Marcel Lehoux (3 April 1888 – 19 July 1936) was a French racing driver and businessman.
Lehoux was born in Blois in France. His racing career was built on the back of his successful trading company that operated in French Algeria. He placed second at the Grand Prix de la Marne at Reims in 1929, behind Zenelli and ahead of his friend, Philippe Étancelin, making a Bugatti sweep of the podium.[1] At the 1930 Algerian Grand Prix, he followed Étancelin home to second.[1] In 1931, he shared a Bugatti with Étancelin for both the Italian and French Grands Prix, events of 10 hours duration, run to Formula Libre rules; the duo dropped out both times. He would later race for Bugatti and Scuderia Ferrari racing teams.
Lehoux died after a collision in the 1936 Deauville Grand Prix.
Racing record
editGrand Prix wins
edit| Year | Grand Prix | Location | Car | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Staouéli | Bugatti Type 35 | Report | |
| Carthage | Bugatti Type 35 | Report | ||
| 1929 | Staouéli | Bugatti Type 35 | Report | |
| 1930 | Dieppe | Bugatti Type 35 | Report | |
| 1931 | Geneva | Bugatti Type 51 | Report | |
| Reims | Bugatti Type 51 | Report | ||
| 1932 | Casablanca | Bugatti Type 54 | Report | |
| 1933 | Pau | Bugatti Type 51 | Report | |
| Dieppe | Bugatti Type 51 | Report | ||
| Monza | Bugatti Type 51 | Report |
Complete European Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | EDC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | M. Lehoux | Bugatti T51 | Bugatti 2.3 L8 | ITA Ret |
FRA Ret |
BEL | 24th | 21 | ||||
| 1932 | M. Lehoux | Bugatti T51 | Bugatti 2.3 L8 | ITA Ret |
GER Ret |
16th | 21 | |||||
| Bugatti T54 | Bugatti 5.0 L8 | FRA Ret |
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| 1935 | Scuderia Villapadierna | Maserati 8CM | Maserati 3.0 L8 | MON | FRA | BEL 6 |
GER | SUI | ITA | 17th | 48 | |
| Scuderia Subalpina | Maserati 6C-34 | Maserati 3.7 L6 | ESP 8 | |||||||||
Source:[2]
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References
edit- "Grand Prix Winners 1895-1949". Archived from the original on 2009-04-13. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
- "The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing". Archived from the original on 2002-08-18. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
- ^ a b Twite, Mike. "Etancelin: Twenty Years Behind the Wheel", in Northey, Tom, general editor. The World of Automobiles (London: Orbis, 1974), Volume 6, p616.
- ^ "THE GOLDEN ERA – OF GRAND PRIX RACING". kolumbus.fi. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
External resources
editReview of the 1936 Deauville Grand Prix with sources and images
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