Al Pease
BornAlan Victor Pease [1]
(1921-10-15)15 October 1921
Darlington, County Durham, England, UK
Died4 May 2014(2014-05-04) (aged 92)
Sevierville, Tennessee, USA
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityCanada Canadian
Active years1967–1969
Teamsprivateer Eagle
Entries3 (2 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1967 Canadian Grand Prix
Last entry1969 Canadian Grand Prix

Alan "Al" Victor Pease (15 October 1921 – 4 May 2014) was a British-Canadian motor racing driver, who was born in Darlington, England. He holds the unusual accolade of being the only driver to be disqualified from a Formula One World Championship race due to being too slow.

Biography

Growing up in England, he joined the British Army as a young man, serving in India, Rhodesia and Egypt. After his service, he emigrated to the United States, then Canada, in the 1960s; after a brief career as an illustrator, he took up motorsports.[2]

He participated in three Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 27 August 1967. He is the only competitor disqualified from a World Championship race, the 1969 Canadian Grand Prix, for being too slow. He was black-flagged after a series of on-track incidents, the last involving Matra driver Jackie Stewart. In response, Matra owner, Ken Tyrrell, protested to the officials and had Pease disqualified. At the time, he had completed 22 laps in an uncompetitive car while the leaders had finished 46.[3] His Formula One career was limited to three Canadian Grands Prix, consisting of a non-classification (1967, finishing 43 laps behind the leaders), a failure to start (engine trouble in 1968), and a disqualification (1969), this being notable because he is the only driver to have been disqualified for driving too slowly.

Despite the brief duration of his Formula One career, Pease was highly successful in domestic Canadian motor sport competitions, and was inducted as a member of the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 1998.[4]

He died on 4 May 2014 at his home in Tennessee.[5]

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 WDC Pts
1967 Castrol Oils Ltd. Eagle Mk1 Climax Straight-4 RSA MON NED BEL FRA GBR GER CAN
NC		 ITA USA MEX NC 0
1968 Castrol Oils Ltd. Eagle Mk1 Climax Straight-4 RSA ESP MON BEL NED FRA GBR GER ITA CAN
DNS		 USA MEX NC 0
1969 John Maryon Eagle Mk1 Climax Straight-4 RSA ESP MON NED FRA GBR GER ITA CAN
DSQ		 USA MEX NC 0

References

  1. ↑ "Obituary information for Alan "Al" Victor Pease". www.atchleyfuneralhome.com. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  2. ↑ Jenkins, Richard. "The World Championship drivers - Where are they now?". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 29 July 2007.
  3. ↑ Edmondson, Laurence (5 February 2010). "Drivers who failed to make the grade". ESPN. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Interview: Al Pease". Vintage Racecar. May 2014. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Sixties F1 racer Al Pease dies". eurosport.com. 6 May 2014. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
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