Ken Wharton

Frederick Charles Kenneth Wharton was a British racing driver from England. He competed in off-road trials, hillclimbs, and rallying, and also raced sports cars and single-seaters. He began racing in the new National 500cc Formula in his own special, and later acquired a Cooper. His World Championship Grand Prix debut was at the 1952 Swiss event, run to Formula 2 regulations, where he started from 13th position on the grid and finished fourth. He participated in a total of 15 World Championship Grands Prix, from which he scored three championship points.