William James Whitehouse (1 April 1909 in Plumstead – 14 July 1957 at Reims)[1] was a British racing driver from England.
Several wins and top placings followed and through this he became friends with fellow car dealer Bernie Ecclestone.
He retired from the race with fuel system problems, and scored no World Championship points.
He was killed in a Formula Two crash at the Reims Circuit driving a works car, loaned after his privately entered Cooper T39 had engine failure.
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