Les Leston is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in Formula 1 for BRM. Leston has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 2 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,348 ranks Leston 2077th of 15,348 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1957-07-20 | Aintree | DNF | −63 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | ▸Formula 1 | BRM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P23 | −63 | 3,348 |
| 1956 | ▸Formula 1 | Connaught | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P28 | −117 | 3,373 |
Les Leston was a British racing driver from Nottinghamshire whose top-level career was brief. He started in Formula 1 in 1956 for BRM, one of the era's leading teams, but made only two entries across two seasons without scoring a championship point. His single 1957 start yielded a 23rd-place finish. The calibre of his opposition at that level, where drivers like Jackie Stewart would later establish themselves among the sport's elite, highlights the steep competitive gradient even for drivers who reached Grand Prix racing.[1]
Leston's recorded racing activity spans only 1956 and 1957. Beyond his pair of Formula 1 attempts, details of racing elsewhere in his career remain outside the scope of this database's coverage. He has been retired from motorsport for many decades.[2]