Wharton, Ken (GB)

b 21/3/1916 (Smethwick) - d 12/1/1957 (Ardmore, NZ)

1950 - won at Zandvoort in Cooper-JAP
1951 - British hill climb champion
1952 - 4 F1 GP (Scuderia Franera - Frazer Nash), 3 points, J13th. (4th Swiss 
       GP). British hill climb champion
1953 - 5 F1 GP (own entrant - Cooper-Bristol), 0 points. ret=2. British hill
       climb champion
1954 - 5 F1 GP (Owen Racing/BRM), 0 points. (6th Swiss GP). DNS Germany,
       withdrawn in practice. British hill climb champion. Won Glover Trophy.
       Won Reims 12hrs (Jaguar) with Whitehead
1955 - 2 F1 GP (Vandervell), 0 points. ret=1
1956 - 3rd in Australian Tourist Trophy at Melbourne (Ferrari Monza)
1957 - Killed after crashing Ferrari Monza at Ardmore, New Zealand