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{{short description|British racing driver (1940–2011)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name          = Peter Gethin
| image         = Peter Gethin, Bestanddeelnr 924-6614 (cropped2).jpg
| caption       = Gethin at the [[1971 Dutch Grand Prix]]
| birth_name    = Peter Kenneth Gethin
| birth_date    = {{birth date|df=yes|1940|2|21}}
| birth_place   = [[Ewell]], [[Surrey]], England
| death_date    = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2011|12|5|1940|2|21}}
| death_place   = [[Haslemere]], [[Surrey]], England
| module        = {{Infobox F1 driver|embed=yes
| Nationality   = {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Formula One drivers from the United Kingdom|British]]
| Years         = {{F1|1970}}–{{F1|1974}}
| Team(s)       = [[McLaren]], [[BRM]], [[Embassy Hill|Hill]]
| Races         = 31 (30 starts)
| Championships = 0
| Wins          = 1
| Podiums       = 1
| Points        = 11
| Poles         = 0
| Fastest laps  = 0
| First race    = [[1970 Dutch Grand Prix]]
| First win     = [[1971 Italian Grand Prix]]
| Last race     = [[1974 British Grand Prix]]
}}
}}

'''Peter Kenneth Gethin''' (21 February 1940 – 5 December 2011) was a British [[racing driver]] and [[motorsport]] executive, who competed in [[Formula One]] from {{F1|1970}} to {{F1|1974}}. Gethin won the [[1971 Italian Grand Prix]] with [[BRM]].

Born and raised in [[Surrey]], Gethin started his career in [[sportscar racing]], competing in the [[British Sports Car Championship]] as a [[privateer (motorsport)|privateer]] until [[1965 British Sports Car Championship|1965]]. He progressed to [[Formula Three]] the following year, competing in the [[French Formula 3|French]] and [[British Formula 3|British]] Championships before graduating to [[Formula Two]]. Gethin won several titles in [[Formula 5000]], prompting [[McLaren]] to sign him in {{F1|1970}} to replace the recently deceased [[Bruce McLaren]]. Despite retaining his seat for {{F1|1971}}, Gethin moved to [[BRM]] from the {{F1GP|1971|Austrian}} onwards, winning the [[1971 Italian Grand Prix|following race in Italy]] with an average speed of 242.615 km/h, a record which stood for [[2003 Italian Grand Prix|32 years]]. He remained at BRM in {{F1|1972}} but was dropped at the end of the season, only making one-off appearances for BRM and [[Embassy Hill|Hill]] in {{F1|1973}} and {{F1|1974}}, respectively. In addition to his victory in Italy, Gethin had won two [[Glossary of motorsport terms#N|non-championship]] races, including the [[1973 Race of Champions]] with [[Chevron Cars Ltd|Chevron]]. Gethin returned to [[European Formula 5000 Championship|European Formula 5000]] upon his departure, twice finishing runner-up in [[1974 Rothmans 5000 European Championship|1974]] and [[1975 ShellSPORT 5000 European Championship|1975]], amongst winning the [[Tasman Series]] in [[1974 Tasman Series|the former]]. After competing in the [[1974 World Sportscar Championship]], driving the [[Chevron B26]], Gethin further finished runner-up in the [[1977 Can-Am season|Canadian-American Challenge Cup]] and the [[1977 Rothmans International Series|Rothmans International Series]] in 1977, before retiring at the end of the season.

Upon retiring from motor racing, Gethin founded ''Peter Gethin Racing'' in 1986, a [[Formula 3000]] team. He was the director of the [[British Racing Drivers' Club]] from 2005 until 2008.

==Career==
===McLaren driver===
====1970====
Gethin made his debut in [[Formula One|F1]] for McLaren at the [[1970 Dutch Grand Prix]], replacing the team's founder, [[Bruce McLaren]], who had been killed at the [[Goodwood Circuit]] earlier in the month. He joined a three car team which also included [[Andrea de Adamich]] and Dan Gurney. He qualified strongly at [[Circuit Zandvoort|Zandvoort]], taking 11th, 2.110s behind [[Jochen Rindt]]'s pole time for [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]. He was nine-tenths of a second ahead of his more illustrious but ageing teammate Gurney. He engaged in a good fight early in the race with [[Henri Pescarolo]]'s [[Equipe Matra Sports|Matra]], but soon got the better of the Frenchman and was still running in 10th when he had an accident on lap 19.

