Douglas Hawkes

Wallace Douglas Hawkes (11 September 1893 – 2 August 1974) was a British motor car designer, businessman and racing driver. He was born in Barton, Gloucestershire, married Gwenda Stewart in 1937, and died, aged 80, in Athens, Greece.

Douglas Hawkes
Hawkes, circa 1920
Born	Wallace Douglas Hawkes (1893-09-11)11 September 1893 Barton, Gloucestershire, England
Died	2 August 1974(1974-08-02) (aged 80) Athens, Attica, Greece
Champ Car career
2 races run over 2 years
First race	1922 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Last race	1926 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Wins Podiums Poles 0 0 0
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years	1928–1929
Teams	Lagonda, S.A.R.A.
Best finish	11th (1928)
Class wins	0

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

Year	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Led	Retired
1922	22	19	81.900	26	13	200	0	Running
1926	27	17	94.977	21	14	91	0	Camshaft
Totals						291	0

Starts	2
Poles	0
Front Row	0
Wins	0
Top 5	0
Top 10	0
Retired	1

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Driver	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
1928	Lagonda Motor Company	Baron André d'Erlanger	Lagonda 2 Litre Speed Model	2.0	126	11th	2nd
1929	Société des Applications à Refroidissements par Air	Gaston Mottet	S.A.R.A. SP7	2.0	22	DNF	DNF