Bernard Salam
Bernard Salam (born April 11, 1943 ) is a French racing car driver .
Career in motorsport
Bernard Salam already competed regularly in national sports car races in France when he entered the sports car world championship in 1978 as a partner of Christian Bussi and André Gahinet . The 6-hour race in Dijon , which was the third round of the world championship in 1978 and ended with the overall victory of Bob Wollek and Henri Pescarolo in a Kremer - Porsche 935 / 77A , finished the trio in eleventh place in the overall standings. A year later, Salam made his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans , again as a partner of Christian Bussi. The two French could not finish the race after driving 182 laps because of an accident by Bussi.
Further appearances in the sports car world championship followed in 1980 and 1981 , where he competed sporadically until 1986 . As early as 1979 , when he finished ninth overall at the 6-hour race in Vallelunga, he achieved his best overall ranking in a world championship race, a position he was able to repeat at the 24-hour race in Spa-Francorchamps in 1987 . This 24-hour race counted in this year is not, however, a sports car, but for the World Touring Car Championship .
The French competed five times in the endurance race at Le Mans. His best final result was 17th overall in 1981 . In a race of the Jacky Ickx and Derek Bell on a plant - Porsche 936 was recovered, the three Frenchmen assured Thierry Perrier , Valentin Bert Lachapelle and Salam class victory for racing cars in the group. 4
Salam has been active in the Gran Turismo scene since the beginning of the 2010s . In 2012 he drove in the Gentlemen Trophy of the Blancpain Endurance Series , but could not achieve a podium.
Entrepreneur and President
Apart from racing, Salam runs a clothing retail company in Verdun together with his wife and son .
For several years Salam was a partner and president of the rugby club FC Auch . In 2009 he resigned from these functions.
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1979 | Christian Bussi | Porsche 934 | Christian Bussi | failure | accident | |
1980 | ASA Cachia | Porsche 934 | Christian Bussi | Cyril Grandet | failure | Engine failure |
1981 | Thierry Perrier | Porsche 934 | Thierry Perrier | Valentin Bertapelle | 17th place and class win | |
1982 | Thierry Perrier | Lancia Beta Montecarlo | Thierry Perrier | Gianni Giudici | failure | Gearbox damage |
1983 | AS École Supérieure de Tourisme | Lancia LC1 / 82 | Thierry Perrier | François Hesnault | not classified |
literature
- Christian Moity, Jean-Marc Teissedre: 24 hours of mans . 1923-1992. 2 volumes. Édition d'Art JB Barthelemy, Besançon 1992, ISBN 2-909413-06-3 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 6-hour race of Dijon 1978
- ^ 24 Hours of Le Mans 1979
- ^ Vallelunga 6-hour race in 1979
- ↑ Spa-Francorchamps 24-hour race 1987
- ^ Entrepreneur in Verdun
- ↑ Salam resigns as President (French)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Salam, Bernard |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French racing driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 11, 1943 |