both in Ian Walker Lotus-Juniors, was very impressive,.." At Mallory Park, England, on June 11, 1962, Ryan drove an FJ Lotus: "The Formula Junior event saw Peter Ryan adding to his growing reputation in Europe by tailing Peter Arundell's works Lotus for the whole race, then nipping through on lap 28 to win by a second." Ryan made his Le Mans debut on June 23 and 24, 1962, partnered by John 'Buck' Fulp, driving the #18 NART Ferrari 250 TRI/61. The car completed 150 laps and 15 hours when it was crashed by Ryan. "Poor Peter Ryan put his Ferrari in the sandbank at Mulsanne and dug for ages before giving up,.." Ryan's last race was in the Coupe Internationale des Juniors Formula Junior race at Rheims, on July 2, 1962. "First of the heats, run at 10 a.m. round an almost deserted circuit, began as a terrific scrap between Peter Ryan's Ian Walker Lotus, Bill Moss's Gemini, Gardner's Brabham with Love's Cooper and Arundell's Lotus lurking just behind. This struggle continued until the 5th lap, when Ryan's Lotus and Bill Moss's Gemini touched as they left the very fast right-hand bend past Gueux. Both cars left the road at high speed and were totally wrecked; Bill Moss escaped with minor injuries but Ryan was taken to hospital seriously hurt." He succumbed to his injuries in a Paris hospital where he was taken following the accident. Peter Garnier, writing in Autocar, said of Peter Ryan: "During his all too-brief-spell on British and Continental circuits, he had proved himself to be extremely skilful and fast, with just that touch of fire which can often indicate the makings of a great driver." Peter Ryan was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame as one of the initial inductees in 1993. Complete Formula One results (key) References Bibliography David Charters, Chequered Pasts: Sports Car Racing and Rallying in Canada, 1951-1991, University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division, 2007. External links Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame citation 1940 births 1962 deaths American emigrants to Canada Racing drivers from Quebec Canadian Formula One drivers Racing drivers who died while racing 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers Racing drivers from Philadelphia Sportspeople from Quebec Sport deaths in France World Sportscar Championship drivers