Jean-Louis Rosier

Talbot-Lago T26GS , winning car of the Le Mans 24-hour race in 1950

Jean-Louis Rosier (born June 14, 1925 - July 1, 2011 ) was a French racing driver . He was the son of French racing driver Louis Rosier and won the Le Mans 24-hour race together with his father in 1950 .

Career

The young Rosier made his debut in 1949 in the classic endurance race on the Sarthe. At the first race after the Second World War, he headed for his father's side a converted Talbot - seater , equipped with fenders and headlights turned into a sports car. The duo dropped out early due to a technical defect after only 21 laps. Victory followed in 1950, which was primarily achieved by Louis Rosier, who was behind the wheel most of the time. This time a Talbot-Lago T26GS served as the racing vehicle.

In 1951 and 1953, Jean-Louis Rosier competed for the small Renault works team in Le Mans, driving the small Renault 4CV . He made his last appearance in the 24-hour race in 1954 when he and Pierre Meyrat drove the 1950 winning car. The race ended prematurely after an accident.

In 1949 the two Rosiers won the class up to 1100 cc in a 4CV at the Monte Carlo Rally .

statistics

Le Mans results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1949	Ecurie Rosier	Talbot Spéciale	Louis Rosier	failure	V-belt
1950	Ecurie Rosier	Talbot-Lago T26GS	Louis Rosier	Overall victory
1951	Team Renault	Renault 4CV 1063	Jean Estager	failure	accident
1953	RNU Renault	Renault 4CV 1063	Robert Schollemann	Rank 23
1954	Jean-Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago T26GS	Pierre Meyrat	failure	accident

Individual results in the sports car world championship

season	team	race car	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th
1953	Renault	Renault 4CV	SEB	MIM	LEM	SPA	ONLY	RTT	CAP
					23
1954	Ecurie Rosier	Talbot-Lago T26GS	BUA	SEB	MIM	LEM	RTT	CAP
						DNF

Web links

Commons : Jean-Louis Rosier  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Image: Model of the 1950 Le Mans winning car
• Louis Rosier Jr (1925-2011) , lemans.org