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nationality Australian born February 12, 1923 hometown Melbourne died February 20, 1965 place of death Sandown Raceway
Racing highlights 1964 2nd Australian Drivers Championship 1961 2nd Australian Drivers Championship 1961 1st Australian Grand Prix 1960 2nd Australian Grand Prix 1960 1st Armstrong 500 - Class A 1958 1st Australian Grand Prix 1957 1st Australian Drivers Championship 1957 1st Australian Grand Prix 1954 1st Australian Grand Prix 1947 3rd Australian Grand Prix
Racing career summary Races entered 49 Wins 13 Podiums 16 Pole positions 1 Fastest laps 7 Race win percentage 26.5% Podium percentage 32.7%
Driver relations
Father of
Richard Davison . Father of
Jon Davison . Father of
Chris Davison . Grandfather of
Will Davison . Grandfather of
James Davison . Grandfather of
Alex Davison .
Disclaimer: the data and summaries are all taken from the data available in the career details section further below on this page. If you know of things missing or have corrections, please log in and submit them.
Career overview – years in numbers
The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the Career details further below on the page. Seasons spanning over two years (for example 2013-14 championships) have their race results accounted for in the year the championship ends.
1965 Racing 3 races 0 wins 0 podiums 0 pole position 0 fastest race laps 1964 Racing 8 races 1 win 1 podium 0 pole position 2 fastest race laps 1963 Racing 5 races 1 win 1 podium 0 pole position 0 fastest race laps 1962 Racing 8 races 1 win 1 podium 1 pole positions 0 fastest race laps 1961 Racing 5 races 1 win 1 podium 0 pole position 2 fastest race laps 1960 Racing 3 races 1 win 3 podiums 0 pole position 2 fastest race laps 1958 Racing 2 races 1 win 1 podium 0 pole position 0 fastest race laps 1957 Racing 6 races 6 wins 6 podiums 0 pole position 1 fastest race lap 1956 Racing 2 races 0 wins 0 podiums 0 pole position 0 fastest race laps 1955 Racing 1 race 0 wins 0 podiums 0 pole position 0 fastest race laps 1954 Racing 2 races 1 win 1 podium 0 pole position 0 fastest race laps 1953 Racing 1 race 0 wins 0 podiums 0 pole position 0 fastest race laps 1950 Racing 1 race 0 wins 0 podiums 0 pole position 0 fastest race laps 1948 Racing 1 race 0 wins 0 podiums 0 pole position 0 fastest race laps 1947 Racing 1 race 0 wins 1 podium ? pole position ? fastest race laps
Career details – the racing career of Lex Davison
Position Points Team 0 Ecurie Australie Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 3 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Brabham BT4 Coventry Climax 2.5
Position Points Team 0 Ecurie Australie Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Brabham BT4 Coventry Climax 2.5
Position Points Team 13th 1 Ecurie Australia Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 3 0 0 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Cooper T62 Coventry Climax 2.5
Position Points Team 2nd 15 Ecurie Australie Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 5 1 1 0 2 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Cooper T62 Coventry Climax 2.5 Brabham BT4 Coventry Climax 2.5
Position Points Team 8th 0 Australian Motor Industries Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 ? ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Triumph 2000 Triumph 2.0
Position Points Team 0 Ecurie Australia Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Cooper T62 (Climax)
Position Points Team 0th 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Ford Galaxie Ford
Position Points Team 4th 12 Ecurie Australie Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 5 1 1 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Cooper T53 Coventry Climax 2.8 Cooper T62 Coventry Climax 2.8
Position Points Team 11th 0 Ecurie Australia Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Cooper T53 (Climax)
Position Points Team 6th 13 Ecurie Australie Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 3 1 1 1 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Cooper T53 Coventry Climax 2.7
Position Points Team 6th 0 Hilltop Autos Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 ? ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Austin Freeway BMC 2.4
Position Points Team 8th 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Cooper T53 (Climax)
Position Points Team 8th 0 Ecurie Australie Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Cooper T53 (Climax)
Position Points Team 7th 0 Bowmaker Yeoman Racing Team Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Cooper T53 (Climax)
Position Points Team 4th 0 Yeoman Credit Race Team Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Cooper T53 (Climax)
Position Points Team 8th 0 Ecurie Australie Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Aston Martin DBR4
Position Points Team 2nd 15 Ecurie Australie, B. S. Stillwell Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 2 1 1 0 1 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Aston Martin DBR4 Aston Martin 3.0 Cooper T51 Coventry Climax 2.2
Position Points Team 1st 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 1 1 0 1 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Cooper T51 (Climax)
Position Points Team 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Aston Martin DBR4/250
Position Points Team 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Aston Martin DBR4
Position Points Team 0 Essex Racing Team Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato Aston Martin 3.7
Position Points Team 4th 12 Ecurie Australie Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 2 0 2 0 1 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Aston Martin DBR4 Aston Martin 3.0 Ferrari 500 Ferrari 3.0
Position Points Team 1st 0 Continental & General Distributors Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 1 1 ? ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres NSU Prinz NSU 0.6
Position Points Team 2nd 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 1 0 1 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Aston Martin DBR4/300
Position Points Team 5th 8 Ecurie Australie Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 1 1 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Ferrari 625 Ferrari 3.0
Position Points Team 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Ferrari 500
Position Points Team 1st 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 1 1 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Ferrari 625
Position Points Team 1st 46 Ecurie Australie Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 6 6 6 ? ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Ferrari 625 Ferrari 3.0
Position Points Team 1st 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 1 1 0 1 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Ferrari 625
Position Points Team 7th 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Ferrari 625
Position Points Team 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres HWM (Jaguar)
Position Points Team 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres HWM F2 (Jaguar)
Position Points Team 1st 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 1 1 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres HWM F2 (Jaguar)
Position Points Team 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres HWM F2 (Jaguar)
Position Points Team 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres HWM F2 (Jaguar)
Position Points Team 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Alfa Romeo Tipo B
Position Points Team 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Mercedes-Benz 38/250
Position Points Team 3rd 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 1 ? ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Mercedes-Benz 38/250
Lex Davison