Dudley Benjafield

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Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template other Joseph Dudley "Benjy" Benjafield, MD (6 August 1887 – 20 January 1957) was a British medical doctor and racing driver.

Career

Benjafield was born in Edmonton, London, UK. He attended the University of London and received his MD from University College Hospital in 1912. Specializing in bacteriology, he served in Egypt during World War I and later used his expertise combating the great flu epidemic of 1918–1919.

Benjafield had a passion for motorsports which started with boating, but moved on to automobiles in the 1920s, following the accidental destruction of his beloved motor launch. Upon purchasing a Bentley 3-litre, he started racing in 1924 and 1925. Benjafield's success led to him being offered to drive a company racer at the behest of Bentley founder W.O. Bentley. He competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans seven times, and won the event in 1927 with co-driver and fellow "Bentley Boy" S. C. H. "Sammy" Davis; while their car was badly damaged, they frantically made on-the-spot repairs and wound up winning the race.

Benjafield later created the British Racing Drivers' Club, and continued racing until 1936. He died on 20 January 1957.

Racing record

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

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1925 Template:Flagicon Bentley Motors Ltd Template:Flagicon Bertie Kensington-Moir Bentley 3 Litre Sport 5.0 19 DNF
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1926 Template:Flagicon Bentley Motors Ltd Template:Flagicon Sammy Davis Bentley 3 Litre Speed 3.0 137 DNF
(Accident)
1927 Template:Flagicon Bentley Motors Ltd Template:Flagicon Sammy Davis Bentley 3 Litre Speed 3.0 137 1st 1st
1928 Template:Flagicon Bentley Motors Ltd Template:Flagicon Frank Clement Bentley 4½ Litre 5.0 71 DNF
(Radiator)
1929 Template:Flagicon Bentley Motors Ltd Template:Flagicon Baron André d'Erlanger Bentley 4½ Litre 5.0 159 3rd 2nd
1930 Template:Flagicon Hon. Dorothy Paget Template:Flagicon Giulio Ramponi Bentley 4½ Litre 'Blower' >3.0 144 DNF
(Engine)
1935 Template:Flagicon Arthur W. Fox & Charles Nichol Template:Flagicon Sir Roland Gunter Lagonda M45R Rapide 5.0 196 13th 3rd
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References

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Sporting positions
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
1927 with:
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