Bill Whitehouse (born 1 April 1909 and died 14 July 1957) was a British racing driver. He participated in the 1954 British Grand Prix in a privately entered Connaught, but failed to finish the race. He was later killed in a Formula Two crash at Reims.
Whitehouse began his racing career in Formula 3 during 1949. He also owned a garage in England. He participated in a variety of non-championship Formula One races in a privateer between 1951 and 1957, developing a friendship with Bernie Ecclestone.
In 1954, he entered his Connaught car into the British Grand Prix, suffering a fuel system failure late in the race.
In 1957, he and his Brian entered cars into a Formula Two race at the Reims Circuit in France. Bill's car suffered a mechanical issue in practice, but he borrowed a car by fellow driver Roy Salvadori. Early in the race, his car rolled and caught fire. He was killed in the crash.
Formula One Statistical Overview[]
Formula One Record[]
| Year | Entrant | Team | WDC Points | WDC Pos. |
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| 1954 |  Bill Whitehouse
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Connaught-Lea-Francis | 0 | NC |
Career Statistics[]
| Entries | 1 |
| Starts | 1 |
| Pole Positions | 0 |
| Sprint Poles | 0 |
| Front Row Starts | 0 |
| Race Wins | 0 |
| Sprint Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Sprint Podiums | 0 |
| Fastest Laps | 0 |
| Sprint Fastest Laps | 0 |
| Points | 0 |
| Laps Raced | 63 |
| Distance Raced | 297 km (185 mi) |
Career Results[]
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| Symbol | Meaning | Symbol | Meaning | ||
| 1st | Winner | Ret | Retired | ||
| 2nd | Podium finish | DSQ | Disqualified | ||
| 3rd | DNQ | Did not qualify | |||
| 5th | Points finish | DNPQ | Did not pre-qualify | ||
| 14th | Non-points finish | TD | Test driver | ||
| Italics | Scored point(s) for Fastest Lap | DNS | Did not start | ||
| 18th† | Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance) | NC | Non-classified finish (<90% race distance) | ||
| 4thP | Qualified for pole position | [+] More Symbols | |||
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