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David Purley
full name David Charles Purley nationality British born January 26, 1945 hometown Bognor Regis, West Sussex died July 2, 1985 place of death off Bognor Regis, West Sussex
Racing highlights
1976
1st
ShellSPORT 5000 European Championship
1974
2nd
XXI Macau Grand Prix
1974
2nd
Formula 2 Rouen-les-Essarts Grand Prix
1973
3rd
BP British Formula Atlantic Series
Racing career summary
Races entered
115
Wins
13
Podiums
31
Pole positions
11
Fastest laps
8
Race win percentage
11.3%
Podium percentage
27%
Disclaimer: the data and summaries are all taken from the data available in the career details section further below on this page. If you know of things missing or have corrections, please log in and submit them.
Career overview – years in numbers
The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the Career details further below on the page. Seasons spanning over two years (for example 2013-14 championships) have their race results accounted for in the year the championship ends.
1979
Racing
4 races
0 wins
0 podiums
0 pole position
0 fastest race laps
1977
Racing
4 races
0 wins
0 podiums
0 pole position
0 fastest race laps
1976
Racing
18 races
6 wins
7 podiums
4 pole position
7 fastest race laps
1975
Racing
18 races
2 wins
5 podiums
2 pole position
0 fastest race laps
1974
Racing
12 races
0 wins
4 podiums
1 pole positions
0 fastest race laps
1973
Racing
25 races
5 wins
12 podiums
3 pole position
0 fastest race laps
1972
Racing
15 races
0 wins
1 podium
1 pole positions
0 fastest race laps
1971
Racing
19 races
0 wins
2 podiums
0 pole position
1 fastest race lap
1970
Racing
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Career details – the racing career of David Purley