Jean-Claude Depince
Jean-Claude Depince (born February 22, 1947 , † November 17, 1988 ) was a French racing car driver who denied most of his races under the pseudonym Depnic .
Racing career
Jean-Claude Depince was active as a touring and sports car driver in the 1970s . There were also some starts in rallies . He competed six times in the Le Mans 24-hour race . His best place in the overall classification was 15th in 1975 with Jean-Claude Aubriet in a BMW 3.0 CSL .
His best touring car result was fourth in the 1974 Jarama 4-hour race . The event was part of the 1974 European Touring Car Championship . In 1977 he finished seventh in the BMW 530i together with Jean-Louis Ravenel and Jean-Marie Détrin .
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1972 | Écurie Léopard | Chevrolet Corvette | Jean-Claude Aubriet | failure | Cylinder overheated | |
1973 | Écurie Léopard | Chevrolet Corvette | Jean-Claude Aubriet | Rank 18 | ||
1974 | Jean-Claude Aubriet | BMW 3.0 CSL | Jean-Claude Aubriet | Rank 15 | ||
1975 | Jean-Claude Aubriet | BMW 3.0 CSL | Jean-Claude Aubriet | failure | accident | |
1976 | Chuck Graeminger | Cheetah G601 | Daniel Brillat | Michel Degoumois | failure | Constant velocity joint |
1977 | Jean-Claude Giroix | BMW 3.0 CSL | Jacques Coulon | failure | Engine failure |
literature
- Christian Moity, Jean-Marc Teissèdre, Alain Bienvenu: 24 heures du Mans, 1923–1992. Éditions d'Art, Besançon 1992, ISBN 2-909-413-06-3 .
Web links
- Jean-Claude Depince at Motorsport Magazine
- Jean-Claude Depince at Racing Sports Cars
- Jean-Claude Depince at EWRC-Results
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Depince, Jean-Claude |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Depnic (pseudonym) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French racing driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 22, 1947 |
DATE OF DEATH | 17th November 1988 |