John Peter Wakefield, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Peter Wakefield

British racing car driver

Date of Birth: 05-Apr-1915

Place of Birth: Marylebone, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 24-Apr-1942

Profession: aircraft pilot, racing automobile driver

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

John Peter "Johnny" Wakefield (5 April 1915 in Marylebone, London - 24 April 1942 in Wargrave, Berkshire) was an English racing car driver.He debuted in a British Alta (1936), next year in a Maserati 6CM at Gran Premio di Firenze, 10th place (1937), ran a British ERA (1938), and became the second to own a Maserati 4CL (1939), in which he won Grand Prix of Naples, French GP at Picardie and Grand Prix de l´Albigeois, being second at Rheims, and third at Prix de Berne.He joined the Fleet Air Arm and died in a flying accident.