Hubert Patthey
Hubert Patthey (born November 19, 1919 in Neuchâtel ; † November 30, 2009 ) was a Swiss racing driver , entrepreneur and automobile official.
Entrepreneur and functionary
Hubert Patthey imported French and British sports cars into Switzerland after the end of World War II . In his workshop in Neuchâtel, he sold vehicles from Alpine , AC Cars , Alvis Cars , HRG and Aston Martin for years . For many years he was a functionary of the Swiss Automobile Club ; from 1974 to 1986 he was President of the ACS branch in Neuchâtel.
Patthey had a private pilot's license , was married and the father of two daughters and one son.
Career in motorsport
1946 Hubert Patthey began hillclimb to drive and changed a few years later to the racetrack. He competed in national sports car races - in 1947 he won a sports car race in Lausanne in an MG TC - and competed twice in the 24-hour Le Mans race. 1958 he reached with partner Georges Berger on a plant - AC Ace-LM to ninth overall, in 1959 it fell by an engine failure at the Aston Martin DB4 GT from early.
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1958 | AC Cars Ltd. | AC Ace LM | Georges Berger | Rank 9 | |
1959 | Écurie Trois Chevrons | Aston Martin DB4 GT | Renaud Calderari | failure | Engine failure |
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 | 21st | 22nd |
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1958 | AC Cars | AC Ace | BUA | SEB | TAR | ONLY | LEM | RTT | ||||||||||||||||
9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1959 | Écurie Trois Chevrons | Aston Martin DB4 | SEB | TAR | ONLY | LEM | RTT | |||||||||||||||||
DNF |
Web links
- On the death of Hubert Patthey
- Information about Hubert Patthey
- Hubert Pathhey at Racing Sports Cars
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Patthey, Hubert |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss racing driver, entrepreneur and automobile official |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 19, 1919 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Neuchâtel |
DATE OF DEATH | November 30, 2009 |