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Eric Thompson
Nationality
United Kingdom
Born
4 November 1919
Long Ditton, Surrey
Died
22 August 2015
Guildford
Lifespan
95 years 9 months 18 days
Le Mans debut
25 June 1949
Age: 29 years 7 months 21 days
Latest Le Mans
11 June 1955
Age: 35 years 7 months 7 days
| Starts | 7 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Class wins | 2 |
| Class podiums | 1 |
| Laps | 748 |
Le Mans participations (7)
| Year | No. | Team | Car | Class | Overall | Class | Status | Laps | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 35 | Ecurie Lapin Blanche | H.r.g. 1500 Lightweight Le Mans - Singer | 1101-1500 | 8th | 1st | classified | 203 | Jack Fairman |
| 1950 | 20 | Aston Martin Ltd | Aston Martin DB2 | 2001-3000 | — | — | retired | 8 | John Stapleton Gordon |
| 1951 | 26 | Aston Martin Ltd | Aston Martin DB2 | 2001-3000 | 3rd | 1st | classified | 258 | Lance Macklin |
| 1952 | 27 | Aston Martin Ltd | Aston Martin DB3 Coupé | 2001-3000 | — | — | retired | 11 | Reg Parnell |
| 1953 | 27 | Aston Martin Ltd | Aston Martin DB3 S | 2001-3000 | — | — | retired | 182 | Dennis Poore |
| 1954 | 7 | David Brown (GB) - Aston Martin Lagonda | Lagonda DP 115 | 3001-5000 | — | — | retired | 26 | Dennis Poore |
| 1955 | 43 | Connaught Engineering | Connaught Léa Francis | 1101-1500 | — | — | retired | 60 | Kenneth McAlpine |
Legend: Overall = overall finishing position · Class = class position · Retired/DNF = retired · DNS = did not start · NC = not classified