Peter Westbury

Peter Westbury
	BRM
Entries	2 (1 start)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1969 German Grand Prix
Last entry	1970 United States Grand Prix

Peter Westbury (26 May 1938 – 7 December 2015)

BRM,^[2]

after an engine failure.

Early in his racing career he campaigned a homebuilt special called the M.G.W., graduating to a

Ferguson Research Ltd. Westbury also drove the Ferguson P99 in the 1964 Brighton Speed Trials and at the First International Drag Festival, a series of six events held in England that year, where the car covered the standing-start quarter mile in 11.01 seconds.^[4] He also drove a Lotus 23-BRM sports car at the Drag Festival.^[5]

During 1965 Westbury developed the Felday-BRM 4 sports car with four-wheel-drive. The car won on its debut at Brands Hatch on Boxing Day, 26 December 1965, driven by Mac Daghorn.^[6] At Mallory Park on 13 March 1966, Peter Westbury and Mac Daghorn shared the car, each winning a race.^[7] Jim Clark raced the Felday 4 in the Guards Trophy at Brands Hatch on 29 August 1966.^[8] The Felday 5 sports car was fitted with a 7-litre Ford Galaxie engine and four wheel drive,^[9] but only raced briefly. The Felday 6 was a 4.7-litre Ford-powered hillclimb single-seater, with rear wheel drive, built for Tony Griffiths.

In 1967 Westbury raced a Brabham-Ford

Clermont-Ferrand circuit in France.^[11] The same year he resuscitated the old BRM P67 four-wheel-drive F1 car, designed by Mike Pilbeam

in 1964, for David Good to campaign in the British Hill Climb Championship. The car led the series at the half-way mark, but then passed into the hands of Peter Lawson, who revamped it for 1968. The car was a dominant winner of the series in 1968.

Racing record

Complete British Saloon Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pos.	Pts	Class
1969	Duncan Hamilton Racing	Ford Escort TC	C	BRH	SIL	SNE	THR	SIL 10	CRY	MAL	CRO	SIL	OUL	BRH	BRH	38th	2	14th
Source:^[12]

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	WDC	Points
1969	Felday Engineering Ltd	Brabham BT30 (F2)	Straight-4	RSA	ESP	MON	NED	FRA	GBR	GER 9	ITA	CAN	USA	MEX			NC	0
1970	Yardley Team BRM	BRM P153	BRM V12	RSA	ESP	MON	BEL	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA DNQ	MEX	NC	0

References

^ "Peter Westbury". Retrieved 29 July 2019.
^ Grand Prix chance, By Eric Dymock, The Guardian, 1 October 1970, Page 25.
^ Motor Sport, October 1962, Page 810.
^ Motor Sport, March 1966, Page 172.
^ Hot Rod Magazine, January 1965, Pages 54, 55.
^ Motor Sport, February 1966, Page 90, also cover photograph.
^ Motor Sport, April 1966, Page 270.
^ Motor Sport, October 1966, Page 905.
^ The Autocar, 26 August 1966, Page 462.
^ The Autocar, 18 May 1967, Page 53.
^ Motor Sport, August 1967, Page 715.
^ de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 16 November 2022.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Arthur Owen	British Hill Climb Champion 1963–1964	Succeeded by Tony Marsh

[1] "Peter Westbury". Retrieved 29 July 2019.

[2] Grand Prix chance, By Eric Dymock, The Guardian, 1 October 1970, Page 25.

[3] Motor Sport, October 1962, Page 810.

[4] Motor Sport, March 1966, Page 172.

[5] Hot Rod Magazine, January 1965, Pages 54, 55.

[6] Motor Sport, February 1966, Page 90, also cover photograph.

[7] Motor Sport, April 1966, Page 270.

[8] Motor Sport, October 1966, Page 905.

[9] The Autocar, 26 August 1966, Page 462.

[10] The Autocar, 18 May 1967, Page 53.

[11] Motor Sport, August 1967, Page 715.

[12] Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 16 November 2022.

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