Biography
Kenneth McAlpine was born in Cobham, Surrey, on 21 September 1920. He made his Formula One World Championship debut on 19 July 1952 at the British Grand Prix, driving for Connaught alongside team-mate Kenneth Downing. In all he started seven World Championship races for Connaught: two in 1952, four in 1953 and one in 1955.
The Connaught team was based at Send in Surrey. In 1955 Tony Brooks won the Syracuse Grand Prix for the team. That same year McAlpine shared a Connaught ALSR with Eric Thompson at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and they retired after six hours with engine failure. The team was broken up in 1957. McAlpine died on 8 April 2023 at the age of 102.
Source: Wikipedia, “Kenneth McAlpine”. Text licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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