Lex Davison

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Alexander Nicholas "Lex" Davison (born 12 February 1923 in Melbourne, died 20 February 1965 in Sandown) was an Australian racing driver. One of the most successful Australian drivers of all time, Davison won the national hillclimb championship three times, the Australian Grand Prix four times and the Australian Drivers' Championship in 1957. Beginning his career in 1947, his first experience outside Australia came at the 1950 Indianapolis 500 as one of two Australian drivers competing for Ecurie Australie. Davison qualified 34th, when only 33 drivers could start.

After a guest drive for Motorsport Bleu at the 1952 Australian Grand Prix, Davison decided to spend a season racing in Europe, competing for Balkan Eagle and EMW, but without any success. He was then hired as the driver for the aborted Scuderia Australasia team in 1955. In both cases, he failed to start a race. In 1956, he attended the Scottish and British Grands Prix as a spectator, and following the injuries of Maurice Trintignant and Colin Chapman, he was asked to fill in at Team Lotus for the remainder of the season.

In 1965, he was killed during a accident in practice at Sandown Raceway when he suffered a heart attack at the wheel, left the track and crashed through a barrier. He was only 42 years old.

Complete Alternate Formula One results

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

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 WDC Pts.
1950 Ecurie Australie Kurtis Kraft 3000 Cummins 3.0 L6C GBR MON 500
DNQ
SUI BEL FRA ITA NC 0
1952 Motorsport Bleu Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 MON ENG BEL FRA GBR GER NED ITA USA AUS
Ret
NC 0
1953 Balkan Eagle Alfa Romeo AR160 Maserati 200F 2.0 L6 MON
DNPQ
NED GBR
DNPQ
NC 0
Rennkollektiv EMW EMW 01 Mercedes-Benz UM153 4.5 V10 BEL
DNPQ
FRA
DNPQ
GER
DNQ
SUI
DNQ
ITA
DNPQ
USA
1955 Scuderia Australasia Cooper T41 Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12 MON
DNPQ
BEL
DNPQ
GBR
DNA
SCO
DNA
SOV ITA NC 0
Aston Martin AM-04 FRA
DNPQ
1956 Team Lotus Lotus 10 BCMA A/AS Griffin 3.0 L6 MON FRA BEL GER GDR IRL SCO GBR
12
ITA
Ret
THA
Ret
NC 0
1958 L. Davison Lotus 10 Ferrari DS50 2.5 L4 AUS
5
MON FRA NED BEL GER GBR POR ITA MAR USA 23rd 2

* denotes season still in progress