Sammy Davis (racing driver)
Sydney Charles Houghton "Sammy" Davis (born January 9, 1887 in London , † January 9, 1981 in Guildford ) was a British motorsport journalist and racing driver .
Career
Well known to the wider public in Great Britain primarily for his publications, Sammy Davis was also an excellent racing driver. As a member of the legendary Bentley Boys , he achieved a number of racing victories in the 1920s. He achieved his greatest successes at the 24 Hours of Le Mans . As early as 1925, when he first competed on the Sarthe, he and his French partner Jean Chassagne finished second overall in a Sunbeam Sport Le Mans. Two years later, already as a member of the Bentley works team, he secured overall victory together with Dudley Benjafield . Davis drove a total of six times at Le Mans. In addition to the two podium places, there was a ninth place in the overall ranking in 1928 and a seventh place on his last appearance in 1933.
Davis was a founding member of the Vintage Car Club of Great Britain and was elected vice president of the Aston Martin Owner Club in 1935 .
His son Colin Davis also became a racing driver.
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1925 | Sunbeam Motor Company | Sunbeam 3 Liter Super Sports | Jean Chassagne | Rank 2 and class win | |
1926 | Bentley Motors Ltd. | Bentley 3 Liter Speed Model | Dudley Benjafield | failure | accident |
1927 | Bentley Motors Ltd. | Bentley 3 Liter Super Sport | Dudley Benjafield | Overall victory | |
1928 | Alvis Car and Engineering Company | Alvis FA12 / 50 | William Urquhart-Dykes | Rank 9 | |
1930 | Bentley Motors Ltd. | Bentley Speed Six | Clive Dunfee | failure | accident |
1933 | Aston Martin Ltd. | Aston Martin 1½ Le Mans | Augustus Bertelli | Rank 7 |
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personal data | |
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SURNAME | Davis, Sammy |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Davis, Sydney Charles Houghton |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British racing car driver and motorsport journalist |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 9, 1887 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
DATE OF DEATH | January 9, 1981 |
Place of death | Guildford |