Luis Fontés
.jpg) Luis Fontés at the 1935 24 Hours of Le Mans | |
| Nationality | British |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 December 1912 London, England |
| Died | 12 October 1940 (aged 27) Llandow, Wales |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Years | 1935 |
| Teams | Arthur W. Fox |
| Best finish | 1st (1935) |
| Class wins | 1 (1935) |
Luis Goncelvis Fontés (26 December 1912 – 12 October 1940)King's Cup Air Race in 1935.
On 6 October 1935, Fontés was taking part in an illegal road race on public roads while
powerboat racing.[4] Fontés later briefly served as an Air Transport Auxiliary ferry pilot during World War II but was killed on 12 October 1940 while delivering a Vickers Wellington Mk1C bomber to an RAF Aircraft Storage Unit at RAF Llandow in South Wales.[5]
The Le Mans Lagonda M45R ('BPK 202') survives in the Dutch National Automobile Museum (Louwman Museum) at The Hague and the aeroplane was owned and raced for many years postwar by the late Ron Paine but is now owned by The Shuttleworth Collection, UK.
Racing record
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 |  Arthur W. Fox & Charles Nicholl
|
Johnny Hindmarsh
|
Lagonda M45R Rapide | 5.0 | 222 | 1st | 1st |
References
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- ^ "Motorsport Memorial - Luis Fontés". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ Riley 2021, p. 87
- ^ "Manslaughter By Car". The Times. 2 December 1935. p. 11. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ^ Riley 2021, pp. 87–88
- ^ Riley 2021, p. 89
- Boddy, Bill (January 2002). "Fontes of Youth". Motor Sport. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- Riley, Gordon (October 2021). "Sibling Rivalry". ISSN 0143-7240.