Peter William Broeker (born 15 May 1926 in Germany – died 4 November 1980 in Ottawa) was a racing driver from

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. He participated in one World Championship

Formula One Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship, ...

Grand Prix, the

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, driving a

Stebro Stebro was a Canadian constructor of Formula Junior racing cars. The team also competed in one Formula One race, the 1963 United States Grand Prix, where their one car finished in seventh place. Peter Broeker, the owner and president of a firm of ...

, a car of his own construction. He finished seventh, albeit 22 laps down, and scored no championship points. According to the

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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." 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''.Abe Books (http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/SearchResults?tn=Olympic+Coins+Antiquity+Present) He held US citizenship as well as Canadian.

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