- Peter Ryan (driver)
Former F1 driver
Name = Peter Ryan
Nationality = flagicon|Canada|1957 Canadian
Years = F1|1961
Team(s) = non-works Lotus
Races = 1
Championships = 0
Wins = 0
Podiums = 0
Points = 0
Poles = 0
Fastest laps = 0
First race =1961 United States Grand Prix
First win =
Last win =
Last race =1961 United States Grand Prix Peter Ryan (born
June 10 ,1940 inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania - diedJuly 2 ,1962 ) was an American-born Canadian racecar driver fromQuebec . He had a shortFormula One career. He participated in one Grand Prix, debuting onOctober 8 ,1961 . He scored no championship points.Ryan's successes came in sports cars racing in
Canada , the US and Nassau. He was recognized as a star in the making and after winning numerous races in Canada was given a factory Lotus drive in the Formula Two race at Rheims where he died in a practice crash onJuly 2 ,1962 .Peter Ryan was inducted into the
Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame as one of the initial inductees in 1993. He was also the most recent Canadian winner of theCanadian Grand Prix , winning it in 1961, when it was a non-Championship race.Complete Formula One results
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External links
* [http://www.cmhf.ca/ Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame]
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