He is currently racing in the virgin australia supercars championship, driving the no. Davison was the father of australian racing drivers jon davison and richard davison and grandfather of alex davison, will davison and james davison. Lex davison drove alfa romeos too alfa romeo owners clubof. The car was to suffer one of lexs many huge prangs and to hang precariously through the fence over the dam at peters corner for much of the race. He won the australian grand prix in 1954 driving a jaguar, 1957, 1958 both. By the time 1948 had come around, lex had decided that it was time to upgrade to a real racing car. Gaze was also stepgrandfather to the third generation of davison racing drivers, alex, will and james. The only other driver to win the event four times is the 7 time world champion michael schumacher.
The car was to suffer one of lex s many huge prangs and to hang precariously through the fence over the dam at peters corner for much of the race. His grandfather, lex davison, won the australian grand prix four times and his father, jon davison, was a driver. He won the 2004 australian carrera cup championship. Davo was one of the most popular drivers with competitors and spectators. The 1957 australian drivers championship was a camssanctioned australian motor racing title for drivers of formula libre cars. Jul 31, 20 squadron leader tony gaze squadron leader tony gaze, who has died aged 93, was a second world war spitfire fighter ace and later became a highly successful motor racing driver. Alexander nicholas lex davison 19231965, racing motorist, was born on 12 february 1923 at moonee ponds, melbourne, only child of victorianborn parents alexander ambrose davison, manufacturer, and his wife elizabeth, nee nolan. In 1961, fresh out of the factory, it ran at le mans 24 hours, and although it and its sister car, 1vev retired with blown cylinderhead gaskets, 2vev went on to have a short but starry career. His grandfather lex davison was a fourtime australian grand prix winner. Sandown to salute the cavaliers of the circuits golden era. Drivers who win the australian grand prix are awarded the lex davison trophy. The complete history of the most valuable aston martin to. He was lucky enough to be able to afford to race these cars when. He received the barry sheene medal for his sportsmanship and personality in 2009.
His wife, diana, also was a good driver and even wrestled the merc up. His grandmother diana davidson was also a race car driver. He drove hwmjaguar, ferrari, aston martin and cooperclimax grand prix cars davison won class a of the 1960 armstrong 500, forerunner of the bathurst. What they may not be aware of however are the many other fields in which he had an interest. Mg and motor racing in australia i have written about lex davisons cars on primotipo before, he was a winner of the australian grand prix four times, winner of the inaugural australian drivers championship, the gold star in 1957 and was the father and. Alex davison is an australian racing driver who currently serves as endurance co driver to his brother will davison in the supercars championship prior to that, alex competed with porsche cars in different gt competitions fia world endurance championship, european le mans series or australian carrera cup. Alexander nicholas davison 12 february 1923 20 february 1965 was a racing driver who won the australian grand prix four times between 1954 and 1961 and won the australian drivers championship in 1957.
Alex davison in melbourne, australia, is an australian racing driver. Drivers wives who later married other drivers tnfs. View more happenings get the latest news from will davison read more. Biography alexander nicholas lex davison australian. Lex davison, mg tc, the lobethal stobie pole and the lucky. Lex davison, excited to win the 1956 bathurst 100, easter 1956 any win on the mountain in any era rates highly with drivers, such is the challenge of the place. Oct 31, 2015 sandown to salute the cavaliers of the circuits golden era.
The bathurst is a 1,000kilometre 620 mi touring car race held annually on. News of the death of lex davison at sandown park has deeply shocked all motoring enthusiasts a. Lex davison had two lives, one as a successful maker of womens shoes and one as a successful racing driver. Cooperclimax grand prix cars, and set two records at the rob roy hillclimb. Lex davison and tony gaze at the rob roy hillclimb speed, style. Contact newcastle gallery the newcastle 500 captured in photographs. Races, wins, podiums, pole positions, fastest laps. Lex used this monster in many races and hillclimbs for a couple of years. In the scorching heat of a western australian summer in 1957, patterson stepped into lex davisons ferrari 625 f1 as a relief driver, working together to defeat stan jones to win the 1957 australian grand prix. Jd davison autosport, llc verizon indycar series pirelli. Alex davison racing career profile driver database. Squadron leader tony gaze squadron leader tony gaze, who has died aged 93, was a second world war spitfire fighter ace and later became a highly successful motor racing driver. Drivers who win the australian grand prix are awarded the lex davison trophy, so named to honour davison who was the first 4time winner of the.
