Bruno Bonhuil

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Bruno Bonhuil (born  January 3, 1960 in Reims , Marne Department , France , † November 19, 2005 in Macau , People's Republic of China ) was a French motorcycle racer .

Career

In 1979 Bonhuil drove his first motorcycle race, in 1982 he won the French Kawasaki Moto Review Cup . In the 1986 season he was in his home country on a 250- cc - Honda his debut in the motorcycle world championship . In 1988 he was French champion in the Open 250 series on a Honda RS 250 . A year later he suffered numerous broken bones in an accident at the Hockenheimring , which forced him to take a break for several months. The driver Iván Palazzese , who was also involved, died as a result of the accident.

1991 won Bonhuil, together with Philippe Monneret and Rachel Nicotte , the 24-hour race at Le Mans . In the following years he achieved some good placements at various international championships; he won the Bol d'Or in 1993 with Suzuki , the 1997 Yamaha XJR Cup on a 1200 cc motorcycle and in 1999 the 24-hour race at Spa-Francorchamps . In 2002 he became World Endurance Champion (Champion du monde d'endurance) with the Zongshen team . In addition, he was second in the endurance world championship in 1994, fourth in 1995 and 1999 and second in both 1996 at the Spa 24 Hours and in 1998 at the Bol d'Or.

On November 19, 2005, Bruno Bonhuil crashed during training for the 39th Macau Grand Prix on the Guia Circuit in the former Portuguese colony of Macau with his Suzuki GSX-R 1000 on the third lap after a driving error in the fast Mandarin corner and slipped into the guardrails. A little later he died of the consequences of his serious internal injuries. The former long-distance world champion , who had planned to retire, left his wife and daughter behind. Training was interrupted for only 14 minutes, and the race started as planned. However, six out of 35 drivers decided not to start out of respect for the dead person and his family.

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personal data
SURNAME Bonhuil, Bruno
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French motorcycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH January 3, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Reims
DATE OF DEATH November 19, 2005
Place of death Macau