Jean-Luc Chéreau

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Larbre Compétiton Porsche 911 GT2 sponsored by Chereau

Jean-Luc Chéreau (born August 25, 1948 in Avranches ) is a French entrepreneur and former racing driver .

Entrepreneur

At the beginning of the 1950s, Jean-Luc Chéreau's father founded a company in his home town of Avranches that manufactures refrigerated bodies for trucks . After the son took over the company, one of the largest builders in Europe emerged. In 2015, 905 employees at three locations in Normandy achieved sales of 171 million euros. 3371 vehicles with bodies were delivered.

Career in motorsport

Jean-Luc Chéreau was active in GT racing as a sponsor and driver. Between 1994 and 2002 he was one of the financiers at Larbre Compétition . He was also associated with the team as a driver for many years. He drove in the BPR Global GT Series , the FIA GT Championship and in various French racing series. Between 1994 and 2006 he competed in 71 races and celebrated three class wins in addition to one overall win. He contested the Le Mans 24-hour race nine times . His best place in the overall ranking was 10th in 2001 .

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Le Mans results

year team vehicle Teammate Teammate placement Failure reason
1994 FranceFrance Société Labre Compétition Porsche 911 Carrera RSR FranceFrance Jack Leconte FranceFrance Pierre Yver failure accident
1995 FranceFrance Jean-Claude Miloe Porsche 911 GT2 Evo FranceFrance Jack Leconte FranceFrance Pierre Yver failure accident
1996 FranceFrance Société Chéreau Sports Porsche 911 GT2 FranceFrance Jack Leconte FranceFrance Pierre Yver Rank 22
1997 FranceFrance Chereau Sports Porsche 911 GT2 FranceFrance Jack Leconte FranceFrance Jean-Pierre Jarier failure Gearbox damage
1998 FranceFrance Société Labre Compétition Porsche 911 GT2 FranceFrance Patrice Goueslard FranceFrance Pierre Yver failure accident
1999 FranceFranceEts. Chéreau Sports Porsche 911 GT2 FranceFrance Patrice Goueslard FranceFrance Pierre Yver not classified
2000 FranceFrance Larbre Compétition Porsche 996 GT3-R FranceFrance Patrice Goueslard FranceFrance Christophe Bouchut failure accident
2001 FranceFrance Larbre Compétition Porsche 911 GT3-RS FranceFrance Patrice Goueslard FranceFrance Sébastien Dumez Rank 10
2002 FranceFrance Larbre Compétition Chrysler Viper GTS-R SwedenSweden Carl Rosenblad FranceFrance Jean-Claude Lagniez Rank 25

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personal data
SURNAME Chéreau, Jean-Luc
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French racing driver
DATE OF BIRTH August 25, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Avranches