Les Leston

Les Leston

Born	16 December 1920 (1920-12-16)
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	British
Active years	1956 - 1957
Teams	Connaught, Cooper, BRM
Races	3 (2 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First race	1956 Italian Grand Prix
Last race	1957 British Grand Prix

Alfred Lazarus Fingleston (born 16 December 1920 in Bulwell, Nottinghamshire), better known as Les Leston, is a British former racing driver from England. Les started racing in a Jaguar SS100 before acquiring a Cooper and his own Leston Special. He become a Cooper works driver in 1954 and took the national Formula 3 championship in the same year. He participated in three Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 2 September 1956. He scored no championship points.

Leston won the Luxembourg Grand Prix in 1952.

In later years, Leston manufacturered and sold aftermarket parts for cars, such as steering wheels and gear shifters.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	WDC	Points
1956	Connaught Engineering	Connaught Type B	Alta Straight-4	ARG	MON	500	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA Ret	NC	0
1957	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T43	Climax Straight-4	ARG	MON DNQ	500	FRA					NC	0
	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P25	BRM Straight-4					GBR Ret	GER	PES	ITA

References

• Les Leston profile at The 500 Owners Association