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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 .
Web links
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| 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 |