Doug Whiteford


Douglas Seymour Whiteford was an Australian racing driver.
Whiteford raced from the mid-1930s through to 1975 with a short period of inactivity during the 1960s. He was best known as a competitor in the Australian Grand Prix which he won three times in four years. He raced a Talbot-Lago T26 Formula One car which he used to win his second and third Grands Prix. His third win was at the first Melbourne [Grand Prix Circuit|Albert Park street circuit] which today hosts the modern Australian Grand Prix. Whiteford first contested the Australian Grand Prix in 1948 and continued to compete in the race regularly up to 1961 with a final appearance in the 1964 event. Whiteford also raced touring cars well into the 1970s. As a regular member of the Datsun Racing Team he was a fixture in small capacity Datsuns, usually as partner to John Roxburgh.
Doug Whiteford died on 15 January 1979.

Career results

SeasonSeries / racePositionCarEntrant
1950Australian Grand Prix1stFord V8 SpecialD. Whiteford
1950 [New South Wales 100|1950]New South Wales 1001stFord V8 Special
1951Redex 50 Mile Championship1stTalbot-Lago T26C
1952Australian Grand Prix1stTalbot-Lago T26C
1953Australian Grand Prix1stTalbot-Lago T26C
1955Argus Trophy1stTalbot-Lago
1955Moomba TT1stTriumph TR2
1956Moomba TT5thTriumph TR2
1957Australian Drivers' Championship11thMaserati 300S
1957 [Victorian Tourist Trophy|1957]Victorian Tourist Trophy1stMaserati 300SD Whiteford
1958Australian Drivers' Championship5thMaserati 300S
1958Victorian Tourist Trophy1stMaserati 300SD Whiteford
1959Australian Drivers' Championship6thMaserati 300S
1960Australian Drivers' Championship13thCooper T51 Climax
1960Australian Tourist Trophy2ndMaserati 300S