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{{short description|British peer and racing driver (1913-1963)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = [[The Right Honourable]]
| image=1949-06-26 Le Mans WINNERS Selsdon Chinetti.jpg
| caption=From left: Selsdon, [[Luigi Chinetti]] and Marion Chinetti at Le Mans on 26 June 1949
| name             = The Lord Selsdon
| office9          = [[Member of the House of Lords]]<br/>[[Lords Temporal|Lord Temporal]]
| term_start9      = 24 December 1938
| term_end9        = 7 February 1963<br/>[[Hereditary peer|Hereditary Peerage]]
| predecessor9     = [[William Mitchell-Thomson, 1st Baron Selsdon|The 1st Lord Selsdon]]
| successor9       = [[Malcolm Mitchell-Thomson, 3rd Baron Selsdon|The 3rd Lord Selsdon]]
| birth_date       = {{Birth date|1913|5|28|df=yes}}
| death_date       = {{Death date and age|1963|2|7|1913|5|28|df=yes}}
| father           = [[William Lowson Mitchell-Thomson, 1st Baron Selsdon|William Mitchell-Thomson]]
| mother           = Lady (Anne) Madeleine Mitchell-Thomson
| spouse           =
| relatives        = [[Malcolm McEacharn Mitchell-Thomson, 3rd Baron Selsdon|Malcolm Mitchell-Thomson]] (son)
| alma_mater       =
| module           = {{Infobox Le Mans driver
| embed            = yes
| Years            = {{24hLM|1935}}, {{24hLM|1939}}, {{24hLM|1949}}–{{24hLM|1950}}
| Teams            = ''Private''
| Best Finish      = 1st <small>({{24hLM|1949}})</small>
| Class Wins       = 1 <small>({{24hLM|1949}})</small>
}}
}}
'''Patrick William Malcolm Mitchell-Thomson, 2nd Baron Selsdon''' (28 May 1913 &ndash; 7 February 1963),<ref name=mem>{{Cite web |title=Motorsport Memorial - Lord Selsdon |url=http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/LWFWIW/focusLWFWIW.php?db=LWF&db2=ms&n=1718 |access-date=23 March 2023 |website=Motorsport Memorial}}</ref> also known as '''Peter Mitchell-Thomson''', was a British peer and racing driver won the [[1949 24 Hours of Le Mans]] with [[Luigi Chinetti]] in a [[Ferrari 166 S|Ferrari 166]] MM.
==Family==
He was the only son of [[William Lowson Mitchell-Thomson, 1st Baron Selsdon]] (1877–1938), and his first wife, Madeleine McEacharn (1887–1946), also known as Anne. His grandfathers were [[Mitchell Mitchell-Thomson]] and Sir [[Malcolm McEacharn]].
He married first, in 1909, Phoebette Swithinbank (d. 1991), with whom he had one son, [[Malcolm Mitchell-Thomson, 3rd Baron Selsdon|Malcolm McEacharn Mitchell-Thomson, 3rd Baron Selddon]] (1937−2024). After their divorce in 1932 he married Effie Lilian Johnson, née Brennan (d. 1956), the following year.
==Racing career==
===Pre-war===
Mitchell-Thomson's mother was an active supporter of British club racing, particularly for [[Frazer Nash]]. She provided competition cups for the Frazer-Nash car club.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=THE FRAZER-NASH CAR CLUB (Club News)|magazine=Motor Sport|page=320|date=May 1933|access-date=31 July 2021|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/may-1933/30/club-news-may-1933}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=FRAZER NASH C.C. (Club News)|magazine=Motor Sport|page=21|date=November 1933|access-date=31 July 2021|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/november-1933/23/club-news-november-1933}}</ref> She entered an un-blown Frazer Nash for him to drive at [[Brooklands]], and would stand in the pits opening golf umbrellas adorned with various symbols in order to pass information onto him during races.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=THE MECHANICS OF WINNING|magazine=Motor Sport|pages=72–76|first=Bill|last=Boddy|author-link=Bill Boddy|date=August 2001|access-date=1 August 2021|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/august-2001/72/the-mechanics-of-winning}}</ref> He finished seventh in the 1933 B.R.D.C. 500 Miles Race,<ref>{{cite magazine|title=PROSPECTS FOR THE "FIVE HUNDRED."|magazine=Motor Sport|page=533|date=September 1933|access-date=31 July 2021|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/september-1933/47/prospects-for-the-five-hundred}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=THE B.R.D.C.'S "FIVE HUNDRED"|magazine=Motor Sport|pages=551–554|date=October 1933|access-date=31 July 2021|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/october-1933/17/the-brdcs-five-hundred}}</ref> and represented [[Oxford University]] in an inter-varsity race at the Brooklands finale later that year.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=AN EVENTFUL BROOKLANDS FINALE|magazine=Motor Sport|page=44294|date=November 1933|access-date=1 August 2021|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/november-1933/6/an-eventful-brooklands-finale}}</ref> He returned to "The 500" in 1934, retiring with engine troubles,<ref>{{cite magazine|title=ENTRIES FOR THE "500."