# Luis Fontés

> Luis Goncelvis Fontés was a British racing driver of Brazilian parentage who, along with John Stuart Hindmarsh, won the 1935 24 Hours of Le Mans for the Lagonda automobile company and won the inaugural Limerick Grand Prix in 1935 in an Alfa Romeo. He also held a pilot's licence after learning to fly at Reading Aerodrome, Berkshire, UK, and entered his own Miles Hawk Speed Six racing aeroplane in the prestigious King's Cup Air Race in 1935.

*British racing driver (1912-1940)*

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## Identity
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1912-12-26
- **Died:** 1940-10-12
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 18.0 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 6.5 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Luis Fontés](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Font%C3%A9s)
- [لويس فونتيس](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B3_%D9%81%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%B3)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q454132)

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