Gethin missed the [[1970 French Grand Prix|French]] and [[1970 British Grand Prix|British]] Grands Prix, as former McLaren legend and [[1967 Formula One season|1967 world champion]] [[Denny Hulme]] drove the car, but he returned for the [[1970 German Grand Prix|German Grand Prix]]. He qualified less impressively, being only 17th, and a tenth of a second behind Hulme, who had remained with the team on Gethin's return at the expense of Gurney. It was a disappointing race, as Gethin dropped to the back early on and retired after just 3 laps with a throttle failure.

The [[1970 Austrian Grand Prix|Austrian Grand Prix]] at the [[Österreichring]] was next, and it was another disappointing qualifying session for Gethin, who was down in 21st and comprehensively trounced by his teammates Hulme and de Adamich. As other drivers fell by the wayside in the race, however, Gethin climbed consistently up the order, and was running as high as 8th before he was passed by [[Ignazio Giunti]]'s [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] and [[Jo Siffert]]'s [[March Engineering|March]] late on, but it was his first grand prix finish as he came home 10th.

Gethin was again the rearmost of the McLaren cars at [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|Monza]] for the [[1970 Italian Grand Prix|Italian Grand Prix]], but it was an improved performance, as he was 17th and as close as he had been to the pole time, 2.050 seconds behind [[Jacky Ickx]]'s Ferrari. He started well in the race and was quickly up to 13th after good passes on teammate de Adamich and Ronnie Peterson's March. However, both Gethin and de Adamich soon suffered technical problems, and dropped to the back of the field, where they would stay until the end of the race, apart from brief periods ahead of Giunti and [[Tim Schenken]]'s [[De Tomaso]] when they were experiencing their own problems. Due to the sheer attrition of the race, de Adamich was 8th at the end and Gethin 9th, although the Englishman was 8 laps down and therefore not classified.

The [[1970 Canadian Grand Prix|Canadian Grand Prix]] at [[Circuit Mont-Tremblant|Mont-Tremblant]] saw the season leave Europe and head towards its finale in the Americas, and it saw a resurgence in Gethin's form, as he out-qualified both de Adamich and Hulme, coming 11th just 1.7 seconds behind [[Jackie Stewart]]'s pole time. He played the race strategy well, and did not have to make any moves on the track, save one against Pescarolo. He was behind Hulme for a while, but the Kiwi retired with wheel problems. This left Gethin free to take 6th and his first points in F1.

Hoping to continue this form, they arrived in [[Watkins Glen International|Watkins Glen]] for the [[1970 United States Grand Prix|United States Grand Prix]]. It appeared that Gethin's Canada pace had not been carried over, as he was back behind Hulme and in 21st on the grid, 3.05 seconds behind Ickx on pole, although he was ahead of de Adamich. He raced strongly in the first half of the race, crucially getting ahead of the [[Brabham]]s of [[Jack Brabham]] and [[Rolf Stommelen]], but both were able to pass him before too long. Tim Schenken and [[Clay Regazzoni]], who was recovering from technical problems, also exposed his deficiencies in racecraft, leaving him 14th and last, and this was where he finished, 8 laps down on winner [[Emerson Fittipaldi]] in the Lotus.

The season concluded with the [[1970 Mexican Grand Prix|Mexican Grand Prix]] at the [[Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez]] in Mexico City, and Gethin was back on form, qualifying a season best 10th, over half a second ahead of Hulme. He raced strongly again, keeping the faster car of [[1964 Formula One season|1964]] world champion [[John Surtees]], in the [[Surtees Racing Organisation|car bearing his name]], behind for a number of laps. However, the McLaren's reliability issues reared their ugly head again, and he slowed and finally stopped with engine failure on lap 28.

The season ended with Gethin in 23rd in the world championship, with just 1 solitary point earned in Canada.