|magazine=Motor Sport|page=517|date=September 1934|access-date=31 July 2021|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/september-1934/39/entries-for-the-500}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=RAIN SPOILS THE 500-MILES RACE|magazine=Motor Sport|pages=532–534|date=October 1934|access-date=31 July 2021|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/october-1934/6/rain-spoils-the-500-miles-race}}</ref> and again in 1935, not classified as a finisher.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=SCRATCH CAR WINS THE 500 MILE RACE|magazine=Motor Sport|pages=530–534, 560|date=October 1935|access-date=31 July 2021|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/october-1935/20/scratch-car-wins-the-500-mile-race}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Brooklands-1935-09-21.html|title=500 mile Brooklands 1935 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars|work=racingsportscars.com|access-date=31 July 2021}}</ref>
In 1934, Mitchell-Thomson led a team of three Frazer Nash drivers to fourth place in the Light Car Club's annual Relay Race at Brooklands.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=RELAY RACE WON IN A THUNDERSTORM|magazine=Motor Sport|pages=469–470|date=August 1934|access-date=1 August 2021|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/august-1934/39/relay-race-won-in-a-thunderstorm}}</ref> He was part of the Frazer Nash team on the [[International Alpine Trial|1934 Alpine Trial]], a gruelling endurance test held over six days and {{convert|1970|mi|km|-1|abbr=on}} from [[Nice]] to [[Munich]], and helped the team secure second place in their group.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=BRITISH SUCCESSES IN THE ALPINE TRIAL|magazine=Motor Sport|pages=486–490|date=September 1934|access-date=1 August 2021|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/september-1934/8/british-successes-in-the-alpine-trial}}</ref> He finished 6th in class and 15th overall in the [[RAC Tourist Trophy|Ulster Tourist Trophy]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=UNSUPERCHARGED CARS PROVIDE SPLENDID SPECTACLE IN ULSTER T.T. RACE|magazine=Motor Sport|pages=561–565|date=October 1934|access-date=31 July 2021|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/october-1934/35/unsupercharged-cars-provide-splendid-spectacle-in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Belfast-1934-09-01-7618.html|title=Tourist Trophy 1934 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars|work=racingsportscars.com|access-date=31 July 2021}}</ref> He was jointly awarded the Selsdon Bowl by the Frazer Nash Car Club for all-round performance in 1934.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=FRAZER NASH CLUB AWARDS (ITEMS OF INTEREST)|magazine=Motor Sport|page=138|date=January 1935|access-date=31 July 2021|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/january-1935/44/items-of-interest-13}}</ref>
In 1935, Mitchell-Thomson represented Oxford in the inter-varsity speed trials at [[Syston, Lincolnshire|Syston Park]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=THE VARSITIES AT SYSTON PARK|magazine=Motor Sport|pages=232–234, 236|date=April 1935|access-date=1 August 2021|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/april-1935/10/the-varsities-at-syston-park}}</ref> At the [[Donington Park|Donington Meeting]] in August, he took part in two races but suffered brake troubles.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=AN ENJOYABLE DONINGTON MEETING|magazine=Motor Sport|pages=501–502|date=September 1935|access-date=1 August 2021|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/september-1935/36/an-enjoyable-donington-meeting}}</ref>
Under the direction of [[W. O. Bentley]], [[Lagonda|Lagonda Ltd.]] redeveloped their [[Lagonda V12|V12 road car]] for the [[1939 24 Hours of Le Mans]]. The {{frac|4|1|2}}-litre engine was tuned for a theoretical top speed of {{convert|142|mph|kph|0|abbr=on}} and the car weighed just {{convert|26|-Lcwt|kg|-2|abbr=on}}. Lagonda built two cars for the race; Mitchell-Thomson purchased one and entered with Lord William Waleran as co-driver. The team gave strict instructions not to exceed a pre-determined average speed based on the [[1938 24 Hours of Le Mans|1938]] event, to ensure that the untried design went the distance. The cars did not challenge the likes of [[Bugatti]] and [[Delage]], the former setting a new distance record, but impressed the British motoring press by securing third and fourth positions. Despite this promising performance, the outbreak of the Second World War prevented any further development of the model.