Leslie Marr
British painter and former racing driver
Sir Leslie Lynn Marr, 2nd Baronet (14 August 1922 – 4 May 2021) was a British landscape artist, painter and former racing driver.
![]() Marr with a painting, 2019 | |
Born | Durham, County Durham, England | 14 August 1922
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Died | 4 May 2021 Gimingham, Norfolk, England | (aged 98)
Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | ![]() |
Active years | 1954–1955 |
Teams | Privateer Connaught |
Entries | 2 |
First entry | 1954 British Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1955 British Grand Prix |
Marr participated in two Formula One World Championship Grands Prix. He made his first appearance on 17 July 1954 at the British Grand Prix.[1] He retired from his last world championship race in 1955, after a damaged brake pipe caused him to spin off.[2][3]
Marr competed in several non-Championship races, with his best results including winning the 1955 Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race and finishing fourth in the 1956 New Zealand Grand Prix.[2]
Marr died in Gimingham, Norfolk on 4 May 2021 at the age of 98.[4]
References
change- ↑ "Leslie Marr profile". Grandprix.com. Inside F1. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Drivers: Leslie Marr". ESPN F1.com. ESPN. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ↑ Small, Steve (1994). The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who. Guinness. p. 246. ISBN 0851127029.
- ↑ Leslie Marr