Cyril de Vère

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Cyril Duchene de Vère (born January 4, 1881 in Vilvoorde , † September 30, 1964 in Paris ) was a French racing driver .

Career in motorsport

Cyril de Vére was active as a monoposto and sports car sport before the Second World War . He was a regular sarter at the French Grand Prix and competed twice in the 24 Hours of Le Mans . He contested his first French Grand Prix in 1911 when he crossed the finish line in thirteenth overall. At Le Mans in 1929, as a partner of Marcel Mongin in the Chrysler 77, he reached seventh place overall.

statistics

Le Mans results

year team vehicle Teammate placement Failure reason
1928 FranceFrance Grand Garage Saint-Didier Paris Chrysler 72 Six MonacoMonaco Louis Chiron disqualified
1929 FranceFrance Grand Garage Saint-Didier Paris Chrysler 77 Six FranceFrance Marcel Mongin Rank 7

literature

  • Christian Moity, Jean-Marc Teissedre: 24 hours of mans . 1923-1992. 2 volumes. Édition d'Art JB Barthelemy, Besançon 1992, ISBN 2-909-413-06-3 .
  • RM Clarke: Le Mans. The Bentley & Alfa Years 1923-1939. Brooklands Books, Cobham 1998, ISBN 1-85520-465-7 .

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personal data
SURNAME Vère, Cyril de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French racing driver
DATE OF BIRTH January 4, 1881
PLACE OF BIRTH Vilvoorde
DATE OF DEATH September 30, 1964
Place of death Paris