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{{short description|British-Canadian racing driver (1921–2014)}}
{{distinguish|Allan Pease}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox F1 driver
| image =
| birth_name=Alan Victor Pease <ref>{{cite web |title=Obituary information for Alan "Al" Victor Pease |url=https://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Alan-Al-Victor-Pease?obId=2565457 |website=www.atchleyfuneralhome.com |accessdate=2023-08-29}}</ref>
| name = Al Pease
| nationality = {{flagicon|CAN}} Canadian
| birth_date  = {{birth date|1921|10|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Darlington]], [[County Durham]], England
| death_date  = {{death date and age|2014|05|04|1921|10|15|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Sevierville]], [[Tennessee]], United States
| Years = {{F1|1967}}–{{F1|1969}}
| Team(s) =  privateer [[All American Racers|Eagle]]
| Races = 3 (2 starts)
| Championships = 0
| Wins = 0
| Podiums = 0
| Points = 0
| Poles = 0 
| Fastest laps = 0
| First race = [[1967 Canadian Grand Prix]]
| First win = 
| Last win = 
| Last race = [[1969 Canadian Grand Prix]]
}}
'''Alan "Al" Victor Pease''' (15 October 1921 – 4 May 2014) was a British-Canadian [[motor racing]] driver, who was born in [[Darlington]], England. He holds the unusual accolade of being the only driver to be disqualified from a Formula One World Championship race due to being too slow.

==Biography==
Growing up in England, he joined the British Army as a young man, serving in India, Rhodesia and Egypt. After his service, he emigrated to the United States, then Canada, in the 1960s; after a brief career as an [[illustrator]], he took up motorsports.<ref name="WATN">{{cite web |url=http://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Al_Pease |title= The World Championship drivers - Where are they now? |accessdate=2007-07-29 |last=Jenkins |first=Richard |publisher=OldRacingCars.com}}</ref>

He participated in three [[Formula One]] World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 27 August 1967. He is the only competitor disqualified from a World Championship race, the [[1969 Canadian Grand Prix]], for being too slow. He was black-flagged after a series of on-track incidents, the last involving [[Equipe Matra Sports|Matra]] driver [[Jackie Stewart]]. In response, Matra owner, [[Ken Tyrrell]], protested to the officials and had Pease disqualified. At the time, he had completed 22 laps in an uncompetitive car while the leaders had finished 46.<ref>{{cite web|last=Edmondson|first=Laurence|url=http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/story/8178.html|title=Drivers who failed to make the grade|publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=2010-02-05|accessdate=2014-02-17}}</ref> His Formula One career was limited to three [[Canadian Grand Prix|Canadian Grands Prix]], consisting of a non-classification ([[1967 Canadian Grand Prix|1967]], finishing 43 laps behind the leaders), a failure to start (engine trouble in [[1968 Canadian Grand Prix|1968]]), and a disqualification ([[1969 Canadian Grand Prix|1969]]).

Despite the brief duration of his Formula One career, Pease was highly successful in domestic Canadian motorsport competitions, and was inducted as a member of the [[Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame]] in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vintageracecar.com/pages/thismonth.cgi?magid=63&magiid=240 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140508224233/http://vintageracecar.com/pages/thismonth.cgi?magid=63&magiid=240 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-05-08 |title=Interview: Al Pease |date=May 2014 |accessdate=8 May 2014 |publisher=Vintage Racecar }}</ref>

He died on 4 May 2014 at his home in [[Tennessee]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://asia.eurosport.com/formula-1/sixties-f1-racer-al-pease-dies_sto4238945/story.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508042631/http://asia.eurosport.com/formula-1/sixties-f1-racer-al-pease-dies_sto4238945/story.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 May 2014 |title=Sixties F1 racer Al Pease dies |publisher=eurosport.com |date=6 May 2014 |accessdate=6 May 2014}}</ref>
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==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
! WDC
! Pts
|-
| {{F1|1967}}
! [[Castrol|Castrol Oils Ltd.]]
! [[Anglo American Racers|Eagle]] [[Eagle Mk1|Mk1]]
! [[Coventry Climax|Climax]] [[Straight-4]]
| [[1967 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]
| [[1967 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1967 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1967 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1967 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1967 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1967 German Grand Prix|GER]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1967 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br />{{small|NC}}
| [[1967 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1967 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
| [[1967 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]
|
! NC
! 0
|-
| {{F1|1968}}
! [[Castrol|Castrol Oils Ltd.]]
! [[Anglo American Racers|Eagle]] [[Eagle Mk1|Mk1]]
! [[Coventry Climax|Climax]] [[Straight-4]]
| [[1968 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]
| [[1968 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
| [[1968 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1968 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1968 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1968 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1968 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1968 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1968 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
|style="background:#ffffff;"| [[1968 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br />{{small|DNS}}
| [[1968 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
| [[1968 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]
! NC
! 0
|-
| {{F1|1969}}
! John Maryon
! [[Anglo American Racers|Eagle]] [[Eagle Mk1|Mk1]]
! [[Coventry Climax|Climax]] [[Straight-4]]
| [[1969 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]
| [[1969 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
| [[1969 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1969 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1969 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1969 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1969 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1969 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
|style="background:#000000; color:white"| [[1969 Canadian Grand Prix|<span style="color:white;">CAN</span>]]<br />{{small|DSQ}}
| [[1969 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
| [[1969 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]
|
! NC
! 0
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.canadianracer.com/al-pease-bio.asp Biography] at Canadiandriver.com

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