Gérard de Courcelles

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Henry Gérard de Courcelles, 1927
The fatal accident of Henry Gérard de Courcelles on a Guyot Special before the 1927 French Grand Prix

Henry Julien Gérard de Courcelles (born May 21, 1889 in Paris , † July 3, 1927 at the Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry ) was a French racing driver .

Career

Henry Gérard de Courcelles was active as a driver of cycle cars in the 1920s when he was hired by Lorraine-Dietrich in 1923 , their 3.4-liter touring car, the B3-6, at the first 24 Hours of Le Mans to drive. Together with André Rossignol , he finished eighth in the overall standings and won the class for vehicles between 3 and 5 liters. After a third overall place in 1924 , the overall victory followed in 1925 . It was Lorraine-Dietrich's first victory at Le Mans and André Rossignol was his partner again on both occasions.

In 1926 the duo was separated. While Rossignol again achieved overall victory with new team partner Robert Bloch , de Courcelles and partner Marcel Mongin had to be satisfied with second overall place.

Henry Gérard de Courcelles had a fatal accident on July 3, 1927 before the Grand Prix race of the 1927 French Grand Prix at the Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry .

statistics

Le Mans results

year team vehicle Teammate placement Failure reason
1923 FranceFrance Société Lorraine De Dietrich et Cie Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 FranceFrance André Rossignol Rank 8 and class win
1924 FranceFrance Lorraine-Dietrich et Cie Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 Sport FranceFrance André Rossignol Rank 3
1925 FranceFrance Lorraine-Dietrich et Cie Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 Sport FranceFrance André Rossignol Overall victory
1926 FranceFrance Lorraine-Dietrich et Cie Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 Le Mans FranceFrance Marcel Mongin Rank 2

literature

  • RM Clarke: Le Mans - the Bentley & Alfa Years 1923-1939 Brocklands Books 1999, ISBN 1-85520-4657 .

Web links

Commons : Gérard de Courcelles  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Pilote des 24 heures du mans. In: 24h-en-piste.com. May 22, 2019, accessed May 22, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Courcelles, Gerard de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French racing driver
DATE OF BIRTH May 21, 1889
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH July 3, 1927
Place of death Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry