André de Victor
André Emile Félix de Victor , also André Emile Félix Devictor (born January 1, 1898 in Boulogne-Billancourt , † February 18, 1955 ibid) was a French racing driver .
Career
André de Victor competed in sports car races for the French car manufacturer Salmson in the 1920s . He drove in the Spa-Francorchamps 24-hour race , where he finished tenth overall with partner Georges Casse in 1926 . His greatest success as a driver was second place overall in the 1927 Le Mans 24-hour race . De Victor and his team-mate Joseph Hasley drove a Salmson GS, which only had a 1.1-liter 4-cylinder in- line engine . The race became famous for the White House disaster , a mass accident in which two of the three favored Bentleys were canceled and one was badly damaged. The two later winners Dudley Benjafield and Sammy Davis lost a lot of time in the pits after an emergency repair and still won in the end with 21 laps ahead of little Salmson. In addition to winning the 1.1-liter class, De Victor and Hasley also won the Prix le Saint-Didier .
After the end of the Second World War , de Victor drove a few car races without significant results and resigned as a driver at the end of 1948.
statistics
Le Mans results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 |
 Société des Moteurs Salmson
|
Salmson GS |
 Joseph Hasley
|
failure | accident |
| 1927 |
Émile Salmson et Cie
|
Salmson GS |
Joseph Hasley
|
Rank 2 and class win |
literature
- RM Clarke: Le Mans. The Bentley & Alfa Years 1923–1939. Brocklands Books, Cobham 1999, ISBN 1-85520-465-7 .
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Victor, André de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French racing driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 1, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boulogne-Billancourt |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 18, 1955 |
| Place of death | Boulogne-Billancourt |