Douglas Hawkes Explained

Douglas Hawkes
Birth Name:	Wallace Douglas Hawkes
Birth Date:	11 September 1893
Birth Place:	Barton, Gloucestershire, England
Death Place:	Athens, Attica, Greece
Module1:	Embed: yes Total Champ Races: 2 Years In Champ: 2 First Champ Race: 1922 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) Last Champ Race: 1926 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) Champ Wins: 0 Champ Podiums: 0 Champ Poles: 0 Module2: Embed: yes Years: – Best Finish: 11th Class Wins: 0

Wallace Douglas Hawkes (11 September 1893 – 2 August 1974) was a British motor car designer, businessman and racing driver. He was born in Barton, Gloucestershire, married Gwenda Stewart in 1937, and died, aged 80, in Athens, Greece.^[1]

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

Year	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Led	Retired
1922	22	19	81.900	26	13	200	0	Running
1926	27	17	94.977	21	14	91	0	Camshaft
Totals						291	0

Starts	2
Poles	0
Front Row	0
Wins	0
Top 5	0
Top 10	0
Retired	1

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Driver	Car	Class	Laps
1928	Lagonda Motor Company	Baron André d'Erlanger	Lagonda 2 Litre Speed Model	2.0	126	11th	2nd
1929	Société des Applications à Refroidissements par Air	Gaston Mottet	S.A.R.A. SP7	2.0	22	DNF	DNF

Notes and References

1. Book: Boddy, William. Montlhéry: The story of the Paris Autodrome. Veloce.