Georges Burggraff

Georges Burggraff , in some publications also Georges Burggraf (born October 10, 1929 ) is a former French motorcycle and car racer and diver .

Career

Georges Burggraff was active in many sports, so he was a substitute member of the French bobsleigh team at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble . In the 1950s he was a co-driver of René Bétemps and as a driver of the 175 cc class three times French champion in the sidecar and single machine. In 1952 he won the French Grand Prix in the 175 cc class in Albi .

Burggraff was also active as a car racing driver. In 1957 he finished fifth with Jacques Péron in the Tour de France for automobiles and in 1958 , as a partner of François Picard , he also achieved this position in the 12-hour race in Reims . When 24-hour race at Le Mans he was in 1957 reported, but did not go to the start.

He started diving in the 1970s and was one of the first French to reach a depth of 120 meters. At the age of 80, Burggraff, who stated in an interview that he had suffered 28 broken bones in accidents in connection with extreme sports, was still running in alpine cycling competitions.

statistics

Individual results in the sports car world championship

season	team	race car	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th	19th	20th
1957		Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	BUA	SEB	MIM	ONLY	LEM	KRI	CAR
					DNF
1964	Autodelta	Alfa Romeo TZ	DAY	SEB	TAR	MON	SPA	CON	ONLY	ROS	LEM	REI	FRE	CCE	RTT	SIM	ONLY	MON	TDF	BRI	BRI	PAR
																			DNF

literature

• Christian Moity, Jean-Marc Teissèdre, Alain Bienvenu: 24 heures du Mans, 1923–1992. Éditions d'Art, Besançon 1992, ISBN 2-909-413-06-3 .

Web links

• On the occasion of Georges Burggraff's 80th birthday (French)
• Georges Burggraff at Racing Sports Cars
• Georges Burggraff at Motorsport Magazine

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 1958 Reims 12-hour race