====1971====
Gethin remained with McLaren for [[1971 Formula One season|1971]], in a team now reduced to two cars, with Gethin partnering Hulme for another year. The first qualifying session at [[Kyalami]] went badly for the Englishman, who finished the session 11th, half a second behind his more illustrious teammate and 1.8 seconds behind pole man Jackie Stewart, driving for [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]. In [[1971 South African Grand Prix|a race]] where Hulme was only denied victory by suspension problems four laps from the end, Gethin dropped back very quickly and retired just 7 laps in with a fuel leak.

[[File:1971 Peter Gethin, McLaren.jpg|thumb|left|Peter Gethin during practice of the [[1971 German Grand Prix]].]]

The [[Montjuïc Circuit]] was the venue for the [[1971 Spanish Grand Prix|Spanish Grand Prix]], which was next on the calendar. Gethin took a career best 7th, only 0.9 seconds behind Jacky Ickx's Ferrari on pole and over three-tenths ahead of Hulme. He fast dropped behind Hulme and the second Ferrari of [[Mario Andretti]], and when things straightened out he was down in 10th, behind [[François Cevert]]'s Tyrrell and the Lotus of Emerson Fittipaldi as well. However, the retirements of Andretti and Fittipaldi left him 8th, which is where he finished the race – depressingly he had been comfortably outperformed by Hulme, who had taken 5th.

Gethin's first appearance at [[Circuit de Monaco|Monaco]] which was the next challenge, and Gethin did not impress in qualifying, being down in 14th, 1.6 seconds behind Hulme and almost four seconds behind Stewart's pole time. He dropped a further place on the first lap, to Rolf Stommelen's Surtees. He gradually gained places, however, due to others' retirements and a good overtake on John Surtees. He ran as high as 11th before he hit the barriers on lap 23.

He won the [[1971 Italian Grand Prix]] with the fastest average speed in Formula One history (until the record was broken by [[Michael Schumacher]] in the [[2003 Italian Grand Prix|same race]] in {{F1|2003}}), but this was his only podium finish. There was only 0.01 seconds between him and second placed [[Ronnie Peterson]], also a record. Indeed, he never led an entire lap of Formula One racing, as he passed from fourth to first in the last lap.

==Death==
Gethin died at the age of 71 in December 2011 after a long illness.<ref name=death>{{cite news|title=Peter Gethin, winner of the 1971 Italian Grand Prix, dies aged 71|publisher=[[Haymarket Group|Haymarket Publications]]|work=autosport.com|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/96665|date=5 December 2011|access-date=5 December 2011}}</ref>

==Racing record==
===Complete European Formula Two Championship results===
([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap.)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}
! Pts
|-
| {{F2|1967}}
! [[Bob Gerard|Gerard-Cooper Racing]]
! [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper T82]]
! [[Cosworth|Ford]]
| [[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit|SNE]]
| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Eifelrennen|NÜR]]<br>{{small|14}}
| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]
| [[Brumowski Air Base|TUL]]
| [[Circuito Permanente Del Jarama|JAR]]
| [[Circuit Park Zandvoort|ZAN]]
| [[Autodromo di Pergusa|PER]]
| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]
| [[ACI Vallelunga Circuit|VAL]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
! NC
! 0
|-
|rowspan=2| {{F2|1968}}
!rowspan=2| Frank Lythgoe Racing
! [[Chevron Racing Cars|Chevron B10]]
!rowspan=2| [[Cosworth|Ford]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
| [[Circuito Permanente Del Jarama|JAR]]
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[Crystal Palace (circuit)|PAL]]<br>{{small|DNS}}
| [[Brumowski Air Base|TUL]]
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
!rowspan=2| 12th
!rowspan=2| 4
|-
! [[Brabham]] [[Brabham BT23C|BT23C]]
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Circuit Park Zandvoort|ZAN]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Autodromo di Pergusa|PER]]<br>{{small|13}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]<br>{{small|NC}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[ACI Vallelunga Circuit|VAL]]<br>{{small|3}}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| {{F2|1972}}
! [[Chevron Cars Ltd|Chevron Racing Cars]]
! [[Chevron Racing Cars|Chevron B20]]
! [[Cosworth|Ford]]
|style="background:#000000; color:white"| [[Mallory Park|<span style="color:white;">MAL</span>]]<br>{{small|DSQ}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''[[Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]'''''<br>{{small|1}}
| [[Crystal Palace (circuit)|PAL]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[Rouen-Les-Essarts|ROU]]<br>{{small|DNS}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Österreichring|ÖST]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ''[[Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari|IMO]]''<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''''[[Mantorp Park|MAN]]'''''<br>{{small|Ret}}
| [[Autodromo di Pergusa|PER]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Salzburgring|SAL]]<br>{{small|{{Abbr|5|Received 3 championship points as Graham Hill who finished ahead was ineligible for points}}}}
| [[Circuit d'Albi|ALB]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|
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! 9th
! 12
|-
| {{F2|1973}}
! [[Chevron Cars Ltd|Chevron Racing Cars]]
! [[Chevron Racing Cars|Chevron B25]]
! [[Cosworth|Ford]]
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[Mallory Park|MAL]]<br>{{small|DNS}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
| [[Eifelrennen|NÜR]]
| [[Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]
| [[Kinnekulle|KIN]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Nivelles-Baulers|NIV]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[Rouen-Les-Essarts|ROU]]<br>{{small|DNS}}
| [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|MNZ]]
| [[Mantorp Park|MAN]]
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''[[Karlskoga Motorstadion|KAR]]'''<br>{{small|2}}
| [[Autodromo di Pergusa|PER]]
| [[Salzburgring|SAL]]
| [[Norisring|NOR]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Circuit d'Albi|ALB]]<br>{{small|14}}
| [[ACI Vallelunga Circuit|VAL]]
! 13th
! 6
|-
!colspan=23|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref name="Motor Sport Peter Gethin">{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/peter-gethin|title=Peter Gethin – Biography|work=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]|access-date=December 11, 2019}}</ref>}}}}
|}

