Gonzaque Lécureul

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Gonzaque Lécureul (born May 17, 1887 in Laval , † December 31, 1984 ) was a French racing car driver .

Career

Gonzaque Lécureul is one of the driver pioneers of the Le Mans 24-hour race . After his start in the debut race in 1923 , he competed four more times at the Sarthe. His best result was sixth overall place in 1927 , which he achieved together with his compatriot André Marandet on a works SARA . With the same team-mate, he finished 24th in the 1925 Spa-Francorchamps 24-hour race .

statistics

Le Mans results

year team vehicle Teammate placement Failure reason
1923 BelgiumBelgium Compagnie Nationale Excelsior Excelsior Albert 1er FranceFrance Eugène Flaud Rank 9
1925 FranceFrance Société des Applications à Refroidissements par Air SARA BDE FranceFrance André Marandet failure malfunction
1926 FranceFrance Société des Applications à Refroidissements par Air SARA BDE FranceFrance André Marandet Rank 11
1927 FranceFrance Société des Applications à Refroidissements par Air SARA BDE FranceFrance André Marandet Rank 6
1928 FranceFrance Société des Applications à Refroidissements par Air SARA SP7 FranceFrance Emile Maret disqualified

literature

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

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personal data
SURNAME Lécureul, Gonzaque
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French racing driver
DATE OF BIRTH May 17, 1887
PLACE OF BIRTH Laval
DATE OF DEATH December 31, 1984