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Prospects for Le Mans (Continental Notes and News)|magazine=Motor Sport|pages=71–72|author=Auslander|date=March 1939|access-date=31 July 2021|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/march-1939/9/continental-notes-and-news-march-1939}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=THE LE MANS LAGONDA|magazine=Motor Sport|page=100|date=April 1939|access-date=31 July 2021|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/april-1939/6/the-le-mans-lagonda}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=British High Performance (Rumblings)|magazine=Motor Sport|page=151|date=May 1939|access-date=31 July 2021|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/may-1939/25/rumblings-may-1939}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=LES 24 HEURES DU MANS|magazine=Motor Sport|pages=196–198|date=July 1939|access-date=31 July 2021|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/july-1939/6/les-24-heures-du-mans}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=WO Bentley at Le Mans|magazine=Motor Sport|page=96|first=Bill|last=Boddy|author-link=Bill Boddy|date=August 2001|access-date=1 August 2021|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/august-2001/96/wo-bentley-at-le-mans}}</ref><!-- April 1939 erroneously states that Lord Waleran owned the car. This is corrected in May 1939. --> Mitchell-Thomson piloted his Lagonda car to second place in the B.A.R.C. August Meeting at Brooklands, the last ever meeting at the circuit. He set the fifth-fastest lap of the meeting, averaging {{convert|128.08|mph|kph|2|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=THE B.A.R.C. AUGUST MEETING|magazine=Motor Sport|page=286|date=September 1939|access-date=31 July 2021|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/september-1939/32/the-barc-august-meeting}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Casualty of War|magazine=Motor Sport|pages=254–255|first=Bill|last=Boddy|author-link=Bill Boddy|date=March 1988|access-date=1 August 2021|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/march-1988/64/veteran-to-classic-23}}</ref> He travelled to Belgium for the [[Liège|Liège Grand Prix]], scheduled for 27 August 1939 and held at the site of [[Exposition internationale de l'eau|Expo 1939 Liège]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Coming Races (Continental Notes and News)|magazine=Motor Sport|pages=263–264|author=Auslander|date=September 1939|access-date=31 July 2021|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/september-1939/9/continental-notes-and-news-22}}</ref> He set the third-fastest practice time, but the event was cancelled due to the mobilisation of troops and war began within days.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Liege-1939-08-26-11571.html|title=GP Liege 1939 - Racing Sports Cars|work=racingsportscars.com|access-date=31 July 2021}}</ref> In October 1939, he was reported as being on the Police Reserve.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Where Are They Now? (Rumblings)|magazine=Motor Sport|page=294|date=October 1939|access-date=31 July 2021|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/october-1939/6/where-are-they-now-8}}</ref>
===Post-war===
In 1946, Mitchell-Thomson purchased a [[Talbot-Lago T26C]], serial number 90202. He retired from the 1946 Coupe de la Résistance<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1946-hc/grand-prix-302.aspx|title=Coupe de la Résistance * STATS F1|work=statsf1.com|access-date=13 September 2021}}</ref> and made a shared drive with [[Yves Giraud-Cabantous]] in the [[1947 French Grand Prix]] but retired with engine issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1947-hc/grand-prix-20.aspx|title=XXXIV Grand Prix de l'ACF • STATS F1|work=statsf1.com|access-date=13 September 2021}}</ref> He secured a reserve entry for himself in the [[1948 British Grand Prix]] but this did not materialise into a full entry. He entered the [[Luton Hoo|Luton Hoo Speed Trials]] but withdrew from the event. He entered the car to other events with drivers such as [[Louis Chiron]] at the wheel. Mitchell-Thomson owned the car until at least 1949 and it was regularly seen in race meetings for many years after his ownership.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.psychoontyres.co.uk/2014/06/10/|title=Polska Kronika Filmowa ? – Talbot T150 / T26 #82935 / 90202|work=psychoontyres.co.uk|access-date=1 August 2021|date=10 June 2014|first=Ralph|last=Colmar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801232252/https://www.psychoontyres.co.uk/2014/06/10/|archive-date=1 August 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Luton Hoo Speed Trials|magazine=Motor Sport|pages=135–137|date=May 1948|access-date=1 August 2021|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/may-1948/5/the-luton-hoo-speed-trials}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=B.A.R.C. Members' Meeting, Goodwood (May 11th)|magazine=Motor Sport|page=288|first=Bill|last=Boddy|author-link=Bill Boddy|date=June 1957|access-date=1 August 2021|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/june-1957/26/barc-members-meeting-goodwood-may-11th}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Innes Ireland Wins 1957 "Motor Sport" Brooklands Memorial Trophy|magazine=Motor Sport|page=578|date=October 1957|access-date=1 August 2021|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/october-1957/28/innes-ireland-wins-1957-motor-sport-brooklands-mem}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=The B.A.R.C. Whitsun meeting|magazine=Motor Sport|page=499|first=Bill|last=Boddy|author-link=Bill Boddy|date=July 1962|access-date=1 August 2021|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/july-1962/13/the-barc-whitsun-meeting}}</ref>