===Complete British Saloon Car Championship results===
([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap.)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Team
! Car
! Class
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! DC
! Pts
! Class
|-
| [[1967 British Saloon Car Championship season|1967]]
! Robert Ashcroft
! [[Ford Falcon Sprint]]
! <span style="padding:1px 4px; color:black; background-color:#00ff00;">{{Tooltip|D|Class D}}</span>
| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]
| [[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit|SNE]]
| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]
| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]
| [[Mallory Park|MAL]]
| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br><small>7</small>
| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]
| [[Oulton Park|OUL]]
| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]
! 31st
! 2
! 9th
|-
!colspan="17"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref>{{cite web |last1=de Jong |first1=Frank |title=British Saloon Car Championship |url=http://www.touringcarracing.net/Pages/BSCC.html |website=History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993 |access-date=23 September 2022}}</ref>}}}}
|}

===Complete European F5000 Championship results===
([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap.)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! 18
! 19
! 20
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}
! Pts
|-
| [[1969 Guards Formula 5000 Championship|1969]]
! Church Farm Racing
! [[McLaren]] [[McLaren M10A|M10A]]
! [[Chevrolet]] 5.0 [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[Oulton Park|OUL]]''<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''[[Brands Hatch|BRH]]'''''<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[Brands Hatch|BRH]]''<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''[[Mallory Park|MAL]]'''''<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''[[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]'''<br>{{small|16}}
| [[Mondello Park|MON]]
| [[Koksijde|KOK]]
| [[Circuit Park Zandvoort|ZAN]]
| [[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit|SNE]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''[[Hockenheimring|HOC]]'''<br>{{small|4}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Oulton Park|OUL]]<br>{{small|14}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''''[[Brands Hatch|BRH]]'''''<br>{{small|13}}
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
!style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st
!style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 2365
|-
| [[1970 Guards European Formula 5000 Championship|1970]]
! Sid Taylor Racing
! [[McLaren]] [[McLaren M10B|M10B]]
! [[Chevrolet]] 5.0 [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''''[[Oulton Park|OUL]]'''''<br>{{small|2}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''[[Brands Hatch|BRH]]'''''<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''[[Circuit Zolder|ZOL]]'''<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[Circuit Park Zandvoort|ZAN]]''<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''[[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]'''<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''[[Castle Combe Circuit|CAS]]'''''<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''[[Mallory Park|MAL]]'''''<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Mondello Park|MON]]<br>{{small|2}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''[[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]'''''<br>{{small|1}}
| [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|MNZ]]
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[Scandinavian Raceway|AND]]''<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''''[[Salzburgring|SAL]]'''''<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ''[[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]''<br>{{small|2}}
| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]
| [[Oulton Park|OUL]]
| [[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit|SNE]]
| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]
| [[Oulton Park|OUL]]
| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]
!style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st
!style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 90
|-
| [[1971 Rothmans F5000 European Championship|1971]]
! Sid Taylor Racing
! [[McLaren]] [[McLaren M18|M18]]
! [[Chevrolet]] 5.0 [[V8 engine|V8]]
| [[Mallory Park|MAL]]
| [[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit|SNE]]
| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]
| [[Mondello Park|MON]]
| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''''[[Castle Combe Circuit|CAS]]'''''<br>{{small|2}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Mallory Park|MAL]]<br>{{small|6}}
| [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|MNZ]]
| [[Mallory Park|MAL]]
| [[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]
| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]
| [[Oulton Park|OUL]]
| [[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit|SNE]]
| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]] 
| [[Oulton Park|OUL]]
| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]
| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]
|
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|
! 12th
! 7
|-
|rowspan=2| [[1973 Rothmans 5000 European Championship|1973]]
! [[Chevron Cars Ltd|Chevron Racing Cars]]
!rowspan=2| [[Chevron Racing Cars|Chevron]] [[Chevron B24|B24]]
!rowspan=2| [[Chevrolet]] 5.0 [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''[[Brands Hatch|BRH]]'''''<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Mallory Park|MAL]]<br>{{small|4}}
| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]
| [[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit|SNE]]
| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Mondello Park|MON]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br>{{small|C}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''''[[Brands Hatch|BRH]]'''''<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''[[Oulton Park|OUL]]'''''<br>{{small|1}}
| [[Jyllands-Ringen|JYL]]
| [[Circuit Park Zandvoort|ZAN]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ''[[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit|SNE]]''<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|
|
|
!rowspan=2| 8th
!rowspan=2| 65
|-
! Anglo-American Racing Team
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Oulton Park|OUL]]<br>{{small|2}}
| [[Mallory Park|MAL]]
| [[Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli|MIS]]
| [[Mallory Park|MAL]]
|
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|-
| [[1974 Rothmans 5000 European Championship|1974]]
! Chevron Racing Team V.D.S.
! [[Chevron Racing Cars|Chevron]] [[Chevron B28|B28]]
! [[Chevrolet]] 5.0 [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''[[Brands Hatch|BRH]]'''''<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Mallory Park|MAL]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''[[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]'''<br>{{small|2}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Oulton Park|OUL]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]<br>{{small|4}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Zolder|ZOL]]<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]<br>{{small|2}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Circuit Park Zandvoort|ZAN]]<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Mugello Circuit|MUG]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''[[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|MNZ]]'''''<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ''[[Mallory Park|MAL]]''<br>{{small|2}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Mondello Park|MON]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]<br>{{small|2}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ''[[Brands Hatch|BRH]]''<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Oulton Park|OUL]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ''[[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit|SNE]]''<br>{{small|NC}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Mallory Park|MAL]]<br>{{small|3}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]<br>{{small|3}}
|
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!style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd
!style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 186
|-
| [[1975 ShellSPORT 5000 European Championship|1975]]
! Racing Team V.D.S.
! [[Lola Cars|Lola]] [[Lola T400|T400]]
! [[Chevrolet]] 5.0 [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Oulton Park|OUL]]<br>{{small|NC}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br>{{small|4}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Zolder|ZOL]]<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Circuit Park Zandvoort|ZAN]]<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]<br>{{small|6}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit|SNE]]<br>{{small|2}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Mallory Park|MAL]]<br>{{small|4}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]<br>{{small|6}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Oulton Park|OUL]]<br>{{small|4}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit|SNE]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Mallory Park|MAL]]<br>{{small|6}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''[[Brands Hatch|BRH]]'''<br>{{small|1}}
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!style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd
!style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 143
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!colspan="26"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oldracingcars.com/f5000/uk/|title=British and European Formula 5000 1969-1977|work=OldRacingCars|access-date=December 11, 2019}}</ref>}}}}
|}

