Edmond Bourlier
Edmond Jules Raymond Bourlier (born October 5, 1895 in Boulogne-Billancourt , † March 25, 1935 in Puteaux ) was a French racing driver .
Career
Edmond Bourlier rose from mechanic to racing driver at Automobiles Talbot in the early 1920s . His first racing appearance was in 1923 in the XI Coupe des Voiturettes on the Circuit des 24 Heures . Bourlier was part of the Talbot works team alongside Albert Divo and Jules Moriceau . His Talbot 70 failed after 9 laps due to a puncture. He made it onto the podium of the first three drivers for the first time at the Grand Prix de l'Ouverture in 1924 for Voiturettes at the Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry , where the three victorious Talbots crossed the finish line within 0.2 seconds after just under two hours of driving time. Edmond Bourlier came third behind Jack Scales and Henry Segrave .
Edmond Bourlier wanted to drive Grand Prix races and start in the automobile world championship , but the Talbot team management only allowed him to compete in Voiturette races. He therefore left the company, to which he had already belonged in Darracq's time, and moved to Delage in 1926 , where he made his Grand Prix debut at the Gran Premio de San Sebastián . Extreme heat and poor cooling in the cockpits of the Delage Type 15 S 8 made this almost impossible for racing drivers. After 18 laps, Bourlier came to the pits dehydrated and completely exhausted and handed the car over to Robert Sénéchal , with whom he then took turns in the cockpit until the end of the race. Since Sénéchal was not an official reserve driver, the second-placed duo was disqualified after crossing the finish line. Delage immediately lodged a protest against this decision, which was finally granted at the October AIACR meeting on the grounds that both the race management and competitor Bugatti had expressly consented to the driver change.
In 1927 Bourlier was part of the Delage world championship team. However , he had no chance in the individual races against the outstanding team mate Robert Benoist . Benoist won all four Grand Prix races, while Bourlier had to settle for second place in the French and British Grand Prix and third in the race in Spain . After Gelage withdrew from racing, Bourlier continued to drive Grand Prix races with privately registered Bugatti for a few years. He could no longer match the successes with Delage.
He started twice in the 24-hour race at Le Mans , but was unable to complete both races. He died in the spring of 1935 after a long illness.
statistics
Le Mans results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 |
 Automobiles Talbot-Darracq
|
Talbot-Darracq Type C |
Jules Moriceau
|
failure | accident |
| 1930 |
 Robert Parke
|
Stutz Model M Blackhawk |
Philippe de Rothschild
|
failure | Axle break |
literature
- RM Clarke: Le Mans - the Bentley & Alfa Years 1923–1939 . Brocklands Books 1999, ISBN 1-85520-4657 .
Web links
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bourlier, Edmond |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bourlier, Edmond Jules Raymond (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French racing driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 5, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boulogne-Billancourt |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 25, 1935 |
| Place of death | Puteaux |