Jean-George's branch
Jean-Georges Branche (born January 5, 1906 in Paris , † September 16, 1973 in Théoule-sur-Mer ) was a French racing driver .
Racing career
Jean-George's industry was active in rallying and circuit racing in the 1950s and 1960s . He was a regular starter in the Tour de France for automobiles , where he made his debut in 1953 . His best placement in the final ranking was 12th in 1959 . In 1963 he contested the 24-hour race of Le Mans together with Claude Dubois in a Fiat-Abarth 850 TC . The team was disqualified in the race.
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1963 | Jean-George's branch | Fiat-Abarth 850TC | Claude Dubois | disqualified |
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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1963 | Jean-George's branch | Fiat-Abarth 850 | DAY | SEB | SEB | TAR | SPA | MAY | ONLY | CON | ROS | LEM | MON | WIS | TAV | FRE | CCE | RTT | OVI | ONLY | MON | MON | TDF | BRI |
DNF | 30th | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1964 | Fiat-Abarth 850 | DAY | SEB | TAR | MON | SPA | CON | ONLY | ROS | LEM | REI | FRE | CCE | RTT | SIM | ONLY | MON | TDF | BRI | BRI | PAR | |||
DNF |
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 .
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personal data | |
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SURNAME | Branch, Jean-Georges |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French racing driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 5, 1906 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
DATE OF DEATH | 16th September 1973 |
Place of death | Théoule-sur-Mer |