Marcel Lehoux Explained

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

Grand Prix wins

YearGrand PrixLocationCarReport
align=center rowspan=21928 Algerian Grand PrixStaouéliBugatti Type 35Report
Tunis Grand PrixCarthageBugatti Type 35Report
1929 Algerian Grand PrixStaouéliBugatti Type 35Report
1930 Dieppe Grand PrixDieppeBugatti Type 35Report
align=center rowspan=21931 Geneva Grand PrixGenevaBugatti Type 51Report
Grand Prix de la MarneReimsBugatti Type 51Report
1932 Casablanca Grand PrixCasablancaBugatti Type 54Report
align=center rowspan=31933 Pau Grand PrixPauBugatti Type 51Report
Dieppe Grand PrixDieppeBugatti Type 51Report
Monza Grand PrixMonzaBugatti Type 51Report

Complete European Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantChassisEngine1234567Pts
1931nowrapM. LehouxnowrapBugatti T51nowrapBugatti 2.3 L8ITA
FRA
BEL24th21
1932M. Lehoux nowrapBugatti T51nowrapBugatti 2.3 L8ITA
GER
16th21
nowrapBugatti T54nowrapBugatti 5.0 L8FRA
1935nowrapScuderia VillapadiernanowrapMaserati 8CMnowrapMaserati 3.0 L8MONFRABEL
GERSUIITA17th48
nowrapScuderia SubalpinanowrapMaserati 6C-34nowrapMaserati 3.7 L6ESP

References

External resources

Review of the 1936 Deauville Grand Prix with sources and images

Notes and References

  1. Twite, Mike. "Etancelin: Twenty Years Behind the Wheel", in Northey, Tom, general editor. The World of Automobiles (London: Orbis, 1974), Volume 6, p616.