David Leslie (racing driver)
David Leslie | ||
---|---|---|
2003 ) position | 11th (28 points) | |
Team Marcos | ||
Best finish | 8th (1987) | |
Class wins | 0 |
David William Leslie (9 November 1953 – 30 March 2008) was a Scottish
Career
Leslie was Scottish
Leslie maintained his links with Ecosse when the team moved to the British Touring Car Championship in 1990. He competed on a partial schedule for the first two seasons before becoming a full-time driver for Vauxhall in 1992. He took his first win a year later,[1] and earned a total of six pole positions over those two years, both of which ended in top 10 championship placements.
1994 was an unsuccessful season in a Mazda, but for 1995 he joined Honda as they entered the series for the first time. The car was late getting onto the track in pre-season, and reliability was initially poor, however he finished 10th overall after a strong end to the season. 1996 started badly with several collisions, but a victory in the British Grand Prix support meeting kick-started a strong second half of the season, allowing him to snatch 4th overall at the final round of the season.
For the BTCC in 1997
The company pulled out after that, and Leslie did only occasional races in 2000. Notably for the works Honda team in one round of the
He joined
For the past three years, he had been lecturing Motorsports Management, part-time at Swansea Metropolitan University.
Allan McNish credited the start he, David Coulthard, and Dario Franchitti were given at the start of their careers as largely to Leslie and his late father David senior.[4]
Death
Leslie died on 30 March 2008, when the private jet he was travelling in crashed into a housing estate in
The investigation into the crash found that a combination of incorrectly identified, non-critical system failures led to the in-flight shut-down of both engines, with the crew unable to restart them in time to avoid the impact.
Racing record
Complete British Formula One 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 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos. | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1979
|
Graham Eden Racing | Chevron B41 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ZOL
|
OUL | BRH | MAL | SNE
|
THR | ZAN
|
DON 14 |
OUL 4 |
NOG | MAL DNS |
BRH Ret |
THR | SNE
|
SIL | =17th | 3 |
Complete British Touring Car Championship results
(key) Races in bold indicate pole position (1 point awarded – 1996–2002 all races, 2003 just in first race) Races in italics indicate fastest lap (1 point awarded – 2000–2003 all races) * signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap (1 point awarded – 1998–2002 just for feature race, 2003 all races)
‡ Endurance driver (Ineligible for points in 1990)
Complete Swedish Touring Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000
|
P.R.O. Motorsport | Nissan Primera GT | KAR 1 |
KAR 2 |
KNU 1 |
KNU 2 |
MAN 1 |
MAN 2 |
FAL 1 |
FAL 2 |
AND
1 |
AND
2 |
ARC 1 |
ARC 2 |
KAR 1 |
KAR 2 |
MAN 1 Ret |
MAN 2 Ret |
NC | 0 |
Complete European Touring Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000
|
JAS Engineering | Honda Accord | MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
PER 1 |
PER 2 |
A1R
1 |
A1R
2 |
MNZ
1 |
MNZ
2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
IMO
1 |
IMO
2 |
MIS
1 |
MIS
2 |
BRN
1 |
BRN
2 |
VAL
1 |
VAL
2 |
MOB 1 10 |
MOB 2 5 |
18th | 9 |
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1984 | Ecurie Ecosse
|
David Duffield Mike Wilds |
Ecosse C284-Ford Cosworth
|
C2 | 36 | DNF | DNF |
1985 | Ecurie Ecosse
|
Ray Mallock Mike Wilds |
Ecosse C285-Ford Cosworth
|
C2 | 45 | DNF | DNF |
1986 | Ecurie Ecosse
|
Ray Mallock Mike Wilds |
Ecosse C286-Austin-Rover
|
C2 | 181 | DSQ | DSQ |
1987 | Ecurie Ecosse
|
Marc Duez Ray Mallock |
Ecosse C286-Ford Cosworth
|
C2 | 308 | 8th | 2nd |
1988 | Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. | Marc Duez Yoshimi Katayama |
Mazda 767 | GTP | 330 | 17th | 2nd |
1989 | Ecurie Ecosse
|
Ray Mallock David Sears |
Aston Martin AMR1 | C1 | 153 | DNF | DNF |
1990 | Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing |
Martin Brundle Alain Ferté |
Jaguar XJR-12 | C1 | 220 | DNF | DNF |
1991 | TWR Suntec Jaguar | Jeff Krosnoff Mauro Martini |
Jaguar XJR-12 | C2 | 183 | DNF | DNF |
1993 | TWR Jaguar Racing | Armin Hahne Win Percy |
Jaguar XJ220 | GT | 6 | DNF | DNF |
1995 | Team Marcos | Chris Marsh François Migault |
Marcos LM600 | LMGT2 | 184 | NC | NC |
24 Hours of Spa results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1993 | Ecurie Ecosse Vauxhall
|
Philippe Adams Bernard de Dryver |
Vauxhall Cavalier GSi | Pro 2L | 101/engine | DNF | DNF |
1998 | Belgacom Nissan T.U.R.B.O Team | Dirk Schoysman Grégoire de Mévius |
Nissan Primera | SP | 471 | 7th | 7th |
2000 | ELR & Barwell Motorsport | James Kaye Mark Lemmer |
Honda Accord | SP | ?/engine | DNF | DNF |
Complete British GT Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000 | NCK Motorsport | Marcos LM600 | GT | THR 1 |
CRO 1 3 |
OUL 1 2 |
DON 1 7 |
SIL 1 Ret |
BRH 1 Ret |
DON 1 7 |
CRO 1 |
SIL 1 |
SNE 1 8 |
SPA
1 |
SIL 1 |
14th | 39 |
Britcar 24 Hour results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Car No. | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2007 | GTS Motorsport | Joe Macari Rob Wilson Stuart Wright |
BMW M3 E46 GTR | 26 | GTC | 553 | 6th | 3rd |
References
- ^ a b c "David Leslie, 1953–2008". Autosport. 30 March 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2008.
- ^ "British GT Silverstone 1998 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars".
- ^ "British GT Championship Knockhill 2001 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars". Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Allan McNish part 2". Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 2011-12-10. Allan McNish interview part 2 on qosfc.com
- ^ "Two Victims Of Private Jet Crash Named". Sky News. Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "David Leslie and Richard Lloyd killed in plane accident". Planetlemans. 30 March 2008. Archived from the original on 1 April 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
External links
- BTCC pages profile
- David Leslie Online Memorial Archived 24 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine