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Douglas Hawkes

Hawkes, circa 1920

Born

Wallace Douglas Hawkes
11 September 1893
Barton, Gloucestershire, England

Died

2 August 1974 (aged 80)
Athens, Attica, Greece

Champ Car career

2 races run over 2 years

First race

1922 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)

Last race

1926 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)

Wins	Podiums	Poles
0	0	0

24 Hours of Le Mans career

Years

1928–1929

Teams

Lagonda, S.A.R.A.

Best finish

11th (1928)

Class wins

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.

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

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

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	Pos.	Class Pos.
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

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