Drivers/United Kingdom
Ken Downing
- 1952
- DOW
- Born 5 December 1917 in Chesterton
- Died 3 May 2004
- Kenneth Henry Downing
- Starts2
- Wins00% of starts
- Podiums00% of starts
- Pole positions00× started from P1
- Fastest laps0
- Titles0best finish –
Career numbers
- Avg grid position9
- Avg finish9
- Retirement rate50%
- Pole-to-win conversion–
- Positions gained-4
- Points scored0
- Longest winning streak–
- Longest podium streak–
- Longest points-scoring streak–
- TeamsConnaught (1952)
Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.
Season by season
Every race
2 entries. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryBritish Grand Prix 1952P9 · Connaught
- Last startDutch Grand Prix 1952DNF · Connaught
All 2 races, season by season
| Year | Race | Team | Grid | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | British Grand Prix | Connaught | 5 | P9 | |
| Dutch Grand Prix | Connaught | 13 | DNF |
Against team-mates
Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.
| Team-mate | Years | Races | Qualifying | Quali gap | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Poore | 1952 | 0:1 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 3 | Compare |
| Eric Thompson | 1952 | 0:1 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 2 | Compare |
| Kenneth McAlpine | 1952 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Ken Downing came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.