Guy Lapchin

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Guy Lapchin made his debut in a Singer 9 Le Mans in 1935 at the 24 Hours of Le Mans

Guy Lapchin (born December 16, 1903 in Valenciennes , † November 5, 1991 ) was a French racing car driver and architect.

Career

After attending compulsory education and the necessary training Guy Lapchin was in the 1930s, architect and worked mainly in Paris . During the Second World War , construction activity in the French capital came to a complete standstill and remained weak for the time being even after the end of the war. Lapchin looked for a different professional environment and imported vehicles from the British manufacturer Riley to France.

In addition to his daily occupation, Lapchin was active as a driver in sports car racing for many years . In 1935 he competed for the first time in the Le Mans 24-hour race . Lapchin was Jacques Savoye's partner and finished the race with a Singer 9 Le Mans in 23rd place in the final standings. Jacques Savoye ran a trading company in Paris that sold Singer and Alvis vehicles in France. Savoye's relationship with the British automotive industry later helped Lapchin import the Rileys. Until the 1950s, Lapchin competed in Le Mans again and again. His best placement in the final ranking was ninth in 1938 .

statistics

Le Mans results

year team vehicle Teammate placement Failure reason
1935 FranceFrance Guy Lapchin Singer 9 Le Mans FranceFrance Jacques Savoye Rank 23
1937 FranceFrance Ecurie Eudel Riley Sprite TT FranceFrance Jean Trévoux failure defective cylinder
1938 FranceFrance Just-Émile Vernet Simca Huit FranceFrance Albert Debille Rank 9
1939 FranceFrance Gordini Simca Huit FranceFrance Charles Plantivaux Rank 13
1950 FranceFrance Guy Lapchin Panhard Dyna X84 Sport FranceFrance Charles Plantivaux failure Ignition damage
1952 FranceFrance Renault Renault 4CV FranceFrance Jean Rédélé Rank 17
1953 FranceFrance Automobiles Panhard et Levassor Panhard X89 FranceFrance Charles Plantivaux Rank 20

Individual results in the sports car world championship

season team race car 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th
1953 Panhard & Levassor Panhard X89 United StatesUnited States SEB ItalyItaly MIM FranceFrance LEM BelgiumBelgium SPA GermanyGermany ONLY United KingdomUnited Kingdom RTT MexicoMexico CAP
20th

literature

  • RM Clarke: Le Mans. The Jaguar Years 1949-1957. Brooklands Books, Cobham 1997, ISBN 1-85520-357-X .
  • Christian Moity, Jean-Marc Teissèdre, Alain Bienvenu: 24 heures du Mans, 1923–1992. Éditions d'Art, Besançon 1992, ISBN 2-909-413-06-3 .

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personal data
SURNAME Lapchin, Guy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French racing car driver and architect
DATE OF BIRTH December 16, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH Valenciennes
DATE OF DEATH 5th November 1991