boss Colin Chapman saved his place in the team for 1966, with Arundell finishing third on his comeback in the non-championship South African Grand Prix at East London on 1 January 1966.[5] He did not enjoy any great success and at the end of that year he retired from Formula One, having started only 11 races.[6]

He retired from racing altogether in 1969, and later moved to Florida, where he set up a software company.

Racing record

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Complete Formula One World Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 WDC Points
1963 Team Lotus Lotus 25 Climax V8 MON BEL NED FRA
DNS 		GBR GER ITA USA MEX RSA NC 0
1964 Team Lotus Lotus 25 Climax V8 MON
3 		NED
3 		BEL
9 		FRA
4 		GBR GER AUT ITA USA MEX 8th 11
1966 Team Lotus Lotus 43 BRM H16 MON BEL
DNS 		FRA
Ret 		17th 1
Lotus 33 BRM V8 GBR
Ret 		NED
Ret 		GER
12 		ITA
8 		MEX
7
Climax V8 USA
6
Source:[7]

Non-Championship Formula One results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
1961 Team Lotus Lotus 18 Climax Straight-4 LOM GLV PAU BRX VIE AIN SYR NAP LON SIL SOL
DNS 		KAN DAN MOD FLG OUL LEW VAL RAN NAT RSA
1962 Team Lotus Lotus 21 Climax Straight-4 CAP BRX LOM
DNA 		LAV GLV PAU AIN INT NAP
Lotus 24 Climax V8 MAL
DNA 		CLP SOL
DNA 		KAN MED
DNA 		DAN OUL RAN NAT
BRM V8 RMS
Ret1
1963 Team Lotus Lotus 25 Climax V8 LOM GLV PAU IMO SYR AIN INT
DNA 		ROM SOL
2 		KAN MED AUT
DNS 		OUL
DNA 		RAN
1964 Team Lotus Lotus 25 Climax V8 DMT
Ret 		NWT
2 		SYR
3 		AIN
3 		INT
3 		SOL MED RAN
1966 Team Lotus Lotus 33 Climax V8 RSA
3 		SYR INT OUL
DNS2
Source:[8]
1 Following problems with his own car, Jim Clark took over Arundell's car but then ran out of fuel.
2 The engine in Jim Clark's Lotus 43 blew up during practice and Clark took over Arundell's car.

Complete British Saloon Car Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 DC Pts Class
1964 Team Lotus Ford Cortina Lotus B SNE
Ret 		GOO
3 		OUL AIN
4 		SIL
5 		CRY
2† 		BRH OUL 5th 24 2nd
1966 Team Lotus Ford Cortina Lotus C SNE
5 		GOO
5 		SIL
3 		CRY
Ret† 		BRH BRH
3 		OUL
6† 		BRH
2 		3rd 38 1st
1968 Alan Mann Racing Ford Escort TC C BRH THR SIL CRY
Ret† 		MAL
4† 		BRH SIL
26 		CRO OUL BRH BRH 38th 4 10th
Source:[9]

† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.

References

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  1. ^ "Driver: Arundell, Peter". Autocourse Grand Prix Archive. Archived from the original on 21 February 2006. Retrieved 27 November 2007.
  2. ^ Motor Sport, February 1960, Page 109. See also cover photograph.
  3. ^ The Autocar, September 1963, Pages 514, 540.
  4. ^ "Peter Arundell". lastingtribute.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 June 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
  5. ^ Motor Sport, February 1966, Page 90.
  6. ^ "Peter Arundell Profile - Drivers - GP Encyclopedia - F1 History on Grandprix.com". Grandprix.com. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  7. ^ Small, Steve (2000). "Peter Arundell". Grand Prix Who's Who (Third ed.). Reading, Berkshire: Travel Publishing. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-902007-46-5. Retrieved 26 May 2022 – via Internet Archive.
  8. ^ "Peter Arundell – Involvement Non World Championship". StatsF1. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  9. ^ de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
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