André Rossignol

Robert Bloch (left) and André Rossignol (right) at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1926.

André Rossignol at the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1926 in Lorraine-Dietrich .

André Rossignol (born August 9, 1890 in Paris , † December 5, 1960 there ) was a French racing car driver .

Career

André Rossignol was the first racing driver to win the Le Mans 24 Hours twice. Alongside Woolf Barnato , he was the most successful driver in this endurance race in the 1920s . He was a works driver for Lorraine-Dietrich for four years and won the race in 1925 - with Gérard de Courcelles - and in 1926 - with Robert Bloch - as their respective partners.

After Lorraine-Dietrich withdrew from racing in 1927, Rossignol started again in Le Mans as a works driver for Chrysler France in 1928 . With Henri Stoffel as his partner, he was third overall in a Chrysler 72 Six .

statistics

Le Mans results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1923	Société Lorraine De Dietrich et Cie	Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6	Gérard de Courcelles	Rank 8 and class win
1924	Lorraine-Dietrich et Cie	Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 Sport	Gérard de Courcelles	Rank 3
1925	Lorraine-Dietrich et Cie	Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 Sport	Gérard de Courcelles	Overall victory
1926	Lorraine-Dietrich et Cie	Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 Le Mans	Robert Bloch	Overall victory
1928	Grand Garage Saint-Didier Paris	Chrysler 72 Six	Henri Stoffel	Rank 3

literature

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

Web links

Commons : André Rossignol  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Pilote des 24 heures du mans. In: 24h-en-piste.com. May 22, 2019, accessed May 22, 2019 .