Leslie Thorne is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in Formula 1 for Connaught. Thorne has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 1 start.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,963 ranks Thorne 2876th 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.
| 1954-07-17 | Silverstone Circuit | P14 | +25 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | ▸Formula 1 | Connaught | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | +25 | 2,965 |
Leslie Thorne was a British racing driver who made a single Formula 1 World Championship appearance in 1954 for Connaught. He started the British Grand Prix at a field that included drivers of varying experience and calibre, and finished 14th. The race saw him beat Horace Gould, a driver of considerably stronger competitive standing, though the significance of that result was limited by the circumstances of a single race outing.[1]
Thorne's racing career on record comprises only the one Formula 1 start. Beyond that appearance, he competed in non-Championship Formula 1 events, but his documented record reflects a brief involvement in the sport's highest single-seater category during its early years. Connaught, the team that fielded him, was itself a period constructor that did not record championship victories; among the 26 drivers the team ran across its history, Stirling Moss was its strongest.[2]