Lex davison drove 2vev to victory in the gt support race for the 1961 british grand prix and. The twotime bathurst winner joined phil mundays new team two years ago, racing an extickford falcon out. The only other driver to win the event four times is. A factory built racing car in 193334 for freddie diixon, it won at brooklands in 1935 and was also driven by reg parnell in the u.
James davison nicknamed jd was born in august 1986 in melbourne, victoria, as a son of jon davison, a former racing driver and a promoter of racing events at sandown raceway. Dec 23, 2003 first he entered for the 1964 6hour at sandown park, with lex davison as co driver. In the centre is norm beechey in the 63 galaxie that was also raced at various times by len lukey and lex davison. In the 70lap final, run in murderous 104degree heat, jones took the lead from davison ending lap two. The twotime bathurst winner joined phil mundays new team two years ago, racing an extickford falcon out of its own base in outer melbourne. Add to this his multiple champion australian driver awards in both road racing and hillclimbing, together with participation in the monte carlo rally and at le mans, his guest drive of the landspeed record car bluebird at lake eyre, and a full.
Qualiying heat, over 3 laps, for the 1959 bathurst 100 at mt panorama bathurst nsw. Born on the 12th february, 1923, alexander nicholas lex davison would go on to become a leading race driver, winning the australian grand prix four times. Lex davison and the fearsome holmanmoody 427 ford galaxie. Alexander lex davison was born into a well to do family in melbourne in 1923. The lategreat lex davison was a multiaustralian grand prix winner, his sons richard and jon raced, richards son will is. Alexander davison in melbourne, australia, is an australian racing driver. And, between gp drivers, with f2 and fj driver steve ouvaroff also, roy bloxams widow, a driver in her own right, later married mike salmon in a reverse situation, tony gaze married the widow of johnny wakefield, and later the widow of lex davison. He is the young australian driver in the pirelli world challenge with ae replay xd nissan gt academy, but who race for dale coyne racing at the indy 500, he filled.
This holden 48215 fx has been built to tackle the 20 historic monte carlo rally, reenacting the 60th anniversary of the first holden used in international motorsport, and to date the only ever australian entry in the monte carlo rally. Lex davidson australian land speed racing past and present. Alexander nicholas davison, the olde cobbler, has left us, and he had not yet begun to fight. Davison dominated the championship, winning six of the nine races, including the. While davison later handed over his car to co driver bill patterson, jones drove unrelieved and began to suffer from heatstroke. Both careers could have been different had he not been taken out of military service. The grandson of 3 time australian grand prix winner, lex davison. James davison comes from a long lineage of professional racecar drivers. Will davison the official website of supercars driver will davison.
Alex davison has extensive sportscar and touring car racing experience competing in porsche carrera cup, porsche supercup, le mans series, and supercars both as a fulltime racer and co driver alongside some of the categories best whincup, coulthard, van gisbergen, davison. Oct 01, 2015 mg and motor racing in australia i have written about lex davisons cars on primotipo before, he was a winner of the australian grand prix four times, winner of the inaugural australian drivers championship, the gold star in 1957 and was the father and grandfather of two generations of champion racers. Alexander nicholas lex davison 19231965, racing motorist, was born on 12. Looking at the number plate on the valiant, its the same car raced by abbott, but whether this is him here i cant say for sure. In 2009, he won the bathurst with co driver garth tander. Sir gawaine baillie has died tnfs archive the autosport. Lex davison drove alfa romeos too alfa romeo owners. The bulk of the racers in the smallish australian racing scene were based in. Davison was the husband of female racing driver diana davison and father of australian racing drivers jon davison and richard davison and grandfather of alex davison, will davison and james davison. Lex davison in the supercharged ssk 38250 7lt mercedes benz. They speak also of his skill as a raconteur, his sportsmanship and his pride in both family and country. James davisons girlfriend miranda tingley bio, wiki. A great many people, both in australia and overseas fondly remember lex davison as an outstanding driver of competition cars.
