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24 Hours of Le Mans - GT 750cc

Driver Information

nationality
French
birthday
19 Feb 1914
hometown
Sainte Colombe-lès-Vienne
died
25 Jul 1971
Paris
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Driver Information

nationality
French
birthday
19 Feb 1914
hometown
Sainte Colombe-lès-Vienne
died
25 Jul 1971
Paris
helmet

Competitors

Career Overview

year
series
team
points
position
1959
Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet
0
1st
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
D.B. HBR-5 Spyder
Panhard 0.7
1
1
1
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
1
1
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1958
Équipe Monopole Course
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Monopole X86
Panhard 0.7
1
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1957
Équipe Monopole Course
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Monopole X88 Spyder
Panhard 0.7
1
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1955
Automobiles Panhard et Levassor
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Panhard VM-5
Panhard 0.9
1
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1955
Automobiles Panhard et Levassor
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Monopole VM 5 (Panhard)
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1954
Automobiles Panhard et Levassor
0
4th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Panhard-Monopole X88
Panhard 0.6
1
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Panhard Dyna
Panhard 0.7
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Panhard Dyna
Panhard 0.7
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
0
year
type
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest lap
1959
Racing
1
1
1
0
?
1958
Racing
1
0
0
0
?
1957
Racing
1
0
0
0
?
1955
Racing
2
0
0
0
0
1954
Racing
1
0
0
0
?
1953
Racing
2
0
0
0
0

Racing Highlights

year
series
position
1959
24 Hours of Le Mans - GT 750cc
1st

DriverDB Top 100

pos
driver
championship
points
change
01
Formula 1
2204.55
+2
02
Formula 1
2130.8
-3.4
03
Formula 1
2034.25
+2.8
04
Formula 1
2023.45
+3
05
British GT Championship - GT3
1999.6
-5.4
06
Formula 1
1992.25
+1.8
07
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD
1990.25
-
08
ARCA Series
1956.65
-6.3
09
Intercontinental GT Challenge
1946.35
-
10
Formula 1
1946.1
+1.3
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