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Stuart Lewis-Evans
| | | | Nation: | Great-Britain | | DOB: | 20 April 1930 | | Deceased: | 25 October 1958 (Fatal Accident Ain Diab) | | | in hospital six days after race accident | | Grand Prix entered: | 14 | | Grand Prix started: | 14 | | World Championships: | 0 | | Wins: | 0 | | Poles: | 2 | | Podiums: | 2 | | Fastest laps: | 0 | | Points: | 16 | | First Race: | 1957-05-19 Monte Carlo, Connaught | | Last Race: | 1958-10-19 Ain Diab Casablanca, Vanwall | | | (Fatal Accident) | | | |
| Year | Team | Starts | Points | Championship | | | | | | | | 1958 | Vanwall | 8 | 11 | 9 | | 1957 | Connaught, Vanwall | 6 | 5 | 12 | | | | | | |
Stuart Lewis-Evans (born 1930, Luton, Bedfordshire - died 1958, East Grinstead, Sussex) was a Formula One driver from England. He participated in 14 grands prix, debuting on May 19, 1957. He achieved 2 podiums, and scored a total of 16 championship points. He also secured 2 pole positions. Lewis-Evans died in hospital of burn injuries six days after crashing heavily at the dusty Ain-Diab circuit, where his Vanwall engine seized and sent him lurching into barriers at high speed, igniting his car in flames.
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