Peter Broeker Explained

Peter Broeker
Nationality: Canada
Birth Date:15 May 1926
Birth Place:Germany
Death Place:Ottawa, Canada
Team(S):Stebro
Races:1
Championships:0
Wins:0
Podiums:0
Points:0
Poles:0
Fastest Laps:0
Last Race:1963 United States Grand Prix

Peter William Broeker (15 May 1926 - 4 November 1980)[1] was a racing driver from Canada. He participated in one World Championship Formula One Grand Prix, the 1963 United States Grand Prix, driving a Stebro, a car of his own construction.[2] He finished seventh, albeit 22 laps down, and scored no championship points. According to the Toronto Star at the time: "Broeker, first Canadian ever to compete in a world championship Formula One race in a Canadian-built car, finished seventh over-all despite giving away more than 80 horsepower to the rest of the field of 21."[3] He owned Stebro, an aftermarkets performance parts company that is still in operation.

In 1973 Broeker wrote and published Olympic Coins: From Antiquity to the Present.[4] He held US citizenship as well as Canadian.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peter Broeker . 19 June 2012 . oldracingcars.com.
  2. Hayhoe, David & Holland, David (2006). Grand Prix Data Book (4th edition). Haynes, Sparkford, UK.
  3. Toronto Star, October 7, 1963, Page 10.
  4. Abe Books (http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/SearchResults?tn=Olympic+Coins+Antiquity+Present)