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.Twite, Mike. "Etancelin: Twenty Years Behind the Wheel", in Northey, Tom, general editor. The World of Automobiles (London: Orbis, 1974), Volume 6, p616. At the 1930 Algerian Grand Prix, he followed Étancelin home to second. 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 PrixLocationCarReport1928 Algerian Grand PrixStaouéliBugatti Type 35Report Tunis Grand PrixCarthageBugatti Type 35Report1929 Algerian Grand PrixStaouéliBugatti Type 35Report1930 Dieppe Grand PrixDieppeBugatti Type 35Report1931 Geneva Grand PrixGenevaBugatti Type 51Report Grand Prix de la MarneReimsBugatti Type 51Report1932 Casablanca Grand PrixCasablancaBugatti Type 54Report1933 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) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts 1931 M. Lehoux Bugatti T51 Bugatti 2.3 L8 ITA FRA BEL 24th 21 1932 M. Lehoux Bugatti T51 Bugatti 2.3 L8 ITA GER 16th 21 Bugatti T54 Bugatti 5.0 L8 FRA 1935 Scuderia Villapadierna Maserati 8CM Maserati 3.0 L8 MON FRA BEL GER SUI ITA 17th 48 Scuderia Subalpina Maserati 6C-34 Maserati 3.7 L6 ESP
References
Review of the 1936 Deauville Grand Prix, with images and film
External resources Review of the 1936 Deauville Grand Prix with sources and images