===Complete Formula One World Championship results===
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]])
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! {{abbr|WDC|World Drivers Championship standing}}
! [[List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems|Pts]]
|-
| [[1970 Formula One season|1970]]
! [[McLaren|Bruce McLaren Motor Racing]]
! [[McLaren]] [[McLaren M14A|M14A]]
! [[Cosworth DFV|Ford Cosworth DFV]] 3.0 [[V8 engine|V8]]
| [[1970 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]
| [[1970 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
| [[1970 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1970 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1970 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
| [[1970 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1970 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1970 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1970 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br>{{small|10}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1970 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br>{{small|NC}}
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[1970 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br>{{small|6}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1970 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br>{{small|14}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1970 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
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|
! 23rd
! 1
|-
|rowspan=3| [[1971 Formula One season|1971]]
!rowspan=2| [[McLaren|Bruce McLaren Motor Racing]]
! [[McLaren]] [[McLaren M14A|M14A]]
!rowspan=2| [[Cosworth DFV|Ford Cosworth DFV]] 3.0 [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1971 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1971 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br>{{small|8}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1971 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
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!rowspan=3| 9th
!rowspan=3| 9
|-
! [[McLaren]] [[McLaren M19A|M19A]]
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|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1971 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br>{{small|NC}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1971 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br>{{small|9}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1971 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1971 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
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|-
! [[Yardley of London|Yardley]] [[British Racing Motors|Team BRM]]
! [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] [[BRM P160|P160]]
! [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] P142 3.0 [[V12 engine|V12]]
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|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1971 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br>{{small|10}}
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[1971 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1971 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br>{{small|14}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1971 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br>{{small|9}}
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|-
|rowspan=3| [[1972 Formula One season|1972]]
!rowspan=3| [[Marlboro (cigarette)|Marlboro]] [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
! [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] [[BRM P160|P160B]]
!rowspan=3| [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] P142 3.0 [[V12 engine|V12]]
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1972 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1972 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br>{{small|NC}}
|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1972 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1972 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#fff;"| [[1972 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br>{{small|DNS}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1972 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
| [[1972 German Grand Prix|GER]]
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!rowspan=3| 21st
!rowspan=3| 1
|-
! [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] [[BRM P180|P180]]
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|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1972 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
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! [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] [[BRM P160|P160C]]
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|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1972 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br>{{small|13}}
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[1972 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br>{{small|6}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1972 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1972 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
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|-
| [[1973 Formula One season|1973]]
! [[Marlboro (cigarette)|Marlboro]] [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
! [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] [[BRM P160|P160E]]
! [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] P142 3.0 [[V12 engine|V12]]
| [[1973 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
| [[1973 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
| [[1973 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]
| [[1973 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
| [[1973 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1973 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1973 Swedish Grand Prix|SWE]]
| [[1973 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1973 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1973 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1973 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1973 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]
| [[1973 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1973 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
| [[1973 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
! NC
! 0
|-
| [[1974 Formula One season|1974]]
! [[Embassy (cigarette)|Embassy]] [[Embassy Hill|Racing with Graham Hill]]
! [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] [[Lola T370|T370]]
! [[Cosworth DFV|Ford Cosworth DFV]] 3.0 [[V8 engine|V8]]
| [[1974 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
| [[1974 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
| [[1974 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]
| [[1974 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
| [[1974 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1974 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1974 Swedish Grand Prix|SWE]]
| [[1974 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1974 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1974 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
| [[1974 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1974 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]
| [[1974 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1974 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
| [[1974 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
! NC
! 0
|-
!colspan="21"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/peter-gethin/engagement.aspx|title=Peter Gethin – Involvement|work=StatsF1|access-date=December 7, 2019}}</ref>}}}}
|}

