Doug Whiteford
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Doug Whiteford was an Australian racing driver.
Whiteford was best known as a competitor in the Australian Grand Prix
which he won three times in four years. He was fondly remember for his Talbot-Lago
T26 Formula One
car which he used to win his second and third Grands Prix. His third win was at the first Albert Park street circuit
which today hosts the modern Australian Grand Prix. Whiteford first contested the Australian Grand Prix in 1939 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
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Doug Whiteford died in 1979.
Whiteford was best known as a competitor in the Australian Grand Prix
Australian Grand Prix
The Australian Grand Prix is a motor race held annually and is held to be the pinnacle of motor racing in Australia. The Grand Prix is the oldest surviving motor racing competition held in Australia having been held 76 times since it was first run at Phillip Island in 1928. Since 1985 the race has...
which he won three times in four years. He was fondly remember for his Talbot-Lago
Talbot-Lago
Talbot-Lago was a French automobile manufacturer based in Suresnes, Hauts de Seine, outside of Paris.-Origins:The Anglo-French STD combine collapsed in 1935. The French Talbot company was acquired and reorganised by a Venetian born engineer called Anthony Lago and after that, the Talbot-Lago...
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Formula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
car which he used to win his second and third Grands Prix. His third win was at the first Albert Park street circuit
Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit
The Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit is a street circuit around Albert Park Lake, only a few kilometres south of central Melbourne. It is used annually as a racetrack for the Australian Grand Prix and associated support races.-Design:...
which today hosts the modern Australian Grand Prix. Whiteford first contested the Australian Grand Prix in 1939 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
John Roxburgh (racing driver)
John Roxburgh, was an Australian racing driver, and motor sports administrator.Roxburgh's career was highlighted by taking victory in the original 1960 Armstrong 500 , co-driving a Vauxhall Cresta with Frank Coad...
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Doug Whiteford died in 1979.