After courtney unexpectedly announced he would depart the team following a disastrous opening round in adelaide, the more. The bathurst light car clubs lex davison gate at the top end of conrod straight is a constant reminder of his grandfathers exploits as one of australias first motor racing superstars. Stepgrandfather, tony gaze, was a wwii spitfire ace and later went on to become the founder of motor racing at goodwood and australias first formula 1 driver. Jds grandfather lex davison was also a racer, a fourtime winner of the australian grand prix. Team 23 red racing the tradies team for every tradie. Lex davison had two lives, one as a successful maker of womens shoes and one as a. Simon popplewell and myles johnson have been busy working their way through the many, many photos that are in bob janes photo collection, and scanning each one for posterity. Davison made his verizon indycar series debut in august 20 at midohio sports car course and also competing at sonoma raceway in a dale coyne racing car. Lex davisons 3litre exf1 ferrari, and 2520 won its preliminary heat in dominant style. Australian race car driver who won the 2001 australian formula ford championship. The education details are not available at this time. Having enjoyed a big step forward in 2019 coinciding with 23red racings move under the tickford umbrella, will davison is eyeing even more this season. He grew up in a prominent racing family in melbourne, australia.
The davison clan reads like a whos who of australian racing history. Will davison is popular for being a race car driver. Repaired, i think it ran at warwick farm in february 65 without incident. Lex davison larger than life, a book by graham howard. John snow, hope bartlett and alec mildren all raced the dixon riley here in australia. On 20 february 1965 at the sandown park circuit near springvale, while driving his 2. He and paul dumbrell are both winenrs of the bathurst. James grandfather, lex davison, was 4 times winner of the australian grand prix, competing against racing greats bruce mclaren, jim clark and graham hill.
If it isnt the most famous aston martin, then surely 2vevthe exessex racing stable db4 gt zagatois one of the most recognizable. The complete history of the most valuable aston martin to never win a major race. He drove hwmjaguar, ferrari, aston martin and cooperclimax grand prix cars. The elder of the davison brothers returns to the v8 supercars championship as a co driver with brother will at erebus motorsport this season. Miranda tingley this stunning lady is miranda tingley. May 31, 2004 and, between gp drivers, with f2 and fj driver steve ouvaroff also, roy bloxams widow, a driver in her own right, later married mike salmon in a reverse situation, tony gaze married the widow of johnny wakefield, and later the widow of lex davison. Lex davison alexander nicholas davison, 12 february 1923 20 february 1965 won the australian grand prix four times, the first to do so, between 1954 and 1961. With over 15 years of experience in racing all over the globe. Davison sustained severe head injuries and was dead when officials reached him. Sports car world obituary lex davison was my friend, he was a gentleman and he drove a racing car like all of us would like to drive racing cars and now that hes gone motor racing has lost most of its joy. Alexander davison born 3 november 1979 in melbourne, australia, is an australian racing driver. First he entered for the 1964 6hour at sandown park, with lex davison as co driver. His grandfather, lex davison, was an australian driver s champion with an illustrious career to include winning the australian grand prix four times. At the australian grand prix race at caversham lex davison shared the winning car with bill patterson.
Alexander nicholas lex davison 19231965, racing motorist, was born on 12 february. His wife, diana, also was a good driver and even wrestled the merc up the rob roy hillclimb in victoria to win the ladies trophy in 1948. He drove hwmjaguar, ferrari, aston martin and cooperclimax grand prix cars davison won class a of the 1960 armstrong 500, forerunner of the bathurst, driving an nsu prinz. Click to show race results for united sports car championship gtd 2014. Historic racing cars in australia john blanden, glory days albert park 1953 1958 barry green, almost unknown. He won the australian grand prix in 1954 driving a jaguar, 1957, 1958. Lex davison sits in his alfa while tony gaze looks on. As part of the davison motorsport dynasty, he is the older brother of will davison, grandson of lex davison and cousin to james davison. Davison comes from a long line of race car drivers, for starters, lex davidson his grandfather was a fourtime australian grand prix winner, his father jon competed in the formula 500, so did his uncle richard. The davison family has a long history with the albert park circuit, dating back to wills grandfather lex davison, a fourtime australian grand prix winner who raced in the 1953 agp at the. Lex davison, mg tc, the lobethal stobie pole and the.
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