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Les Leston
Alfred Lazarus Fingleston 'Les Leston', Great Britain
1920-12-16 - 2012-05-13
F1 Career: Italy 1956 - Britain 1957
Races
Wins
Pole
Podiums
FastLaps
Points
2
0
0
0
0
0
% Wins
% Poles
% Podiums
% FastLap
Points/Race
0,00%
0,00%
0,00%
0,00%
0,00p
Les later concentrated on his racewear business. He cept on racing in the early sixties in his red Lotus Elite with the famous ‘DAD 10’ plate. He served in WW2 as a mid upper gunner in a Lancaster.
Year
Plac
Points
Nr / Team / Car
Wins
2:nd
3:rd
Poles
FastL
Races
Ret
Notes
1957
-
0
Cooper T43 BRM P25
0
0
0
0
0
0 1
0 1
- Owen Racing
1956
-
0
Connaught B Type
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
R
Non F1
Year
Series
Result
Team/Car
Notes
late 1960s
Pit reporter for BBC
.
.
.
1962
Tourist Trophy
19th
Lotus Elite
.
.
Nurburgring 1000km
ret
Lotus Elite
.
1961
24h LeMans
11th
Triumph TR4S
.
1960
24h LeMans
NC
Triumph TR4S
.
1958
24h LeMans
ret
Aston Martin DBR1/300
.
.
Caen GP
ret
Lotus 12
.
1957
24h LeMans
ret
Aston Martin DBR1/300
.
.
Nurburgring 1000km
6th
Aston Martin DBR1/300
.
.
Pau GP
5th
Connaught B
.
.
BRDC Int Trophy
15th
Cooper T43 (F2)
.
1956
Sports Car racing
.
John Willment’s Cooper
.
.
Richmond Trophy
3rd
John Willment’s Cooper
.
.
Glover Trophy
3rd
Connaught B
.
.
BRSCC F1 Race
4th
Connaught B
.
1955
24h LeMans
ret
Austin Healey 100S
.
.
Syracuse GP
9th
Connaught B
.
1954
Formula 3
champion
Cooper
.
.
Crystal Palace Trophy
ret
Cooper T18
.
.
BARC Formula 1 Race
ret
Cooper T18
.
1953
Formula 3
2nd
.
.
.
Curtis Trophy
2nd
Cooper T24
.
.
Crystal Palace Trophy
3rd
Cooper T26
.
.
Redex Trophy
3rd
Cooper T24
.
.
Madgwick Cup
6th
Cooper T26
.
.
Joe Fry Memorial Trophy
ret
Cooper T26
.
.
Mid-Cheshire MC F2 Race
ret
Cooper T26
.
1952
Formula 3
2nd
.
.
1952
Luxembourg F3 GP
winner
Cooper T26
.
1939-54?
WWII, RAF
.
Gunner in a Lancaster.
.