Jean Sébilleau

Jean Sébilleau (born April 21, 1902 in Saint-Brieuc , † August 23, 1961 ) was a French racing driver .

Career

The name Jean Sébilleau is closely associated with his compatriot Georges Delaroche and the Le Mans 24-hour race . In the 1930s, the two French raced together five times in the long-distance classic on the Sarthe . Sébilleau and Delaroche made their debut in 1931 with a Bugatti Type 40 registered by Sébilleau . The first race ended after 96 laps due to clutch damage. A year later , the Frenchman was right at the top of the field when he first crossed the finish line; Sixth place, but 46 laps behind the winners Luigi Chinetti and Raymond Sommer . In 1993 the race ended after just 20 laps due to a technical defect.

In 1934 Sébilleau became a works driver for Riley and achieved the best position of his career with second place overall at Le Mans . The winning Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 of Chinetti and Philippe Étancelin missed 13 laps at the finish . He contested his last race at the Circuit des 24 Heures in 1935 ; After 149 laps, the duo was disqualified because they had called on outside help after an accident.

statistics

Le Mans results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1931	Jean Sébilleau	Bugatti Type 40	Georges Delaroche	failure	Clutch damage
1932	Jean Sébilleau	Bugatti Type 40	Georges Delaroche	Rank 6
1933	Jean Sébilleau	Riley Nine Brooklands	Georges Delaroche	failure	Engine failure
1934	Riley Motor Company Ltd.	Riley 6/12 MPH Racing	Georges Delaroche	Rank 2 and class win
1935	Riley Motor Company Ltd.	Riley 6/12 MPH Racing	Georges Delaroche	Disqualified

literature

• RM Clarke: Le Mans. The Bentley & Alfa Years 1923–1939. Brocklands Books, Cobham 1999, ISBN 1-85520-465-7 .

Web links

• Results at Race Database
• Jean Sébilleau at 24-hour en-piste

Individual evidence

1. ^ Retirement at Le Mans 1931
2. ^ Retired at Le Mans 1933
3. ^ Retirement at Le Mans 1935