Guy Bouriat
Comte Guy Bouriat-Quintart (born May 16, 1902 in Paris , † May 21, 1933 in Estrées-Mons ) was a French racing driver .
Career in motorsport
Monopostosport
Guy Bouriat began his career in the 1920s and was active both as a monoposto and sports car driver. In 1928 he finished seventh in the Italian Grand Prix . Bouriat drove a Bugatti Type 35 and was five laps behind the winner, Louis Chiron , who was also at the start with a Bugatti . In 1930 he was third in a factory Bugatti behind René Dreyfus and Chiron at the Monaco Grand Prix . At the Belgian Grand Prix in the same year Bouriat was just before the end of the race clearly in the lead. The Bugatti team management, however, wanted the number 1 driver Chiron to win and asked Bouriat to slow down by means of a pit signal. On the last lap, Bouriat stopped a few meters from the finish line with the engine running and waited almost two minutes for Chiron. When Chiron crossed the finish line as the winner, Bouriat accelerated again and finished the race in second.
In 1931 he finished third at the Italian Grand Prix together with Albert Divo and seventh at the French Grand Prix with the same partner .
Sports car racing
Guy Bouriat made his debut in 1926 at the 24 Hours of Le Mans , where he competed six times. Twice fifth were his best placements in the final classification, 1927 , together with Pierre Bussienne in EHP DS and 1929 , together with Philippe de Rothschild in by Stutz Paris reported Stutz DV32.
death
Guy Bouriat had a fatal accident at the Grand Prix de Picardie in 1933 . He led on a Bugatti T51 at the start of the race. Shortly after he was pushed into second place by Philippe Étancelin ( Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 ) on the eleventh lap, the slower participants began to lap. On the 16th lap, when lapping the Swiss Julio Villars , he lost control of his car. Villars had only noticed Étancelin, let him pass and then immediately placed himself back in his slipstream . Bouriat's Bugatti touched Villars' Alfa Romeo , skidding, hit a tree at around 150 km / h and went up in flames. The impact was so severe that Bouriat died on impact.
In the curve of Mons-en-Chaussée, a memorial was erected for Bouriat and Louis Trintignant, who had died in an accident the day before . In 1934 the long straights of the route near Péronne were defused by harassment .
statistics
Le Mans results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 |
 Establishments Henri Precioux
|
EHP Type DT Speciale Tank |
Guy Dollfuss
|
failure | Engine failure |
| 1927 |
Establishments Henri Precioux
|
EHP Type DS |
Pierre Bussienne
|
Rank 5 | |
| 1928 |
Establishments Henri Precioux
|
EHP type DU |
Pierre Bussienne
|
Rank 14 | |
| 1929 |
Automobiles Elite Paris
|
Stutz Model M Blackhawk |
Philippe de Rothschild
|
Rank 5 | |
| 1931 |
Bugatti team
|
Bugatti T50S |
Albert Divo
|
failure | withdrawn |
| 1932 |
Guy Bouriat
|
Bugatti Type 55 |
 Louis Chiron
|
failure | Leak in the fuel tank |
literature
- Christian Moity, Jean-Marc Teissèdre, Alain Bienvenu: 24 heures du Mans, 1923–1992. Éditions d'Art, Besançon 1992, ISBN 2-909413-06-3 .
- RM Clarke: Le Mans. The Bentley & Alfa Years 1923-1939. Brooklands Books, Cobham 1998, ISBN 1-85520-465-7 .
Web links
- Leif Snellman: Guy, Comte Bouriat-Quintart (F). www.kolumbus.fi, April 14, 2017, accessed on May 2, 2017 (English).
- Leif Snellman: IX GRAND PRIX de PICARDIE. www.kolumbus.fi, March 3, 2017, accessed on May 2, 2017 .
- Guy Bouriat. www.motorsportmemorial.org, accessed on May 2, 2017 (English).
- Guy Bouriat at Historic Racing
- Guy Bouriat at Racing Sports Cars
- Guy Bouriat in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bouriat, Guy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French racing driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 16, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 21, 1933 |
| Place of death | Estrées-Mons |