Les Leston – flyinglap

F1

SummaryStatisticsTeamsPositionsTeam MatesYear by YearRanking by season

Name	Les Leston
Country	Great Britain
Place of Birth	Bulwell, Nottinghamshire
Date of Birth	16/12/1920
Date of Death	13/05/2012
First Race	Gran Premio d’Italia 02/09/1956
Last Race	British Grand Prix 20/07/1957
Best Qualifying	12th – British Grand Prix 20/07/1957
Best Result	15th – British Grand Prix 20/07/1957

Races	3
Race Starts	2
Drivers’ Titles	0
Victories	0
Poles	0
Fastest Laps	0
Podiums	0
Points	0
Average Points	0.00
Laps	50
Laps Led	0

Connaught (1956), Cooper (1957), BRM (1957)

DNF	2 Times
DNQ	1 Time

Season	Team	Team Mate	Best Pos			Position		Qualifying
1956	Connaught	Archie Scott Brown	23	35	0	1	0	1	0
		Jack Fairman	23	5	2	0	1	0	1
		Ron Flockhart	23	3	4	0	1	1	0
1957	BRM	Jack Fairman	15	14	0	0	1	1	0
	Cooper	Jack Brabham	21	6	0	0	1	0	1
		Peter Collins			0	0	0	0	0
		Roy Salvadori			0	0	0	0	0

Year	Team	Engine	Races	1st	2nd	3rd	Podiums	Poles	Fastest Laps	Laps	Leading Laps	Points	Avg Pts
1957	BRM Cooper	BRM Climax	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	44	0	0	0.00
1956	Connaught	Alta	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0.00

1956	1957
83rd	72nd

Extra Championship

SummaryStatisticsTeamsPositionsTeam MatesYear by Year

Name	Les Leston
Country	Great Britain
Place of Birth	Bulwell, Nottinghamshire
Date of Birth	16/12/1920
Date of Death	13/05/2012
First Race	Crystal Palace Trophy 11/07/1953
Last Race	Grand Prix de Caen 20/07/1958
First Pole	Mid-Cheshire M.C. Formula 2 Race 08/08/1953
Last Pole	Mid-Cheshire M.C. Formula 2 Race 08/08/1953
Best Result	2nd – Curtis Trophy 17/10/1953
First Podium	Crystal Palace Trophy 11/07/1953
Last Podium	Glover Trophy 02/04/1956

Races	20
Race Starts	16
Victories	0
Poles	1
Fastest Laps	0
Podiums	4
Laps	312
Laps Led	15

Cooper (1953-1954, 1957), Maserati (1955), Connaught (1955-1957), Lotus (1958)

2nd	1 Time
3rd	3 Times
4th	1 Time
5th	2 Times
6th	2 Times
9th	1 Time
15th	1 Time
DNF	5 Times
DNA	1 Time
DNS	2 Times

Season	Team	Team Mate	Best Pos			Poles		Position		Qualifying
1953	Cooper	Bernie Ecclestone	3	14	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
		Bob Gerard	2	1	2	0	0	0	3	0	1
		Donald Bennett	3	11	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Duncan Hamilton	6	15	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Edward Greenall	3	3	0	1	0	1	1	1	0
		Eric Thompson	2	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
		Horace Gould	2	2	0	0	0	2	2	1	0
		Jack Walton	5	17	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
		Jimmy Somervail	2	3	0	0	0	4	0	2	0
		Jock McBain	3	11	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
		Keith Hall	3	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
		Ken Wharton	5	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	1
		Mike Hawthorn	6	20	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Peter Reece	5	10	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
		Peter Whitehead	3	2	0	1	0	1	2	2	0
		Rodney Nuckey	2	10	0	0	0	3	0	1	0
		Stirling Moss	5	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	1
		Tony Crook	3	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
1954	Cooper	Alan Brown	12	18	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Bob Gerard			0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		David Watts	12	24	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Dick Gibson	5	9	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
		Donald Bennett	12	15	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Horace Gould	5	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0
		Jimmy Somervail	6	3	0	0	0	1	2	1	1
		Jock Lawrence	10	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
		Keith Hall	12	19	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Michael Keen	12	17	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Oliver Simpson	12	22	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Rodney Nuckey	12	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
		Ron Searles			0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Tom Kyffin	12	23	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Tony Crook	6	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1955	Connaught	Tony Brooks	9	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
	Maserati	Horace Gould	15	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
		Louis Rosier	15	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
		Peter Collins	15	12	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
		Roy Salvadori	15	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
1956	Connaught	Archie Scott Brown	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	2
		Bob Gerard	3	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
		Dick Gibson	4	8	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Jack Fairman	4	5	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Reg Parnell	3	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
		Stuart Lewis-Evans	4	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	1
1957	Connaught	Ivor Bueb	5	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
		Jack Fairman	15	13	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
		Peter Walker	19	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
	Cooper	Bob Gerard	15	14	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
		Brian Naylor	15	31	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Dick Gibson	15	16	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
		George Wicken	15	10	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
		Graham Hill	15	13	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
		Ian Burgess	15	21	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Innes Ireland	15	23	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
		Jack Brabham	15	22	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
		Jack Fairman	15	13	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
		Jim Russell	15	24	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Jimmy Stuart	15	18	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Noel Cunningham-Reid	15	12	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
		Paul England	15	40	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Raymond Thackwell	15	25	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Ronnie Moore	15	17	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Roy Salvadori	15	8	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
		Tony Brooks	15	26	0	0	0	2	0	1	1
		Tony Marsh	15	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	1

Year	Team	Engine	Races	2nd	3rd	Podiums	Poles	Laps	Leading Laps
1958	Lotus	Climax	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
1957	Connaught Cooper	Alta Climax	2	0	0	0	0	138	0
1956	Connaught	Alta	2	0	1	1	0	47	0
1955	Connaught Maserati	Alta Maserati	1	0	0	0	0	62	0
1954	Cooper	JAP	4	0	0	0	0	11	0
1953	Cooper	JAP	6	1	2	3	1	53	15

All

Statistics

Races	23
Race Starts	18
Victories	0
Poles	1
Fastest Laps	0
Podiums	4
Points	0
Laps	362
Laps Led	15