André Beaulieux

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André Beaulieux was a French racing car driver .

Career in motorsport

André Beaulieux worked as a racing driver for the French car manufacturers Panhard & Levassor and Monopole in the 1950s . He competed five times in the 24 Hours of Le Mans , where he failed to make it into the final classification. In 1954 he crossed the finish line, but was not classified due to insufficient distance covered. Aside from Le Mans, he finished fifth overall at the 1950 Paris 12-hour race and seventh at the 1958 Paris Grand Prix . Both races took place at the Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry .

statistics

Le Mans results

year team vehicle Teammate placement Failure reason
1951 BelgiumBelgium Louis Harrows DB BelgiumBelgium Louis Harrows Disqualified
1954 FranceFrance Automobiles Panhard et Levassor Panhard X88 FranceFrance René Cotton not classified
1955 FranceFrance Automobiles Panhard et Levassor Panhard VM5 FranceFrance René Cotton failure Gearbox damage
1956 FranceFrance Automobiles Panhard Panhard Monopole X88 FranceFrance Pierre Chancel failure accident
1958 FranceFrance Equipe Monopole Course Monopoles x86 FranceFrance René Cotton failure Engine failure

Individual results in the sports car world championship

season team race car 1 2 3 4th 5 6th
1954 Panhard & Levassor Panhard X88 ArgentinaArgentina BUA United StatesUnited States SEB ItalyItaly MIM FranceFrance LEM United KingdomUnited Kingdom RTT MexicoMexico CAP
DNF
1955 Panhard & Levassor Panhard VM5 ArgentinaArgentina BUA United StatesUnited States SEB ItalyItaly MIM FranceFrance LEM United KingdomUnited Kingdom RTT ItalyItaly TAR
DNF
1958 Monopolies Monopoles x86 ArgentinaArgentina BUA United StatesUnited States SEB ItalyItaly TAR GermanyGermany ONLY FranceFrance LEM United KingdomUnited Kingdom RTT
DNF

literature

  • RM Clarke: Le Mans. The Jaguar Years 1949-1957. Brooklands Books, Cobham 1997, ISBN 1-85520-357-X .
  • Christian Moity, Jean-Marc Teissèdre, Alain Bienvenu: 24 heures du Mans, 1923–1992. 2 volumes. Éditions d'Art, Besançon 1992, ISBN 2-909-413-06-3 .

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