Jean Kerguen

Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato

Jean Kerguen (born August 23, 1925 in La Chapelle-Caro , † September 16, 2005 in Le Cannet ) was a French racing driver and entrepreneur.

Career in motorsport

Jean Kerguen was one of the largest Aston Martin dealers in France in the 1950s . This explains the many races with vehicles of the British brand. The second vehicle manufacturer with which he was associated was Porsche . In the late 1950s he competed in Formula 2 races with Porsche models . The planned involvement in the 1958 Morocco Grand Prix in a Porsche RSK did not materialize, however.

Kerguen became known as a sports car driver. His first international appearance was in 1953 in a sports car race in Marrakech . The race, which was won by André Guelfi on a Gordini T15S 2.3 , he finished in seventh place. In 1956 he finished sixth in the Agadir Grand Prix and a year later made his debut in the 24 Hours of Le Mans . His good relations with Aston Martin enabled him to work on an Aston Martin DB3S . Together with his compatriot Jean-Paul Colas , he finished the race in eleventh place in the overall standings.

By the end of his active career in 1966, he had raced a total of ten times at Le Mans. His best placement was 10th in 1958 . In 1959 he finished fourth in the Tour de France for automobiles (with Robert La Caze in a Porsche 356 Carrera ) and in 1963 second in the 6-hour Dakar race .

statistics

Le Mans results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1957	David Brown	Aston Martin DB3S	Jean-Paul Colas	Rank 11
1958	Jean-Paul Colas	Porsche 550A RS	Jacques Dewez	Rank 10
1959	Jean Kerguen	Porsche 550 RS	Robert La Caze	failure	Clutch damage
1960	Jean Kerguen	Porsche 718 RS60 / 4	Robert La Caze	failure	drive shaft
1961	Jean Kerguen	Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato	Jacques Dewez	failure	Electrics
1962	Jean Kerguen	Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato	Jacques Dewez	failure	Power transmission
1963	Jean Kerguen	Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato	Jacques Dewez	failure	Cylinder overheated
1964	Jean Kerguen	Porsche 904/4 GTS	Jacques Dewez	Rank 12
1965	Jacques Dewez	Porsche 904/4 GTS	Jacques Dewez	failure	no petrol
1966	Jacques Dewez	Porsche 911S	Jacques Dewez	14th place and class win

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
1957	Aston Martin	Aston Martin DB3	BUA	SEB	MIM	ONLY	LEM	KRI	CAR
							11
1958	Jean-Paul Colas	Porsche 550	BUA	SEB	TAR	ONLY	LEM	RTT
							10
1959	Jean Kerguen	Porsche 550	SEB	TAR	ONLY	LEM	RTT
						DNF
1960	Jean Kerguen	Porsche 718 RS	BUA	SEB	TAR	ONLY	LEM
							DNF
1961	Jean Kerguen	Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato	SEB	TAR	ONLY	LEM	PES
						DNF
1962	Jean Kerguen	Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato	DAY	SEB	SEB	MAY	TAR	BER	ONLY	LEM	TAV	CCA	RTT	ONLY	BRI	BRI	PAR
										DNF
1963	Jean Kerguen	Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato	DAY	SEB	SEB	TAR	SPA	MAY	ONLY	CON	ROS	LEM	MON	WIS	TAV	FRE	CCE	RTT	OVI	ONLY	MON	MON	TDF	BRI
												DNF			18th
1964	Jean Kerguen Jacques Dewez	Porsche 904	DAY	SEB	TAR	MON	SPA	CON	ONLY	ROS	LEM	REI	FRE	CCE	RTT	SIM	ONLY	MON	TDF	BRI	BRI	PAR
											12	16										9
1965	Jacques Dewez	Porsche 904	DAY	SEB	BOL	MON	MON	RTT	TAR	SPA	ONLY	MUG	ROS	LEM	REI	BOZ	FRE	CCE	OVI	ONLY	BRI	BRI
														DNF
1966	Jacques Dewez	Porsche 911	DAY	SEB	MON	TAR	SPA	ONLY	LEM	MUG	CCE	HOK	SIM	ONLY	ZEL
									14th

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

Commons : Jean Kerguen  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Jean Kerguen at Racing Sports Cars

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Sports car race Marrakech 1953
2. Jump up ↑ 1963 Dakar 6-hour race