In 1949, Mitchell-Thomson purchased a [[Ferrari 166 MM]] and entered it for the [[1949 24 Hours of Le Mans|24 Hours of Le Mans]] alongside [[Luigi Chinetti]]. Recognising that Chinetti was the quicker driver, Mitchell-Thomson allowed him to drive most of the race, taking a single one-hour stint between 4:26&nbsp;a.m. and 5:38&nbsp;a.m. once a three-lap lead had been established. The strategy paid off and the duo took the first of eleven overall wins for Ferrari in the race.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Italian Victory in Le Mans 24-Hour Race|magazine=Motor Sport|pages=271–272, 274–276|date=July 1949|access-date=1 August 2021|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/july-1949/25/italian-victory-in-le-mans-24-hour-race}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Oh Cropley!|magazine=Motor Sport|page=90|first=Bill|last=Boddy|author-link=Bill Boddy|date=March 1999|access-date=1 August 2021|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/march-1999/90/oh-cropley}}</ref> He returned in [[1950 24 Hours of Le Mans|1950]] partnering [[Jean Lucas (racing driver)|Jean Lucas]]; the pair ran strongly until Lucas crashed out from sixth at around 8 a.m.
Mitchell-Thomson became one of the three directors of the [[HRG Engineering Company]] in 1947, fulfilling a desire to become involved with a car manufacturing company. He remained in this position until his death in 1963.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Club News|magazine=Motor Sport|page=41|date=February 1947|access-date=1 August 2021|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/february-1947/15/club-news-february-1947}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The "1500" & "1100" H.R.G.'s, 1935-1956 (Profile Publications Number 58)|year=1967|last=Dussek|first=Ian|publisher=Profile Publications Ltd., GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=HRG – An Honest Sports Car|magazine=Motor Sport|pages=1212–1216|first=Mike|last=Lawrence|date=November 1985|access-date=1 August 2021|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/november-1985/38/hrg-honest-sports-car}}</ref> In 1955, Mitchell-Thomson was reported as serving on the [[British Automobile Racing Club|B.A.R.C.]] Committee.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=B.A.R.C. (CLUB NEWS)|magazine=Motor Sport|page=234|date=May 1955|access-date=1 August 2021|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/may-1955/20/club-news-may-1955}}</ref>
===The Sixty Mercedes===
Mitchell-Thomson owned a [[Mercedes 60hp|1903 Mercedes 60]], once the fastest production car in the world, which he entered to many heritage races. It took part in several editions of the [[London to Brighton Veteran Car Run|London to Brighton Run]],<ref>{{cite magazine|title=THE VETERANS' RUN TO BRIGHTON|magazine=Motor Sport|pages=94–95|date=December 1933|access-date=1 August 2021|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/december-1933/48/the-veterans-run-to-brighton}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=A Sixty Mercedes (Letters from Readers)|magazine=Motor Sport|pages=1054–1055|first=Roland|last=King-Farlow|date=September 1973|access-date=1 August 2021|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/september-1973/88/a-sixty-mercedes}}</ref> and made an appearance at the 1937 Imperial Trophy at [[Crystal Palace circuit|Crystal Palace]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title="BIRA" MAKES HIS BOW|magazine=Motor Sport|pages=457–459|date=November 1937|access-date=1 August 2021|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/november-1937/11/bira-makes-his-bow-2}}</ref> He competed with the car in the 1936 Tilburstow Hill Climb.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=VETERAN SPECIALIST (Part 5)|magazine=Motor Sport|pages=164–166|first=Francis Jr.|last=Hutton-Stott|date=August 1945|access-date=1 August 2021|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/august-1945/12/veteran-specialist-2}}</ref> The car later fell into disrepair until he sold it to Peter Hampton in 1953, who restored it and continued to enter it to competitions.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Celebrating a Gordon Bennett Anniversary|magazine=Motor Sport|pages=894–899|date=August 1973|access-date=1 August 2021|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/august-1973/56/celebrating-a-gordon-bennett-anniversary}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Sixty Mercedes (Vintage Postbag)|magazine=Motor Sport|page=1021|first=C. W. P.|last=Hampton|date=September 1973|access-date=1 August 2021|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/september-1973/55/synchro-mesh-2}}</ref> It is thought that only four examples of the "Sixty" survive today.
