My Take
Derek Warwick is one of those drivers who makes you shake your head — not in disappointment, but in disbelief at how unlucky a genuinely talented guy can be. He spent the better part of the 1980s in Formula One scrapping in midfield machinery, always looking like he belonged in a race-winning car but rarely getting one. The near-misses with Renault and Brabham are the stuff of motorsport folklore. But here's the thing about Warwick: he never crumbled. He just kept pushing, kept fighting, and eventually the patience paid off when he and Peugeot took both the World Sportscar Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1992. That Le Mans win is genuinely underappreciated — it's proof that his pace was always real, he just needed the right machine. A proper racer's racer from the Hampshire countryside.
Overview
Derek Stanley Arthur Warwick (born 27 August 1954) is a British former racing driver, who competed in Formula One between 1981 and 1993. In endurance racing, Warwick won the World Sportscar Championship and 24 Hours of Le Mans, both in 1992 with Peugeot. Born in New Alresford, Warwick was the older brother of Paul Warwick.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Derek Warwick
- Name (Japanese)
- デレック・ワーウィック
- Reading
- でれっく・わーうぃっく
- Born
- August 27, 1954 (age 71)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Horse
- Origin
- Hampshire, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- Formula One driver
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.