Jean-Paul Colas
Jean-Paul Colas is a former French car racing driver and racing team owner.
Career in motorsport
Jean-Pierre Colas was active as a sports car driver in the 1950s. He competed five times in the 24 Hours of Le Mans . He made his debut in 1951 with 28th overall. His best placement was eleventh place in 1957 with Jean Kerguen in the Aston Martin DB3S .
statistics
Le Mans results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 |
 Auguste Lachaize
|
Callista RAN D120 |
Robert Schollemann
|
Rank 28 | |
| 1952 |
Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet
|
DB Coupe |
Robert Schollemann
|
failure | no petrol |
| 1954 |
Jean-Paul Colas
|
Aston Martin DB2 / 4 Vignale |
 Hernando da Silva Ramos
|
failure | Power transmission |
| 1955 |
Jean-Paul Colas
|
Salmson 2300S Spyder |
Jacques Dewez
|
failure | Oil leak |
| 1957 |
 David Brown
|
Aston Martin DB3S |
Jean Kerguen
|
Rank 11 |
Individual results in the sports car world championship
| season | team | race car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Panhard Dyna |
 SEB
|
 MIM
|
LEM
|
 SPA
|
 ONLY
|
RTT
|
 CAP
|
|
| DNF | |||||||||
| 1954 | Jean-Paul Colas | Aston Martin DB2 / 4 |
 BUA
|
SEB
|
MIM
|
LEM
|
RTT
|
CAP
|
|
| DNF | |||||||||
| 1955 | Jean-Paul Colas | Salmson 2300S |
BUA
|
SEB
|
MIM
|
LEM
|
RTT
|
TAR
|
|
| DNF | |||||||||
| 1957 | Aston Martin | Aston Martin DB3S |
BUA
|
SEB
|
MIM
|
ONLY
|
LEM
|
 KRI
|
 CAR
|
| 11 |
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 | Colas, Jean-Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French car racing driver and racing team owner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |