Jacques Heuclin

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Jacques Heuclin (born July 10, 1946 in Paris , † October 31, 2007 ) was a French racing driver and politician.

Politician

After attending primary school in Pontault-Combault and high school in Le Perreux-sur-Marne , Heuclin began working as a controller in a design company in the late 1960s . From 1968 he became politically active and joined the Parti socialiste unifié , whose chairman at the time was Michel Rocard .

In the following decades Jacques Heuclin held various political offices. He was elected mayor of Pontault-Combault four times, in 1983, 1989, 1995 and 2001 : for two years he also held this post in Combs-la-Ville . From 1986 to 1997 he was a member of the Conseil régional d'Île-de-France and was State Secretary for Foreign Affairs under François Mitterrand from 1991 to 1993 .

Jacques Heuclin was a Freemason in the Grand Orient de France . He died in October 2007 of complications from pneumonia .

Career in motorsport

In 1971 Jacques Heuclin began motor sports as an amateur. He started out in national touring car races . In the 1980s, activities became more professional. In 1981 he drove his first 24-hour race at Le Mans , where he crossed the finish line, but not counted because the distance covered was too short. In the following years he competed in Le Mans again and again and was also involved in the Interseries . In 1983 he competed in a race for the German racing championship and achieved his first place in the final classification of Le Mans in 1987 with eleventh place. Since 1986 he has competed in sports car races for the small racing team of his friend, the racing car designer and driver Louis Descartes .

He spent the last years of his career in the French touring car championship before he had to retire in 2003 for health reasons.

statistics

Le Mans results

year team vehicle Teammate Teammate placement Failure reason
1981 FranceFrance Company Primagaz Lola T298 FranceFrance Pierre Yver FranceFrance Michel Dubois not classified
1982 FranceFrance Michel Lateste URD C81 FranceFrance Michel Lateste GermanyGermany Hubert Striebig failure Engine failure
1983 FranceFrance Hubert Striebig Sthemo SM01 FranceFrance Noël del Bello FranceFrance Hubert Striebig failure Engine failure
1984 FranceFrance Hubert Striebig Sthemo SM C2 FranceFrance Noël del Bello FranceFrance Hubert Striebig failure Gearbox damage
1985 FranceFrance Automobiles Louis Descartes ALD 01 FranceFrance Louis Descartes FranceFrance Daniel Hubert not classified
1986 FranceFrance Automobiles Louis Descartes ALD 02 FranceFrance Louis Descartes failure accident
1987 FranceFrance Automobiles Louis Descartes ALD 02 FranceFrance Louis Descartes FranceFrance Dominique Lacaud Rank 11
1988 FranceFrance Automobiles Louis Descartes ALD 02 FranceFrance Louis Descartes FranceFrance Dominique Lacaud Rank 22
1990 FranceFrance Automobiles Louis Descartes ALD C289 FranceFrance Gérard Tremblay FranceFrance François Migault failure drive shaft
1992 FranceFrance Didier Bonnet Autoracing Debora 92 FranceFrance Gérard Tremblay FranceFrance Didier Bonnet failure Clutch damage

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personal data
SURNAME Heuclin, Jacques
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French racing car driver and politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 10, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH October 31, 2007