Peter Arundell


Peter Arundell was a British racing driver from England, who raced in Formula One for the Lotus team. He participated in 13 World Championship Grands Prix, scoring 12 championship points.
Born in Ilford, Essex, Arundell became a professional racing driver after finishing his time in the Royal Air Force, competing in Elva and Lotus cars. He won an early Formula Junior race held in England, the John Davy Trophy at the Boxing Day Brands Hatch meeting in an Elva-D.K.W. in 1959. In 1962 he won the British Formula Junior championship in a Lotus 22, and also in 1963 in a Lotus 27. He also won the Monaco Formula Junior race in 1961 and 1962. He won the last Formula Junior race held in England, the Anglo-European Formula Junior Trophy, also at Brands Hatch, in September 1963, in a Lotus 27-Ford.
He marked his arrival in the Formula One World Championship in 1964 with two podium finishes. He was regarded as a strong prospect for the future and a great supporting driver for World Champion Jim Clark.
In 1964, while racing in Formula Two at Reims-Gueux, he had a spin and was hit at high speed by Richie Ginther; Arundell was thrown from the car in the impact, which resulted in him missing most of the 1965 season. Lotus boss Colin Chapman saved his place in the team for 1966, with Arundell finishing third on his comeback in the non-championship South African Grand Prix at East London on 1 January 1966. He did not enjoy any great success and at the end of that year he retired from Formula One, having started only 11 races.
He retired from racing altogether in 1969, and later moved to Florida, where he set up a software company.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

YearEntrantChassisEngine12345678910WDCPoints
1963Team LotusLotus 25Climax V8MONBELNEDFRA
DNS		GBRGERITAUSAMEXRSANC0
1964Team LotusLotus 25Climax V8MON
3		NED
3		BEL
9		FRA
4		GBRGERAUTITAUSAMEX8th11
1966Team LotusLotus 43BRM H16MONBEL
DNS		FRA
Ret		17th1
1966Team LotusLotus 33BRM V8GBR
Ret		NED
Ret		GER
12		ITA
8		MEX
7		17th1
1966Team LotusLotus 33Climax V8USA
6		17th1

Non-Championship results

YearEntrantChassisEngine123456789101112131415161718192021
1961Team LotusLotus 18Climax Straight-4LOMGLVPAUBRXVIEAINSYRNAPLONSILSOL
DNS		KANDANMODFLGOULLEWVALRANNATRSA
1962Team LotusLotus 21Climax Straight-4CAPBRXLOM
DNA		LAVGLVPAUAININTNAP-
1962Team LotusLotus 24Climax V8MAL
DNA		CLPSOL
DNA		KANMED
DNA		DANOULRANNAT-
1962Team LotusLotus 24BRM V8RMS
Ret1		-
1963Team LotusLotus 25Climax V8LOMGLVPAUIMOSYRAININT
DNA		ROMSOL
2		KANMEDAUT
DNS		OUL
DNA		RAN-------
1964Team LotusLotus 25Climax V8DMT
Ret		NWT
2		SYR
3		AIN
3		INT
3		SOLMEDRAN-------------
1966Team LotusLotus 33Climax V8RSA
3		SYRINTOUL
DNS2		-----------------