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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

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Masahiro
Hasemi
jp
age
78
wins
33
poles
35
races
323
podiums
87
fastest laps
4
Shuroko Sasaki profile photo
Shuroko
Sasaki
jp
age
77
wins
7
poles
12
races
78
podiums
13
fastest laps
5
André-Victor Heinrich profile photo
André-Victor
Heinrich
fr
age
72
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Nick Adams profile photo
Nick
Adams
gb
age
76
wins
7
poles
8
races
103
podiums
8
fastest laps
6
Scott Goodyear profile photo
Scott
Goodyear
ca
age
64
wins
22
poles
15
races
196
podiums
55
fastest laps
7
Pierre-Henri Raphanel profile photo
Pierre-Henri
Raphanel
fr
age
63
wins
8
poles
14
races
167
podiums
43
fastest laps
7
Kunimitsu Takahashi profile photo
Kunimitsu
Takahashi
jp
age
wins
19
poles
12
races
245
podiums
52
fastest laps
3
Pierre-Alain Lombardi profile photo
Pierre-Alain
Lombardi
ch
age
75
wins
0
poles
0
races
39
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Paolo Ciafardoni profile photo
Paolo
Ciafardoni
it
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
8
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Ian Harrower profile photo
Ian
Harrower
gb
age
77
wins
1
poles
0
races
63
podiums
5
fastest laps
0
Gaston Rahier profile photo
Gaston
Rahier
be
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
5
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Walter Lechner Sr. profile photo
Walter
Lechner Sr.
at
age
wins
26
poles
11
races
158
podiums
66
fastest laps
20
Jacques Heuclin profile photo
Jacques
Heuclin
fr
age
wins
0
poles
4
races
96
podiums
4
fastest laps
1
Hans-Joachim Stuck profile photo
Hans-Joachim
Stuck
de
age
73
wins
108
poles
69
races
566
podiums
211
fastest laps
65
Peter Fritsch profile photo
Peter
Fritsch
de
age
73
wins
0
poles
0
races
5
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Jan Lammers profile photo
Jan
Lammers
nl
age
68
wins
55
poles
22
races
503
podiums
142
fastest laps
43
Giovanni Aloi profile photo
Giovanni
Aloi
mx
age
59
wins
1
poles
0
races
8
podiums
8
fastest laps
0
Stefano Sebastiani profile photo
Stefano
Sebastiani
it
age
82
wins
0
poles
0
races
38
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Kaoru Hoshino profile photo
Kaoru
Hoshino
jp
age
wins
5
poles
0
races
90
podiums
18
fastest laps
0
Mark Newby profile photo
Mark
Newby
gb
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
5
podiums
0
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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