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Oct 1, 2015 · David Piper was an early believer in Colin Chapman so it was no surprise that he came into grand prix racing in the very early days of Lotus in Formula 1.
Nov 19, 2015 · Another British driver, David Piper, lost half a leg in a crash during filming. McQueen himself suffered only emotional damage, but that was arguably harder to stomach in the long run.
Mar 23, 2013 · Find everything in one place on David Piper including their biography, latest news and updates, high resolution photos, high quality videos and expert analysis
Find out about British F2 / F3000 driver, David Piper, their career, history and character information incl. races, teams and much more.
Sep 5, 2017 · Cars from David Piper’s personal collection will include his famous bright ‘BP” green Ferrari 250 LM, as well as his Lola T70 MK 3B, Ferrari 365 P2 and Porsche 917K, the latter two being on static display. Piper began racing in 1954 with an MG J4, before going on to compete in all of the major endurance races in a wide variety of cars ...
Nov 24, 2022 · The phrase, “they don’t make ’em like that anymore” could have been coined to describe David Piper. Where to begin with this extraordinary, indefatigable man, a figure who embodies the unique and unrepeatable esprit de corps that existed among racing drivers and privateers back in the day?
David Piper is a British former racing driver and team owner who achieved great results in sports car racing, being the best privateer during the 1960s, mostly driving Ferraris. He's the record holder at Kyalami 9 Hours race, winning six times. Piper also recorded two starts in the Formula 1 World Championship, at British Grand Prix in 1959 and 1960.
