Peter Ryan (driver)

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 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - died July 2, 1962) was an American-born Canadian racecar driver from Quebec. He had a short Formula One career. He participated in one Grand Prix, debuting on October 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 on July 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 the Canadian 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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