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David Piper (racing driver)

British racing driver (born 1930)

Field	Value
name	David Piper
image	David Piper.JPG
caption	Piper in 2011
nationality	GBR British
birth_date
years	–
teams	non-works Lotus
races	3 (2 starts)
championships	0
wins	0
podiums	0
points	0
poles	0
fastest_laps	0
first_race	1959 British Grand Prix
last_race	1960 British Grand Prix

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the racing driver

David Ruff Piper (born 2 December 1930) is a British former Formula One and sports car racing driver from England. He participated in 3 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 18 July 1959.

Racing career

Early career and Formula One

Piper was born in Edgware, Middlesex and began his career in the mid-1950s by competing in sprints and hill-climbs, before beginning circuit racing with a Lotus Eleven. He then moved up to a Lotus 16 which he used in 1959 and 1960 to compete in both Formula One and Formula Two, by means of changing engines as appropriate. His best result with the car was a second place in the Lady Wigram Trophy, in 1960, behind Jack Brabham in a Cooper.

In 1961, Piper competed in European Formula Junior alongside Jo Siffert but drove the Gilby F1 car in the Gold Cup. He also competed in non-championship races in 1962, but had become disenchanted with single-seater racing and moved into sports car racing initially with a Ferrari 250 GTO.

Later career

Between 1962 and 1970, Piper raced frequently in many locations worldwide using his personally owned Ferraris and, later, Porsches. He was moderately successful and gained a reputation for reliability and consistency.

Piper's personal sport cars of the period are typically painted in bright green, originally from his BP sponsor which replaced Esso after the Suez Crisis; eventually Piper liked the color and made it his own, having never liked the classic British racing green.

Piper crashed a Porsche 917 during the 1970 shooting of the film Le Mans and lost part of one leg.

Piper later raced his personal, green, Porsche 917 and other cars in historic events.

Racing record

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3
1959	MON	500	NED	FRA	GBR
Ret	GER	POR	ITA	USA
1960	ARG	MON	500	NED	BEL	FRA
DNS	GBR
12	POR	ITA	USA

Complete British Saloon Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4
1970	BRH
DNS	SNE
7	THR	SIL	CRY
2†	SIL	SIL	CRO	BRH	OUL	BRH	BRH
1978	SIL	OUL	THR	BRH	SIL	DON	MAL
Ret†	BRH	DON	BRH	THR	OUL

† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class
Pos.	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970
USA North American Racing Team	USA Masten Gregory	Ferrari 250 GTO/LMB	GT 3.0	312	6th	3rd
USA North American Racing Team	AUT Jochen Rindt	Ferrari 250 LM	P 4.0	0	DNF	DNF
GBR Maranello Concessionaires	SWE Jo Bonnier	Ferrari 365 P2	P 5.0	101	DNF	DNF
GBR Maranello Concessionaires	GBR Richard Attwood	Ferrari 365 P2	P 5.0	33	DNF	DNF
GBR JW Automotive Engineering	USA Dick Thompson	Mirage M1	P +5.0	59	DNF	DNF
GBR David Piper	GBR Richard Attwood	Ferrari 250 LM	S 5.0	302	7th	2nd
ITA SpA Ferrari SEFAC	MEX Pedro Rodriguez	Ferrari 312P Coupé	P 3.0	223	DNF	DNF
FIN AAW Racing Team	NLD Gijs van Lennep	Porsche 917K	S 5.0	112	DNF	DNF

Gallery

File:1969-06-01 Porsche 917.jpg|alt=A black and white picture of a racing sports car.|Piper/Gardner, Porsche 917, 1969 ADAC 1000 km Nürburgring. File:Lola T70 Mk3B Mallory Park.JPG|alt=A picture of a green racing sports car on a track with a lake in the background |One of Piper's distinctive green cars; a Lola T70 Mk3B at Mallory Park File:Porsche 917 front side David Piper.JPG|alt=A picture of a green racing sports car from the front in an indoor setting|Piper's Porsche 917 which he has owned from new. File:Porsche_917_side_David_Piper.JPG|alt=A picture of a green racing sports car from the side in an indoor setting|Piper's Porsche 917.

References

Jenkins, Richard. "The World Championship drivers - Where are they now?". OldRacingCars.com.
Small, Steve. (1994). "The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who". Guinness.
Widdows, Rob. (August 2007). "David Piper: Forever green driving force".
"Le Mans 24 Hours June 13, 1970 cont.". www.a2zracer.com.
"British Saloon Car Championship".

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