Bruno Sotty

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Bruno Sotty's first racing car was the racing version of the Renault Dauphine

Bruno Sotty (born November 1, 1949 in Chablis ) is a former French racing driver .

Career in motorsport

Sotty began motor sports while he was still studying law (which he did not graduate). Starting with 1969, he ran for nearly a decade, especially hill climb . His first racing car was a Renault Dauphine . In the 1970s he won several French mountain championships. He was particularly successful with his own construction based on a Lola chassis. He celebrated almost 50 overall or class wins with this vehicle. Other cars were a Chevron B21 , a Toj SC206 and the two Lola racing car models T296 and T298 .

In 1977 he switched to circuit racing and made his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans that same year . Between his debut in 1977 and his last start in 1989 , he competed twelve times in the 24-hour race in western France. His best placement in the overall standings was tenth in 1982 ; driven out on a Rondeau M379 with partners Lucien Guitteny and Pierre Yver . In 1980 he won the class for sports cars up to 2 liters.

In 1985 he won the drivers' overall classification of the French Group 6 championship and ended his active career as a driver in 1989 after the 480 km race at Spa-Francorchamps .

statistics

Le Mans results

year team vehicle Teammate Teammate placement Failure reason
1977 FranceFrance Georges Bourdillat Porsche 911 Carrera FranceFrance Georges Bourdillat FranceFrance Alain-Michel Bernhard failure Engine failure
1978 FranceFrance Team Pronuptia Lola T294 / 6 FranceFrance Gérard Cuynet FranceFrance Jean-Claude Dufrey not classified
1979 FranceFrance Pronuptia Lola T296 FranceFrance Gérard Cuynet FranceFrance Marc Frischknecht failure accident
1980 FranceFrance ROC - Société Yacco Chevron B36 FranceFrance Daniel Laurent FranceFrance Philippe Hesnault 17th place and class win
1981 SwitzerlandSwitzerland André Chevalley Racing ACR 80B FranceFrance Patrick Gaillard SwitzerlandSwitzerland André Chevalley failure Clutch damage
1982 FranceFrance Primagaz Rondeau M379 FranceFrance Lucien Guitteny FranceFrance Pierre Yver Rank 10
1983 FranceFrance Valentin Bertapelle URD C81 FranceFrance Gérard Cuynet Rank 14
1985 FranceFrance Bussi Racing Rondeau M382 FranceFrance Jean-Claude Justice FranceFrance Patrick Oudet Rank 18
1986 FranceFrance Lucien Rossiaud Rondeau M379C FranceFrance Lucien Rossiaud FranceFrance Noël del Bello Rank 17
1987 FranceFrance Vetir Racing Team Tiga GC85 FranceFrance Jean-Claude Justice FranceFrance Patrick Oudet failure Engine failure
1988 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Pierre-Alain Lombardi Rondeau M379 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Pierre-Alain Lombardi not classified
1989 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Pierre-Alain Lombardi Spice SE86C SwitzerlandSwitzerland Pierre-Alain Lombardi ItalyItaly Fabio Magnini failure Tire damage

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ 480 km race at Spa-Francorchamps in 1989
personal data
SURNAME Sotty, Bruno
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French racing driver
DATE OF BIRTH November 1, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH chablis