Peter Gethin may have been the son of a jockey, but he pursued a different kind of horsepower, making his name racing automobiles. They weren’t just any automobiles either, but the fastest most prestigious racing cars in the world. He was a race winner in Formula 1 and the original Can-Am, and a champion in...
Gethin qualified fifth for the 1972 Monaco Grand Prix, but was disqualified for reversing in the pit lane as teammate Jean-Pierre Beltoise took a soggy victory.
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Peter Gethin
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