Skip to content
flyinglap
  • Formula 1
  • Extra Championship
  • Grand Prix
  • Pre Grand Prix
  • Other Series
  • Ranking
  • Cars
  • GPs
  • GPs Pre 1950
  • Unraced cars
  • About
Menu

David Purley

F1
SummaryStatisticsTeamsPositionsTeam MatesYear by YearRanking by season

Name David Purley
Country Great Britain Great Britain
Place of Birth Bognor Regis, West Sussex
Date of Birth 26/01/1945
Date of Death 02/07/1985
First Race Grand Prix de Monaco 03/06/1973
Last Race Grand Prix de France 03/07/1977
Best Qualifying 16th – British Grand Prix 14/07/1973
Best Result 9th – Gran Premio d’Italia 09/09/1973

Races 13
Race Starts 7
Drivers’ Titles 0
Victories 0
Poles 0
Fastest Laps 0
Podiums 0
Points 0
Average Points 0.00
Laps 248
Laps Led 0

March (1973), Token (1974), LEC (1977)

9th1 Time
13th1 Time
14th1 Time
15th1 Time
DNF3 Times
DNA2 Times
DNPQ1 Time
DNQ2 Times
DNS1 Time

SeasonTeamTeam MateBest PosPointsWinsPolesPositionQualifying
1973MarchJames Hunt930800002525
Jean-Pierre Jarier9120000002323
Mike Beuttler9110000004224
Reine Wisell37210000000101
Roger Williamson19200000001111

Year Team Engine Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Laps Laps Leading Laps Points Avg Pts
1977 Great Britain LEC Ford Cosworth 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 142 0 0 0.00
1973 Great Britain March Ford Cosworth 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 106 0 0 0.00
1974 Great Britain Token Ford Cosworth 0 0 0

197319741977
28th58th39th

Extra Championship
SummaryStatisticsTeamsPositionsTeam MatesYear by Year

Name David Purley
Country Great Britain Great Britain
Place of Birth Bognor Regis, West Sussex
Date of Birth 26/01/1945
Date of Death 02/07/1985
First Race Rothmans 50,000 28/08/1972
Last Race Race of Champions 20/03/1977
Best Qualifying 12th – Race of Champions 16/03/1975
Best Result 6th – Race of Champions 20/03/1977

Races 5
Race Starts 3
Victories 0
Poles 0
Fastest Laps 0
Podiums 0
Laps 143
Laps Led 0

March (1972), Connew (1972), Chevron (1975), Surtees (1976), LEC (1977)

6th1 Time
DNF1 Time
NC1 Time
DNA1 Time
DNS1 Time

SeasonTeamTeam MateBest PosPointsWinsPolesPositionQualifying
1972MarchGerry Birrell2240000000101
Henri Pescarolo2230000000101
James Hunt2250000000101
John Cannon22300000001001
Vern Schuppan22290000001010
1976SurteesAlan Jones2120000000101

Year Team Engine Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Laps Laps Leading Laps Points Avg Pts
1977 Great Britain LEC Ford Cosworth 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 0.00
1975 United States Chevron Ford 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 0.00
1972 Great Britain Connew
Great Britain March
Great Britain March
Ford Cosworth
Ford
Ford Cosworth
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 0 0 0.00
1976 Great Britain Surtees Ford Cosworth 0 0 0

All
SummaryStatistics

Name David Purley
Country Great Britain Great Britain
Place of Birth Bognor Regis, West Sussex
Date of Birth 26/01/1945
Date of Death 02/07/1985
First Race Mallory Park 21/03/1976
Last Race Tribute to James 07/11/1976
First Pole Mallory Park 21/03/1976
Last Pole Evening News Trophy 30/08/1976
First Win Mallory Park 21/03/1976
Last Win Tribute to James 07/11/1976
First Podium Mallory Park 21/03/1976
Last Podium Tribute to James 07/11/1976

Races 35
Race Starts 27
Victories 6
Poles 4
Fastest Laps 7
Podiums 7
Points 189
Laps 1019
Laps Led 0

Teams
LEC Refrigeration Racing - 1976 (NC)LEC Refrigeration Racing - 1977

Team: LEC Refrigeration Racing

Number: 40

Embed from Getty Images

Team: LEC Refrigeration Racing

Number: 31

  • Post category:Drivers
Tags: David Purley

Read more articles

Marco Micangeli
LEC

ON THIS DAY

  • Johnny Cecotto born in 1956.
  • Henri Louveau born in 1910.
  • Heinz Schiller born in 1930.
  • Toni Ulmen born in 1906.
  • Luca Badoer born in 1971.
  • Frank Matich born in 1935.
  • René le Bègue born in 1914.
  • Franco Cornacchia born in 1907.
  • Toni Bauhofer born in 1892.
  • Martin de Alzaga born in 1901.
  • Henrique Casini died in 1981.
  • Eric Forrest Greene died in 1954.
  • Vernon Balls died in 1975.
  • Federico Fisauli died in 1990.
  • Clément-Auguste Martin died in 1991.
  • Arthur Waite died in 1991.
  • Clifford Earp died in 1921.
  • Niki Lauda won the Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1976.
  • Bruce McLaren won the Teretonga International 1964.
  • Piers Courage won the Teretonga International 1969.
  • Giuseppe Farina won the Gran Premio General San Martín 1948.

CATEGORIES

ARCHIVE

NEXT RACE

Close Menu