Denis Morin

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François Migault , Denis Morin and Philippe Gache's Dodge Viper R / T10 at the 1994 Le Mans 24-hour race

Denis Morin (born September 6, 1956 in Elbeuf ) is a former French racing driver .

Racing career

Denis Morin began his international career in the French Formula Renault Championship , where he finished ninth overall in the championship in 1978 on a Martini Mk24 (overall winner Philippe Alliot ahead of Joël Gouhier ). Also in the following year - this time Alain Ferté won the overall standings ahead of Gouhier - he finished this championship in ninth place overall. In 1980 Morin was the overall winner. In 1981 he switched to Formula 3 . He drove in the Formula 3 European Championship , some races in the German Championship and in 1984 (Champion Olivier Grouillard ) finished fifth in the French championship .

Even during his time as a Formula Renault driver, Morin competed in sports car races . In 1979 he made his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans , where he competed a total of eight times up to 1994 . His best position in the final ranking was 13th in 1981 in the World Championship P79 / 80 reported by Welter Racing . Team partners were Xavier Mathiot and Charles Mendez . His best place in the World Sports Car Championship was sixth in the final 480 km in Dijon in 1989 .

statistics

Le Mans results

year team vehicle Teammate Teammate placement Failure reason
1979 FranceFrance WM AEREM WM P79 FranceFrance Roger Dorchy failure accident
1980 FranceFrance WM Esso WM P79 / 80 FranceFrance Jean-Louis Bousquet FranceFrance Serge Saulnier failure accident
1981 FranceFrance WM AEREM WM P79 / 80 FranceFrance Xavier Mathiot United StatesUnited States Charles Mendez Rank 13
1982 United StatesUnited States North American Racing Team Ferrari 512 BB United StatesUnited States Preston Henn United StatesUnited States Randy Lanier failure no petrol
1990 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Pierre-Alain Lombardi Spice SE86C SwitzerlandSwitzerland Pierre-Alain Lombardi FranceFrance Ferdinand de Lesseps failure accident
1992 FranceFrance Courage Compétition Cougar C28LM SpainSpain Tomás Saldaña FranceFrance Jean-François Yvon failure Engine failure
1993 FranceFrance Team Guy Chotard Porsche 962C FranceFrance Didier Caradec FranceFrance Alain Sturm Rank 14
1994 FranceFrance Rent a Car Racing Team Dodge Viper R / T10 FranceFrance François Migault FranceFrance Philippe Gache not classified

Web links

Commons : Denis Morin  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ French Formula Renault Championship 1978
  2. ^ French Formula Renault Championship 1979
  3. ^ French Formula Renault Championship 1980
  4. ^ French Formula 3 Championship 1984
  5. Jump up ↑ 480 km Dijon race in 1989
personal data
SURNAME Morin, Denis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French racing driver
DATE OF BIRTH September 6, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Elbeuf