John Peter "Johnny" Wakefield (5 April 1915 in Marylebone, London - 24 April 1942 in Wargrave, Berkshire) was an English racing car driver. He debuted in a British Alta (1936), next yearin a Maserati 6CM at , 10th place (1937),ran a British ERA (1938), and became thesecond to own a Maserati 4CL (1939), in which he won the Grand Prix of Naples, the French GP in Picardy, and the , coming in second at Rheims and third at the Prix de Berne. During the Second World War Wakefield joined the Fleet Air Arm and died in a flying accident.