Jean-Louis Ricci

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The Spice SE88C with Jean-Louis Ricci, Jean-Claude Andruet and Claude Ballot-Léna at the 1988 24 Hours of Le Mans were at the start

Jean-Louis Ricci ( February 22, 1944 - February 27, 2001 ) was a French racing driver .

Career in motorsport

The wealthy Jean-Louis Ricci competed in touring and sports car races from 1987 until he was seriously ill in 2000 . Due to his financial independence he could often choose teams and cockpits; It was not uncommon for him to provide support to those responsible for the team. Ricci wasn't a classic pay driver; In addition to his professional attitude, experts also noticed a talent for racing. His first major race was the 1987 Le Mans 24-hour race , where he shared the cockpit of a Royale RP40 with the Italian Olindo Iacobelli and the French George Tessier . The British Group C2 racing car, which had a 3.3 liter DFL V8 engine from Cosworth , broke down after just 13 laps due to an engine failure.

Ricci competed twelve times in the Le Mans 24-hour race , including for Joest Racing and Yves Courage's team . Partners were drivers like Henri Pescarolo , Claude Ballot-Léna and Jean-Claude Andruet , with whom he was also friendly. He achieved his best results at Le Mans in 1989 and 1992 when he finished sixth in the overall standings.

He drove his last race in 2000 (with his son Romano in the team) at Le Mans and then fell seriously ill. Five days after his 57th birthday, he died in February 2001 of complications from cancer .

statistics

Le Mans results

year team vehicle Teammate Teammate placement Failure reason
1987 ItalyItaly Olindo Iacobelli Royale RP40 ItalyItaly Olindo Iacobelli FranceFrance George Tessier failure Engine failure
1988 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Chamberlain Engineering Spice Fiero SE88C FranceFrance Jean-Claude Andruet FranceFrance Claude Ballot-Léna failure Engine failure
1989 GermanyGermany Joest Racing Porsche 962C FranceFrance Henri Pescarolo FranceFrance Claude Ballot-Léna Rank 6
1990 GermanyGermany Joest Racing Porsche 962C FranceFrance Henri Pescarolo FranceFrance Jacques Laffite Rank 14
1991 NetherlandsNetherlands Euro Racing Spice SE89C ItalyItaly Olindo Iacobelli United KingdomUnited Kingdom Richard Piper not classified
1992 FranceFrance Courage Compétition Cougar C28 FranceFrance Henri Pescarolo FranceFrance Bob Wollek Rank 6 and class win
1993 FranceFrance Courage Compétition Courage C30 FranceFrance Pierre Yver FranceFrance Jean-François Yvon Rank 11
1994 FranceFrance Courage Compétition Courage C32LM United StatesUnited States Andy Evans BelgiumBelgium Philippe Olczyk Rank 7
1997 FranceFrance Courage Compétition Courage C36 SwedenSweden Fredrik Ekblom BelgiumBelgium Jean-Paul Libert Rank 16
1998 FranceFrance Michel Nourry Porsche 911 GT2 FranceFrance Michel Nourry FranceFrance Thierry Perrier Rank 18
1999 FranceFrance Perspective racing Porsche 911 3.8 RSR FranceFrance Michel Nourry FranceFrance Thierry Perrier Rank 21
2000 FranceFrance Perspective racing Porsche GT3-R FranceFrance Romano Ricci FranceFrance Thierry Perrier Rank 23

Sebring results

year team vehicle Teammate Teammate placement Failure reason
1988 United StatesUnited States Whitehall rock sports Spice SE88P United StatesUnited States Skeeter McKitterick FranceFrance Claude Ballot-Léna failure ignition
1989 GermanyGermany Joest Racing Porsche 962C GermanyGermany Frank Jelinski FranceFrance Bob Wollek Rank 5

literature

  • Christian Moity, Jean-Marc Teissedre: 24 hours of mans . 1923-1992. 2 volumes. Édition d'Art JB Barthelemy, Besançon 1992, ISBN 2-909-413-06-3 .

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personal data
SURNAME Ricci, Jean-Louis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French racing driver
DATE OF BIRTH February 22, 1944
DATE OF DEATH February 27, 2001