Kenneth McAlpine (born 21 September 1920 in Cobham, Surrey, England, UK) is a British former racing driver and businessman who competed in Formula One in the 1950s. A financial backer of the Connaught team, he competed in seven championship races from 1952 and 1955 and 22 non-championship races between 1951 and 1955. While he failed to score any championship points, he did achieve two podiums in non-championship events in the 1952 Newcastle Journal Trophy (2nd) and the 1954 Lavant Cup (3rd).
Outside of F1, he was a member of the McAlpine family, had a wine-growing business, and is a member of the Air Squadron.
He is currently the oldest living Formula One driver, following the death of André Guelfi in April 2016.
Formula One Career[]
Formula One Statistical Overview[]
Formula One Record[]
Year | Entrant | Team | WDC Points | WDC Pos. | Report |
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1951 | Private | Connaught-Lea-Francis | Non-Championship only | ||
1952 | Connaught Engineering Connaught Racing Syndicate Private |
Connaught-Lea-Francis | 0 pts | NC | Report |
1953 | Connaught Engineering | Connaught-Lea-Francis | 0 pts | NC | Report |
1954 | Private | Connaught-Lea-Francis | Non-Championship only | ||
1955 | Connaught Engineering | Connaught-Alta | 0 pts | NC | Report |
Career Statistics[]
Entries | 7 |
Starts | 7 |
Pole Positions | 0 |
Race Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Fastest Laps | 0 |
Points | 0 |
Laps Raced | 248 |
Distance Raced | 1,524 km (947 mi) |
Career Results[]
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Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pts | Pos | ||||||||||||
1952 | 0 | NC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
16th | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1953 | 0 | NC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Ret | Ret | 13th | NC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1954: did not compete in any Championship races | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1955 | 0 | NC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
C | Ret | C | C | C |
Key | |||||
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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 | 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 |
Notes[]
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