LEC Refrigeration Racing 1262609 211261612 2008-05-09T14:24:07Z 125.2.181.27 [[Image:LEC CRP1.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The surviving LEC CRP1 Formula One car.]] '''LEC''' was a [[Formula One]] team and constructor from the [[United Kingdom]]. They participated in ten Grands Prix, five using their own [[LEC CRP1|CRP1]] car in {{F1|1977}}, and five with a hired [[March Engineering|March]] [[March 731|731]] in an earlier attempt in {{F1|1973}}. Purley competed in various kinds of motorsport including a successful [[Formula 5000]] campaign in a [[Chevron Cars|Chevron]] between his two stints in Formula One. The LEC car was designed by [[Mike Pilbeam]] for [[David Purley]], and named after the [[LEC Refrigeration|family refrigeration business]] that had backed Purley's previous racing efforts. The team was run by [[Mike Earle]] with a group of engineers and mechanics who later went on to become [[Onyx (racing team)|Onyx Race Engineering]]. Purley was gradually coming to terms with the car, but at the [[1977 British Grand Prix]] the throttle stuck open in practice and sent Purley into a wall, demolishing the car and causing Purley severe injuries. A second car was built for Purley's return to racing in 1979, although he preferred to concentrate on the national-level [[British Formula One Series|Aurora F1 series]] in the UK. ==Complete Formula One results== ([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]]) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%" ! Year ! Driver ! Chassis ! Engine ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! WDC ! Pts. |- | [[1973 Formula One season|1973]] ! [[David Purley]] ! [[March Engineering|March]] [[March 731|731]] ! [[Cosworth]] [[V8 (engine)|V8]] | [[1973 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br /><small></small> | [[1973 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br /><small></small> | [[1973 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br /><small></small> | [[1973 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small></small> | [[1973 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small></small> |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1973 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small>Ret</small> | [[1973 Swedish Grand Prix|SWE]]<br /><small></small> | [[1973 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small></small> |bgcolor="white"| [[1973 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>DNS</small> |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1973 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br /><small>Ret</small> |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1973 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>15</small> | [[1973 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small></small> |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1973 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>9</small> | [[1973 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br /><small></small> | [[1973 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br /><small></small> | | ! - ! 0 |- | [[1977 Formula One season|1977]] ! [[David Purley]] ! [[LEC Refrigeration Racing|LEC]] [[LEC CRP1|CRP1]] ! [[Cosworth]] [[V8 (engine)|V8]] | [[1977 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br /><small></small> | [[1977 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br /><small></small> | [[1977 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br /><small></small> | [[1977 United States Grand Prix West|USW]]<br /><small></small> |bgcolor="#FFCFCF"| [[1977 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>DNQ</small> | [[1977 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small></small> |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1977 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>13</small> |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1977 Swedish Grand Prix|SWE]]<br /><small>14</small> |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1977 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>Ret</small> |bgcolor="#FFCFCF"| [[1977 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>DNPQ</small> | [[1977 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small></small> | [[1977 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small></small> | [[1977 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br /><small></small> | [[1977 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small></small> | [[1977 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br /><small></small> | [[1977 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br /><small></small> | [[1977 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br /><small></small> ! - ! 0 |} {{Formula One constructors}} {{F1-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lec Refrigeration Racing}} [[Category:Formula One constructors]] [[Category:Formula One entrants]] [[Category:British auto racing teams]] [[Category:British racecar constructors]] [[es:LEC refrigeratión]] [[fr:LEC (Formule 1)]] [[ja:LEC (F1)]] [[pt:LEC Refrigeration Racing]] [[sl:LEC (Formula 1)]] [[fi:LEC Refrigeration Racing]]