===Other appearances===
Mitchell-Thomson made a cameo appearance in the [[Will Hay]] film ''[[Ask a Policeman]]'', in which the main characters end up on the Brooklands circuit after a police chase and get mixed up in a motor race.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=ARE YOU A FILM-FAN?|magazine=Motor Sport|page=83|date=March 1939|access-date=31 July 2021|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/march-1939/21/the-closed-car-hour}}</ref>
==Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
! Year
! Team
! Co-Drivers
! Car
! Class
! Laps
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}
! {{Tooltip|Class<br>Pos.|Class Position}}
|-
! [[1935 24 Hours of Le Mans|1935]]
|align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} M.T.U. Collier<br>''(private entrant)''
|align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} Michael Collier
|align=left| [[Frazer Nash]] TT Replica
|1.5
|77
|colspan=2|DNF
|-
! [[1939 24 Hours of Le Mans|1939]]
|align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} Lord Selsdon<br>''(private entrant)''
|align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} Lord William Waleran
|align=left| [[Lagonda V12]]
|5.0
|239
| 4th
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| '''2nd'''
|-
! [[1949 24 Hours of Le Mans|1949]]
|align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} Lord Selsdon<br>''(private entrant)''
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Luigi Chinetti]]
|align=left| [[Ferrari 166 S|Ferrari 166 MM]]
|S<br>2.0
|235
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''1st'''
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''1st'''
|-
! [[1950 24 Hours of Le Mans|1950]]
|align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} Lord Selsdon<br>''(private entrant)''
|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean Lucas (racing driver)|Jean Lucas]]
|align=left| [[Ferrari 166 MM Berlinetta Le Mans|Ferrari 166 MM Berlinetta LM]]
|S<br>2.0
|164
|colspan=2|DNF<br>(Accident)
|}
==Arms==
{{Infobox COA wide
|image={{center|[[File:Coronet of a British Baron.svg|150px]] [[File:Arms of Mitchell-Thomson, Baron Selsdon.svg|180px]]}}
|escutcheon = Per pale Argent and Gules between three mascles a stag's head cabossed all counterchanged.
|crest = A dexter hand couped at the wrist Proper grasping a crosscrosslet fitchee in bend sinister Gules.
|supporters = Two seahorses Proper crined Sable finned Or.
|motto = Deus Providebit (God Will Provide)<ref>{{cite book|title=Debrett's Peerage |date=2019 |page=4327}}</ref>}}
==External links==
*[https://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/Peter-Mitchell_Thompson-GB.html Peter Mitchell-Thompson] and [https://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/Lord-Selsdon-GB.html Lord Selsdon] at ''racingsportscars.com''.
*{{Rayment|date=February 2012}}
*[http://www.historicracing.com/search_action.cfm?start=1&page_no=1&keyword=mitchell-thomson&driverID=5180&search_type=D&search_full=N Mitchell-Thomson at historic racing.com] {{dead link|date=September 2016}}
==References==
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| title = [[Baron Selsdon]]
| years = 1938&ndash;1963
| before = [[William Mitchell-Thomson, 1st Baron Selsdon|William Mitchell-Thomson]]
| after = [[Malcolm Mitchell-Thomson, 3rd Baron Selsdon|Malcolm Mitchell-Thomson]]
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{{succession box|title=[[List of 24 Hours of Le Mans winners|Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans]] |before= [[Jean-Pierre Wimille]]<br>[[Pierre Veyron]]|after= [[Louis Rosier]]<br>[[Jean-Louis Rosier]]|years= [[1949 24 Hours of Le Mans|1949]] <small>with:</small><br>[[Luigi Chinetti]]}}
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