Eugène Verpault

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Eugène Hippolyte Verpault (born November 16, 1885 in Dijon , † June 23, 1980 ) was a French racing car driver .

Career

Eugène Verpault was in the early stages of the 24 Hours of Le Mans twice in this long distance race at the start. In his debut race in 1923 , he drove a Brasier TC4 to eleventh place in the overall ranking. A year later he was overall seventh together with his compatriot Marcel Delabarre .

statistics

Le Mans results

year team vehicle Teammate placement Failure reason
1923 Third French RepublicThird French Republic Automobiles Brasier Brasier TC4 Third French RepublicThird French Republic René Migeot Rank 11
1924 Third French RepublicThird French Republic Société des Automobiles Brasier Brasier TB4 Third French RepublicThird French Republic Marcel Delabarre Rank 7

literature

  • Moity / Teissedre: 24 Hours of Le Mans 1923–1992 . Edition D'Art JP Barthelemy, ISBN 2-909-413-06-3 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Entry at race-database.com
personal data
SURNAME Verpault, Eugène
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Verpault, Eugène Hippolyte
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French racing driver
DATE OF BIRTH November 16, 1885
PLACE OF BIRTH Dijon
DATE OF DEATH June 23, 1980