Edouard Brisson

Édouard Brisson 1927

Édouard Brisson (born November 18, 1882 in Buenos Aires ; † September 17, 1948 there ) was a French racing car driver who also had Argentine citizenship.

Career

Édouard Brisson was one of the best drivers in the Le Mans 24 Hours of the 1920s and 1930s, but never won the race. He made his debut in 1924 as a works driver for Lorraine-Dietrich and was able to finish the race in second place overall. In the two following years he was also in the top three of the overall ranking. In 1925 he finished third behind his teammates Gérard de Courcelles and André Rossignol and a works Sunbeam . He was able to repeat this result in 1926 .

Brisson actually wanted to retire from racing when he was persuaded by Charles Weymann in 1928 to drive his Stutz racing car at Le Mans. In the race that same year, he and Robert Bloch were beaten by Woolf Barnato and Bernard Rubin's Bentley by just a few kilometers .

Brisson competed in sports cars for Stutz until 1932 and then retired from racing.

statistics

Le Mans results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1924	Lorraine-Dietrich et Cie	Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 Sport	Henri Stoffel	Rank 2 and class win
1925	Lorraine-Dietrich et Cie	Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 Sport	Henry Stalter	Rank 3
1926	Lorraine-Dietrich et Cie	Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 Le Mans	Henry Stalter	Rank 3
1928	Société de Carrosserie Weymann	Stutz DV16 Black Hawk	Robert Bloch	Rank 2
1929	Société de Carrosserie Weymann	Stutz Model M Blackhawk	Louis Chiron	failure	Clutch damage
1930	Edouard Brisson	Stutz Model M Blackhawk	Louis Rigal	failure	Wagon fire
1931	Edouard Brisson	Stutz Model M Blackhawk	Joseph Cattaneo	failure	Engine failure
1932	Edouard Brisson	Stutz Model M Blackhawk	Joseph Cattaneo	failure	accident

literature

• RM Clarke: Le Mans - the Bentley & Alfa Years 1923-1939 Brocklands Books 1999, ISBN 1-85520-4657 .

Web links

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