Kenneth McAlpine

Template:Short description Template:About Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English {{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template other{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters | check | ignoreblank = y | unknown = Template:Main other | preview = Page using Template:Infobox F1 driver with unknown parameter "_VALUE_" | embed | child | subbox | name | Name | image | Image | image_size | upright | image_upright | alt | caption | birth_name | birth_date | birth_place | death_date | death_place | relations | relatives | nationality | Nationality | years | Years | teams | Teams | Team(s) | team | Team | engines | Engines | current_team | current team | Current team | 2025 Team | 2026 Team | car_number | car number | Car number | races | Races | championships | Championships | wins | Wins | podiums | Podiums | points | Points | poles | Poles | fastest_laps | fastest laps | Fastest laps | first_race | first race | First race | first_win | first win | First win | last_win | last win | Last win | last_race | last race | Last race | last_position | last position | Last position | last_season | last season | Last season | bf1_years | bf1 years | BF1 Years | bf1_races | bf1 races | BF1 Races | bf1_championships | bf1 championships | BF1 Championships | bf1_wins | bf1 wins | BF1 Wins | bf1_podiums | bf1 podiums | BF1 Podiums | bf1_points | bf1 points | BF1 Points | bf1_poles | bf1 poles | BF1 Poles | bf1_fastest_laps | bf1 fastest laps | BF1 Fastest laps | signature | signature_size | signature alt | signature_alt | website | module | module1 | module2 | module3 | module4 | module5 | record template1 | record template2 | record template3 | record template4 | record template5 | career template1 | career template2 | career template3 | career template4 | career template5 | updated | Updated }} Kenneth McAlpine Template:Post nominals (21 September 1920 – 8 April 2023) was a British racing driver from England.

Biography

McAlpine was born in Cobham, Surrey<ref name="WATN">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and was a grandson of Scottish civil engineer Sir Robert McAlpine, 1st Baronet.<ref name="KM2000">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He participated in seven Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 19 July 1952 at the British Grand Prix alongside fellow Connaught driver Kenneth Downing.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> During the development of the Connaught Racing Team based at Send in Surrey, McAlpine became a considerable financial backer<ref name = "KM2000" /> and enjoyed several team owner triumphs including Tony Brooks's memorable F1 victory at the 1955 Syracuse Grand Prix.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The team was eventually broken up in 1957 and cars sold off after McAlpine ceased receiving tax concessions.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

McAlpine and co-driver Eric Thompson took part in the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans driving a Connaught ALSR. They retired after 6 hours with engine failure.

After retiring from motor racing, McAlpine returned full-time to his civil engineering business and later established a successful English wine growing and bottling business at his estate in Lamberhurst, Kent.<ref name = "KM2000" /> He was also a member of The Air Squadron.Template:Citation needed

McAlpine died on 8 April 2023, at the age of 102.<ref>McAlpine. Obituary, telegraph.co.uk</ref>

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	WDC	Points
1952	Connaught Engineering	Connaught Type A	Lea Francis L4	SUI	500	BEL	FRA	GBR Template:Small	GER	NED	ITA Template:Small		NC	0
1953	Connaught Engineering	Connaught Type A	Lea Francis L4	ARG	500	NED Template:Small	BEL	FRA	GBR Template:Small	GER Template:Small	SUI	ITA Template:Small	NC	0
1955	Connaught Engineering	Connaught Type B	Alta L4	ARG	MON	500	BEL	NED	GBR Template:Small	ITA			NC	0

Non-championship results

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References

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