Peter Gethin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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racecar driver
Date of Birth: 21-Feb-1940
Place of Birth: Ewell, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 05-Dec-2011
Profession: Formula One driver
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Peter Gethin
- Peter Kenneth Gethin (21 February 1940 in Ewell, Surrey, United Kingdom – 5 December 2011) was a British racing driver from England.
- He participated in 31 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 21 June 1970.
- He won the 1971 Italian Grand Prix in the fastest average speed in Formula One history, but this was his only podium finish.
- Gethin also participated in numerous non-Championship Formula One races, winning the 1971 World Championship Victory Race and the 1973 Race of Champions. Gethin also raced for Team McLaren in the 1970 Canadian-American Challenge Cup series, driving the McLaren M8D that had been driven by Dan Gurney in the first three races of the season.
- Gethin won one race and finished third in the 1970 championship.
- In 1974 Gethin won the Tasman Series, a Formula 5000 series held in Australia and New Zealand.
- Gethin drove a Chevron B24 Chevrolet.
- Gethin later ran a Formula 3000 team.
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