Lance Macklin

Lance Macklin
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	British
Active years	1952 - 1955
Teams	HWM,; privateer Maserati
Entries	15 (13 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1952 Swiss Grand Prix
Last entry	1955 British Grand Prix

Lance Macklin (2 September 1919, London – 29 August 2002) was a British racing driver from England. He was born in Kensington, London and died in Tenterden, Kent. He participated in 15 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on May 18, 1952.

During his career, Macklin scored no championship points, principally due to his uncompetitive HWM cars. His best career result came when he won the non-Championship BRDC International Trophy, at Silverstone in 1952.

In the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans he was caught up in the accident which killed Pierre Levegh and 80 spectators when he made a defensive move to avoid hitting Mike Hawthorn, and Levegh's car clipped his. Although Macklin's car crashed, he was uninjured. Following a later incident in the Tourist Trophy at Dundrod, in which Macklin crashed his Austin-Healey 100S avoiding an accident in which Jim Mayers and William T Smith were killed, Macklin retired from motor sport.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	WDC
1952	HW Motors Ltd	HWM	Alta Straight-4	SUI Ret	500	BEL 11	FRA 9	GBR 15	GER	NED 8	ITA DNQ		-
1953	HW Motors Ltd	HWM	Alta Straight-4	ARG	500	NED Ret	BEL Ret	FRA Ret	GBR Ret	GER	SUI Ret	ITA Ret	-
1954	HW Motors Ltd	HWM	Alta Straight-4	ARG	500	BEL	FRA Ret	GBR	GER	SUI	ITA	ESP	-
1955	Stirling Moss Ltd	Maserati 250F	Maserati Straight-6	ARG	MON DNQ	500	BEL	NED	GBR 8	ITA			-

Sporting positions
Preceded by Reg Parnell	BRDC International Trophy winner 1952	Succeeded by Mike Hawthorn