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Jean-Pierre Wimille
nationality French born February 26, 1908 hometown Paris died January 28, 1949 place of death Buenos Aires (RA)
Racing highlights
1948
1st
Formula 1 XXXV Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France
1948
1st
II Copa de acción de San Lorenzo, Argentina
1948
3rd
I Gran Premio Internacional San Martin, Argentina
1947
1st
Coupe Robert Benoist
1945
1st
Coupe Des Prisonniers
1939
1st
Le Mans 24 Hours
1938
3rd
Coppa Ciano
1937
1st
Le Mans 24 Hours
1936
1st
French Grand Prix
1936
3rd
Tunis Grand Prix
1935
2nd
Tunis Grand Prix
1934
1st
Algerian Grand Prix
Racing career summary
Races entered
37
Wins
8
Podiums
13
Pole positions
4
Fastest laps
3
Race win percentage
21.6%
Podium percentage
35.1%
Disclaimer: the data and summaries are all taken from the data available in the career details section further below on this page. If you know of things missing or have corrections, please log in and submit them.
Career overview – years in numbers
The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the Career details further below on the page. Seasons spanning over two years (for example 2013-14 championships) have their race results accounted for in the year the championship ends.
1948
Racing
4 races
2 wins
3 podiums
1 pole positions
1 fastest race lap
1947
Racing
1 race
1 win
1 podium
1 pole positions
0 fastest race laps
1945
Racing
1 race
1 win
1 podium
? pole position
1 fastest race lap
1939
Racing
1 race
1 win
1 podium
0 pole position
0 fastest race laps
1938
Racing
4 races
0 wins
1 podium
0 pole position
0 fastest race laps
1937
Racing
2 races
1 win
1 podium
0 pole position
0 fastest race laps
1936
Racing
7 races
1 win
3 podiums
1 pole positions
1 fastest race lap
1935
Racing
4 races
0 wins
1 podium
1 pole positions
0 fastest race laps
1934
Racing
4 races
1 win
1 podium
0 pole position
0 fastest race laps
1933
Racing
3 races
0 wins
0 podiums
0 pole position
0 fastest race laps
1932
Racing
2 races
0 wins
0 podiums
0 pole position
0 fastest race laps
1931
Racing
3 races
0 wins
0 podiums
0 pole position
0 fastest race laps
1930
Racing
1 race
0 wins
0 podiums
0 pole position
0 fastest race laps
Career details – the racing career of Jean-Pierre Wimille