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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

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.

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

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

References

1. Boddy, William. Montlhéry: The story of the Paris Autodrome. Veloce.

• 1893 births
• 1974 deaths
• English racing drivers
• Indianapolis 500 drivers
• 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers