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Kenneth McAlpine

  • 1952–1955
  • MCA
  • Born 21 September 1920 in Cobham
  • Died 8 April 2023

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Career numbers

  • Avg grid position16.7
  • Avg finish14.5
  • Retirement rate71%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained+4
  • Points scored0
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak–
  • Longest points-scoring streak–
  • TeamsConnaught (1952–1953, 1955)

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.

The career at a glance

4 1952: 2 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1953: 4 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1955: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1952195319554 1952: 2 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1953: 4 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1955: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 195219531955
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1952Connaught20–
1953Connaught40–
1955Connaught10–

Every race

7 entries. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.

All 7 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1952British Grand PrixConnaught17P16
Italian Grand PrixConnaught22DNF
1953Dutch Grand PrixConnaught14DNF
British Grand PrixConnaught13DNF
German Grand PrixConnaught16P13
Italian Grand PrixConnaught18NC
1955British Grand PrixConnaught17DNF

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-mateYearsRacesQualifyingQuali gapPoints
Roy Salvadori19530:01:3+1.17%0 : 0Compare
Johnny Claes19530:03:0−5.41%0 : 0Compare
Dennis Poore19520:10:2–0 : 3Compare
Birabongse Bhanudej19530:01:1–0 : 0Compare
Eric Thompson19520:10:1–0 : 2Compare
Ken Downing19520:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Tony Rolt1953–19550:00:2–0 : 0Compare
Stirling Moss1952–19530:00:2–0 : 0Compare
Ian Stewart19530:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Leslie Marr19550:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Jack Fairman19530:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Peter Walker19550:00:0–0 : 0Compare

Green: Kenneth McAlpine 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.

Strongest circuits

Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.

CircuitStartsWinsPodiumsAvg finish
Silverstone216
Monza2–