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Marcel Lehoux (3 April 1888 – 19 July 1936) was a French racing driver and businessman.
Lehoux was born in Vendée 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. 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
| Year | Grand Prix | Location | Car | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Algerian Grand Prix | Staouéli | Bugatti Type 35 | Report |
| Tunis Grand Prix | Carthage | Bugatti Type 35 | Report | |
| 1929 | Algerian Grand Prix | Staouéli | Bugatti Type 35 | Report |
| 1930 | Dieppe Grand Prix | Dieppe | Bugatti Type 35 | Report |
| 1931 | Geneva Grand Prix | Geneva | Bugatti Type 51 | Report |
| Grand Prix de la Marne | Reims | Bugatti Type 51 | Report | |
| 1932 | Casablanca Grand Prix | Casablanca | Bugatti Type 54 | Report |
| 1933 | Pau Grand Prix | Pau | Bugatti Type 51 | Report |
| Dieppe Grand Prix | Dieppe | Bugatti Type 51 | Report | |
| Monza Grand Prix | Monza | Bugatti Type 51 | Report |
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 | EDC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | M. Lehoux | Bugatti T51 | Bugatti 2.3 L8 | ITA Ret | FRA Ret | BEL | 24th | 21 | ||||
| 1932 | M. Lehoux | Bugatti T51 | Bugatti 2.3 L8 | ITA Ret | GER Ret | 16th | 21 | |||||
| Bugatti T54 | Bugatti 5.0 L8 | FRA Ret | ||||||||||
| 1935 | Scuderia Villapadierna | Maserati Maserati 8CM | Maserati 3.0 L8 | MON | FRA | BEL 6 | GER | SUI | ITA | 17th | 48 | |
| Scuderia Subalpina | Maserati 6C-34 | Maserati 3.7 L6 | ESP 8 | |||||||||
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External resources
Review of the 1936 Deauville Grand Prix with sources and images