Johnny Dumfries, former Formula One driver and winner of the 24 Hours of
Le Mans, has died at the age of 62 after a short illness.
The Scot Dumfries drove for one season in
Formula 1 in 1986, where he became the teammate of
Ayrton Senna at Lotus. His career had an unusual start: he started as a truck driver for the
Williams team, after which he ended up in
Formula 3 and eventually
Formula 1.
In 1988, Dumfries won the 24 Hours of
Le Mans, alongside
Jan Lammers and Andy Wallace in the Jaguar of Tom Walkinshaw Racing. Dumfries retired after his father died in 1993. His family has revealed that he died on Monday after a short illness.