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David Purley Formula 1 driver
F1 David Purley profile

David Purley Formula 1 driver

F1 seasons
David Purley
NationalityGREAT BRITAIN
HometownBognor Regis
Date of birth1945 January 26
Date of death1985 July 02
First Race Monte Carlo 1973
Last Race Silverstone 1977
Year active1973 » 1974, 1977
Grands Prix entered11
Teams3
Seasons3
Circuits10
Best race starting position 16 X 1
Best race finishing position 9 X 1
Victories0
Podiums0
Pole positions0
First row start0
Fastest lap0
Points finishes0
Points0

Championship position

Starting grid positions

Final race positions

Positions heatmap (starting grid / final race)

Statistics by age

Average pole and final position by age

More statistics by age for David Purley


Career chart profile

Seasons: nr of season from first GP until the last.

Juan Manuel Fangio started in 1950 and had last race in 1958. But he skipped 1952 season.

#Grand Prix: nr of GrandPrix in all seasons.

100% for Kimi Raikkonen even he did not start in 2010 and 2011 but in those seasons there were no new GrandPrix except in the other seasons he started

not 100% for Damon Hill. At debut in 1982 did not start the first three GP. In that season was the last race GP Kyalami.

GP entered: total number of races from all seasons.

Not 100% if a driver did not start at least a race, or entered in all but skip a season

Victories, Podiums, Pole positions, Fastest laps, Finish in points: percentage from total race entrance

Points: percentage from total points he could get if win all races, and bonus if availabe(ex 1 point for fastest lap)

David Purley, F1 teammates

SeasonChamp
Position
Points Teammate(s)Race
entries
Vict.Poles PodiumsFastLap
1977 5
1976
1975
1974 1
1973 Mike Beuttler compare drivers, Jean-Pierre Jarier compare drivers, James Hunt compare drivers, Roger Williamson compare drivers 5