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British racing driver (1923–1962)

William Ronald Flockhart (16 June 1923 – 12 April 1962) was a British racing driver. He participated in 14 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, achieving one podium finish and won the 24 Hours of Le Mans sportscar race twice.

Flockhart started competing in 1951 in a JP Formula 3 car. He purchased the famous ERA R4D from Raymond Mays and in 1953 had a very successful season, beating one of the works BRMs at Goodwood. He achieved podium finishes at Goodwood, Charterhall, Snetterton and Crystal Palace, as well as several hill climb successes. Flockhart's best World Championship result was third place at the 1956 Italian Grand Prix in a Connaught Type B. In 1959, driving a BRM P25, he won the Lady Wigram Trophy, and qualified on pole, set fastest lap and won the non championship Silver City Trophy. In 1956, driving for the Scottish team Ecurie Ecosse, he won the 1956 24 Hours of Le Mans, sharing an ex works Jaguar D type with Ninian Sanderson. The following year he won again for the same team, this time sharing with Ivor Bueb, setting a distance record of 2732.8 mile (4398 km).

In the early 1960s, the United Dominions Trust made plans to break the record for the time taken to fly from Sydney to London in order to gain publicity for its UDT Laystall racing team.

Year Team Co Drivers Car Class Laps 1955 Lotus Engineering Colin Chapman Lotus Mark IXS1.199DNF(Reversed on track) 1956 Ecurie Ecosse Ninian Sanderson Jaguar D TypeS5.0300 1st 1st 1957 Ecurie Ecosse Ivor Bueb Jaguar D TypeS5.0327 1st 1st 1959 Ecurie Ecosse John ‘Jock’ Lawrence TojeiroS3.0137DNF(Overheating) 1960 Ecurie Ecosse Bruce Halford Jaguar D TypeS3.0168DNF(Crankshaft) 1961 Border Reivers Jim Clark Aston Martin DBR1/300S3.0132DNF(Clutch)

Year Team Co Drivers Car Class Laps 1958 Ecurie Ecosse Masten Gregory Jaguar D TypeS3.055DNF(Engine)