(1923-02-12)12 February 1923 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died
20 February 1965(1965-02-20) (aged 42) Sandown Raceway, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Related to
Diana Davison (wife) Jon Davison (son) Richard Davison (son) Alex Davison (grandson) Will Davison (grandson) James Davison (grandson)
Australian Drivers' Championship
Years active
1957–64
Teams
Ecurie Australie
Wins
11
Best finish
1st in 1957 Australian Drivers' Championship
Previous series
1964–65
Tasman Series
Championship titles
1954 1957 1958 1961 1957 1955 1956 1957
Australian Grand Prix Australian Grand Prix Australian Grand Prix Australian Grand Prix Australian Drivers' Championship Australian Hillclimb Championship Australian Hillclimb Championship Australian Hillclimb Championship
Alexander Nicholas Davison (12 February 1923 – 20 February 1965)[1] was a racing driver who won the Australian Grand Prix four times between 1954 and 1961 and won the Australian Drivers' Championship in 1957. He drove HWM-Jaguar, Ferrari, Aston Martin and Cooper-Climax grand prix cars.[2]
Davison won Class A of the 1960 Armstrong 500, forerunner of the Bathurst 1000, driving an NSU Prinz.
He competed at the 1961 24 Hours of Le Mans with Bib Stillwell in an Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato. Davison and Stillwell were invited to race for the Essex Racing Stable due to their involvement with Aston Martins in the Australian racing scene. Davison had finished second in the 1960 Australian Grand Prix and fourth in the Australian Gold Star Championship in an Aston Martin DBR4/300. Their Le Mans adventure ended prematurely when a blown head gasket saw them retire on lap 25.
Davison won the GT support race at the 1961 British Grand Prix at Aintree[3] driving an Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato.[4] He finished sixth in the 1961 Guards Trophy driving an Aston Martin DBR4/300[5] and placed tenth in the Intercontinental Championship.
On 20 February 1965 Davison died in a crash during practice for the 1965 International 100[6] at Sandown International Raceway. While accelerating through the dog leg of the back straight in his 2.5L Brabham Climax he suffered a heart attack. The car left the road at over 160 km/h, hit a culvert, somersaulted and crashed through a horse railing fence. Davison sustained severe head injuries and was dead when officials reached him.
Davison was the husband of female racing driver Diana Davison and father of Australian racing drivers Jon Davison and Richard Davison and grandfather of Alex Davison, Will Davison and James Davison.
Drivers who win the Australian Grand Prix are awarded the Lex Davison Trophy, so named to honour Davison who was the first 4-time winner of the event (the only other 4-time winner is 7-time World Champion Michael Schumacher). This trophy, designed and made in Britain by Mr Rex Hays to the order of CAMS, incorporates a silver model of the Austin 7 driven to victory in the first Australian Grand Prix in 1928.[7]
^Australian Dictionary of Biography Online Edition
^Bill Pitt's website Archived 7 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
Drivers who win the Australian Grand Prix are awarded the LexDavison Trophy, so named to honour Davison who was the first 4-time winner of the event (the only...
exuberantly by Stan Jones would give many hope for the next few years. LexDavison, who for several years would experiment with sports car engines in smaller...
grandfather, LexDavison, was a four-time winner of the Australian Grand Prix. He is a cousin of V8 Supercar drivers Alex and Will Davison. He also competed...
grandfather LexDavison won the Australian Grand Prix four times and also won the 1957 Australian Drivers' Championship. His father Richard Davison was the...
by Doug Whiteford (Maserati 300S), and the Victorian Trophy, won by LexDavison (Ferrari 500). The Victorian Trophy was retrospectively designated as...
motorsport family, he is the older brother of Will Davison, grandson of LexDavison and cousin of James Davison. He currently co-drives for Dick Johnson Racing...
Diana Davison was one of the first lady racing car drivers in Australia. She was the wife of LexDavison and after being widowed, to Tony Gaze. A trophy...
before the last car, the Maserati 250F of Reg Hunt. The race was won by LexDavison in a Ferrari, with the Scratch section (disregarding handicaps) won by...
race of the 1958 Australian Drivers' Championship. The race was won by LexDavison driving a Ferrari. It was his third Australian Grand Prix win, equalling...
1961 Australian Grand Prix headlined the circuits second meeting with LexDavison winning his fourth and last AGP driving a Cooper T51 Coventry Climax...
setting a new record for this distance. Barrett also set a new lap record. LexDavison (Alfa Romeo) attained a speed of 144 mph during the race. This was believed...
Australian crew to attempt the Rallye Monte Carlo in a Holden FX with LexDavison and Stan Jones. At one point, the trio was in the top ten, but finished...
Grand Prix was staged at the new Adelaide Parklands Circuit in 1985. LexDavison won his fourth and final AGP setting a record for wins that still stands...
became a round of the World Championship in 1985). After awarding the LexDavison Trophy to race winner Graham McRae (who stated that meeting Fangio was...
race was won by LexDavison, later to become the most successful driver in the history of the Australian Grand Prix. It was Davison's first win in the...
archived at trove.nla.gov.au 1956 ‘Argus Trophy’ Albert Park: Reg Hunt and LexDavison: Maserati 250F and A6GCM: Ferrari Tipo 500…, primotipo.com, as archived...
CHAMPIONSHIP, www.piarc.com.au Retrieved 31 August 2013 Graham Howard, LexDavison - Larger Than Life, 2004, page 93 Australian Hill Climb Championships...
race had 24 starters. It was the twenty second Australian Grand Prix. LexDavison won his second AGP a victory he shared after using Bill Patterson as...
and was contested over a distance of 100 miles. The race was won by LexDavison driving a Cooper T62. Official Programme, Bathurst 100, Monday, 15 April...
63 Maserati 3.0L V12 31 accident (3hr) DNF GT 4.0 3 Essex Racing Team LexDavison Bib Stillwell Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato Aston Martin 3.7L S6 25 engine...
win would be elusive. Third was taken by LexDavison driving a 7.6 litre Mercedes-Benz SSK 38/250. Davison would go on to become the Grand Prix's most...
50 Mile Main Event Col James MG TC Special 1956 2 April Bathurst 100 LexDavison Ferrari 625/750 30 September New South Wales Road Racing Championship...
Chris Amon. Australian open wheel and touring car stars Bib Stillwell, LexDavison, Leo Geoghegan, Frank Matich, Frank Gardner, Spencer Martin, Kevin Bartlett...
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