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World Sportscar Championship

Driver Information

nationality
French
birthday
1951-12-30
hometown
Saivres
died
1991-12-27
Chamant
helmet

Driver Information

nationality
French
birthday
1951-12-30
hometown
Saivres
died
1991-12-27
Chamant
helmet

Competitors

Jochen Dauer profile photo
Jochen
Dauer
de
age
72
wins
8
poles
5
races
94
podiums
19
fastest laps
8
Rémy Pochauvin profile photo
Rémy
Pochauvin
fr
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
15
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Tomas Lopez profile photo
Tomas
Lopez
mx
age
70
wins
7
poles
4
races
29
podiums
11
fastest laps
0
Vern Schuppan profile photo
Vern
Schuppan
au
age
81
wins
21
poles
15
races
277
podiums
65
fastest laps
9
Dave Scott profile photo
Dave
Scott
gb
age
62
wins
8
poles
10
races
109
podiums
31
fastest laps
6
Massimo Sigala profile photo
Massimo
Sigala
it
age
73
wins
37
poles
5
races
163
podiums
93
fastest laps
24
Rudi Thomann profile photo
Rudi
Thomann
gb
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
11
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
John Watson profile photo
© Grand Prix Photo
John
Watson
gb
age
78
wins
10
poles
4
races
262
podiums
39
fastest laps
8
Jean-Pierre Frey profile photo
Jean-Pierre
Frey
ch
age
69
wins
0
poles
0
races
30
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Pierre-Henri Raphanel profile photo
Pierre-Henri
Raphanel
fr
age
63
wins
8
poles
14
races
167
podiums
43
fastest laps
7
Alain Iannetta profile photo
Alain
Iannetta
fr
age
71
wins
0
poles
1
races
49
podiums
14
fastest laps
1
Philippe de Henning profile photo
Philippe
de Henning
fr
age
81
wins
1
poles
0
races
59
podiums
3
fastest laps
0
Ranieri Randaccio profile photo
Ranieri
Randaccio
it
age
72
wins
0
poles
1
races
199
podiums
29
fastest laps
0
Lawrie Hickman profile photo
Lawrie
Hickman
gb
age
wins
6
poles
2
races
54
podiums
17
fastest laps
2
Roland Ratzenberger profile photo
Roland
Ratzenberger
at
age
wins
16
poles
9
races
131
podiums
45
fastest laps
8
Maurizio Sandro Sala profile photo
Maurizio
Sandro Sala
br
age
66
wins
35
poles
7
races
257
podiums
40
fastest laps
5
Julian Bailey profile photo
Julian
Bailey
gb
age
63
wins
16
poles
12
races
205
podiums
40
fastest laps
13
Jean-Pierre Frey profile photo
Jean-Pierre
Frey
ch
age
69
wins
0
poles
0
races
30
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Jean-Louis Ricci profile photo
Jean-Louis
Ricci
fr
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
82
podiums
5
fastest laps
0
John Williams profile photo
John
Williams
gb
age
76
wins
0
poles
0
races
13
podiums
2
fastest laps
0

Career Overview

year
series
team
points
position
1990
FIA World Sports Prototype Championship
Automobiles Louis Descartes
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
ALD C289
Cosworth DFZ 3.5
Dunlop
0
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1989
SAT 1 Supercup
Automobiles Louis Descartes
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
ALD C289 (Cosworth)
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1989
24 Hours of Le Mans - C2
Automobiles Louis Descartes
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
ALD C289 (Ford Cosworth)
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1989
FIA World Sports Prototype Championship
Automobiles Louis Descartes
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
ALD C289
Cosworth DFL 3.3
Goodyear
0
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1988
FIA Endurance Cup - Group C2
Automobiles Louis Descartes
30
26th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
ALD 03
BMW 3.5
Avon
ALD 04
BMW 3.5
Avon
8
0
0
-
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
8
0
0
-
-
30
year
series
team
points
position
1988
FIA World Sports Prototype Championship
Automobiles Louis Descartes
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
ALD 03
BMW 3.5
Avon
ALD 04
BMW 3.5
Avon
8
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
8
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1987
FIA Endurance Cup - Group C2
Automobiles Louis Descartes
8
31st
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
ALD 03
BMW 3.5
Avon
ALD 02
BMW 3.5
Avon
ALD 03
Audi 1.8 turbo
Avon
4
0
0
-
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
4
0
0
-
-
8
year
series
team
points
position
1987
World Touring Car Championship
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
BMW 325i
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1987
FIA World Sports Prototype Championship
Automobiles Louis Descartes
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
ALD 02
BMW 3.5
Avon
ALD 03
Audi 1.8 turbo
Avon
ALD 03
BMW 3.5
Avon
5
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
5
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1986
FIA Endurance Cup - Group C2
Automobiles Louis Descartes
11
32nd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
ALD 02
BMW 3.5
Avon
6
0
0
-
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
6
0
0
-
-
11
year
series
team
points
position
1986
FIA World Sports Prototype Championship
Automobiles Louis Descartes
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
ALD 01
BMW 3.5
Avon
ALD 02
BMW 3.5
Avon
5
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
5
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1985
World Endurance Championship
Automobiles Louis Descartes
4
71st
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
ALD 01
BMW 3.5
Avon
4
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
4
0
0
0
0
4
year
series
team
points
position
1981
World Championship for Drivers and Makes
Renaud-Delmas
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
type
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest lap
1990
Racing
0
0
0
0
0
1989
Racing
2
0
0
0
0
1988
Racing
16
0
0
0
0
1987
Racing
10
0
0
0
0
1986
Racing
11
0
0
0
0
1985
Racing
4
0
0
0
0
1981
Racing
1
0
0
0
0

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