Marcel Lehoux (3 April 1888 – 19 July 1936) was a French racing driver and businessman. Lehoux was born in

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in France. His racing career was built on the back of his successful trading company that operated in

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. 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

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sweep of the

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.Twite, Mike. "Etancelin: Twenty Years Behind the Wheel", in Northey, Tom, general editor. ''The World of Automobiles'' (London: Orbis, 1974), Volume 6, p616. At the 1930

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, he followed Étancelin home to second. In 1931, he shared a Bugatti with Étancelin for both the

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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

and

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racing teams. Lehoux died after a collision in the 1936 Deauville ''Grand Prix''.

Racing record

Grand Prix wins

Complete European Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

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Review of the 1936 Deauville Grand Prix, with images and film

External resources

Review of th
1936 Deauville Grand Prix with sources and images
1888 births 1936 deaths French racing drivers Algerian racing drivers Grand Prix drivers Racing drivers who died while racing Sport deaths in France European Championship drivers {{France-autoracing-bio-stub Sportspeople from Blois