===Non-championship results===
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 3|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap.)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
|-
| [[1968 Formula One season|1968]]
! Frank Lythgoe Racing
! [[Brabham]] [[Brabham BT21|BT21]] (F2)
! [[BMW in motorsport|BMW]] M12 2.0 [[Straight-4|L4]]
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1968 Race of Champions|ROC]]<br>{{small|NC}}
| [[1968 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]
| [[1968 International Gold Cup|OUL]]
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| [[1969 Formula One season|1969]]
! Church Farm Racing Team
! [[McLaren]] [[McLaren M10A|M10A]] (F5000)
! [[Chevrolet]] 5.0 [[V8 engine|V8]]
| [[1969 Race of Champions|ROC]]
| [[1969 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| '''''[[1969 Madrid Grand Prix|MAD]]'''''<br>{{small|2}}
| [[1969 International Gold Cup|OUL]]
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|-
| rowspan=2| [[1970 Formula One season|1970]]
! [[McLaren|Bruce McLaren Motor Racing]]
! [[McLaren]] [[McLaren M7A|M7A]]
! [[Cosworth DFV|Ford Cosworth DFV]] 3.0 [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[1970 Race of Champions|ROC]]<br>{{small|6}}
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|-
! Sid Taylor Racing
! [[McLaren]] [[McLaren M10B|M10B]] (F5000)
! [[Chevrolet]] 5.0 [[V8 engine|V8]]
|
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1970 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]<br>{{small|16}}
| [[1970 International Gold Cup|OUL]]
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|-
| rowspan=2| [[1971 Formula One season|1971]]
! [[McLaren|Bruce McLaren Motor Racing]]
! [[McLaren]] [[McLaren M14A|M14A]]
! [[Cosworth DFV|Ford Cosworth DFV]] 3.0 [[V8 engine|V8]]
| [[1971 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1971 Race of Champions|ROC]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1971 Questor Grand Prix|QUE]]<br>{{small|8}}
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[1971 Spring Trophy|SPR]]<br>{{small|2}}
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[1971 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]<br>{{small|2}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1971 Jochen Rindt Gedächtnisrennen|RIN]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|
|
|-
! [[BRM|Yardley Team BRM]]
! [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] [[BRM P160|P160]]
! [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] P142 3.0 [[V12 engine|V12]]
| 
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|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| '''[[1971 International Gold Cup|OUL]]'''<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[1971 World Championship Victory Race|VIC]]<br />{{small|1}}
|-
| rowspan=2| [[1972 Formula One season|1972]]
! rowspan=2| [[Marlboro (cigarette)|Marlboro]] [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
! [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] [[BRM P160|P160B]]
! rowspan=2| [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] P142 3.0 [[V12 engine|V12]]
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[1972 Race of Champions|ROC]]<br>{{small|4}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1972 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[1972 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]<br>{{small|6}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| '''[[1972 International Gold Cup|OUL]]'''<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1972 Italian Republic Grand Prix|REP]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|
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|-
! [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] [[BRM P160|P160C]]
|
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|
|
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[1972 World Championship Victory Race|VIC]]<br>{{small|5}}
|
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|-
| [[1973 Formula One season|1973]]
! [[Chevron Cars Ltd|Chevron Racing Cars]]
! [[Chevron Racing Cars|Chevron]] [[Chevron B24|B24]] (F5000)
! [[Chevrolet]] 5.0 [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[1973 Race of Champions|ROC]]<br>{{small|1}}
| [[1973 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]
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|-
| [[1974 Formula One season|1974]]
! Chevron Racing Team V.D.S.
! [[Chevron Racing Cars|Chevron]] [[Chevron B28|B28]] (F5000)
! [[Chevrolet]] 5.0 [[V8 engine|V8]]
| [[1974 Presidente Medici Grand Prix|PRE]]
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1974 Race of Champions|ROC]]<br>{{small|10}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1974 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]<br>{{small|7}}
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|-
| [[1975 Formula One season|1975]]
! Racing Team V.D.S.
! [[Lola Cars|Lola]] [[Lola T400|T400]] (F5000)
! [[Chevrolet]] 5.0 [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[1975 Race of Champions|ROC]]<br>{{small|DNQ}}
| [[1975 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]
| [[1975 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]
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!colspan="12"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref name="Motor Sport Peter Gethin"/>}}}}
|}

==See also==
* [[Formula One drivers from the United Kingdom]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
*[http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-getpet.html Profile at www.grandprix.com]

{{commons category}}

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{{succession box|title=[[Race of Champions (Brands Hatch)|Brands Hatch Race of Champions]]<br>Winner |before=[[Emerson Fittipaldi]]|after=[[Jacky Ickx]]|years=1973}}
{{succession box|title=[[Tasman Series]]<br>Champion |before=[[Graham McRae]]|after=[[Warwick Brown]]|years=1974}}
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