Jean Vinatier

The René Bonnet Djet by Gérard Laureau and Jean Vinatier at the 1000 km race at the Nürburgring in 1963 in the Hatzenbach section

The Alpine A210 Jean Vinatier and Mauro Bianchi at the Targa Florio in 1967

Jean Vinatier (born November 25, 1933 ) is a former French rally and circuit racing driver .

Career

In the 1960s, the small racing prototypes from Bonnet and Alpine were the sentimental favorites among the public at the Le Mans 24-hour race . The two works teams - they were the only French works teams in this endurance race in the 1960s - were hopelessly inferior in the overall standings against the sports cars from Ferrari , Ford and later also Porsche , but dominated the small classes. The factory drivers always pushed the prototypes to the limit, which led to many - sometimes spectacular - failures.

One of these pilots was Jean Vinatier. His father, Jean Vinatier Sr., Had already competed in the 24-hour race. In 1950 he drove a Renault 4CV , but retired with engine failure. The young Vinatier began his career as a rally driver in the late 1950s . In 1969 he won the overall ranking of the French rally championship. However, his name is closely linked to the races at Le Mans, where he made his debut in 1958, and the Tour de France for automobiles . He took part in both events for many years in a row. His best placement at Le Mans was eighth overall in 1968, which he achieved together with André de Cortanze on an Alpine A220 . The last time he was there in 1973 in a Ford Capri , he had to give up the race prematurely after a vehicle fire.

After the end of his active career, Vinatier was a technical delegate at the FIA for many years .

statistics

Le Mans results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1958	Equipe Monopole Corse	Monopoles VM5	Bernard Consten		failure	Engine failure
1959	Roger Masson	DB HBR5	Roger Masson		failure	Clutch damage
1960	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	DB HBR4	Jean-Claude Vidilles		failure	accident
1961	Abarth & Cie	Fiat Abarth 750S Spyder	Teodoro Zeccoli		failure	Engine failure
1962	Automobiles René Bonnet	René Bonnet Djet	Jean-Claude Vidilles		failure	Cylinder overheated
1963	Automobiles René Bonnet	René Bonnet RB5	Gérard Laureau		failure	Defect in the fuel pump
1964	Société des Automobiles Alpine	Alpine M63	Mauro Bianchi		not classified
1965	Société des Automobiles Alpine	Alpine M64	Roger Delageneste		failure	ignition
1966	Société des Automobiles Alpine	Alpine A210	Mauro Bianchi		Rank 13
1967	Société des Automobiles Alpine	Alpine A210	Mauro Bianchi		Rank 13 and class win
1968	Société des Automobiles Alpine	Alpine A220	André de Cortanze		Rank 8
1969	Société des Automobiles Alpine	Alpine A220	André de Cortanze		failure	Engine failure
1972	Société Franco-Brittanc	De Tomaso Pantera	Guy Chasseuil		failure	Engine failure
1973	Ford Motor Works	Ford Capri LV	Helmut Koinigg	Gerry Birrell	failure	Fire

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
1956		Renault 4CV	BUA	SEB	MIM	ONLY	KRI
					DNF
1957		Alpine A106	BUA	SEB	MIM	ONLY	LEM	KRI	CAR
					112
1958	Monopolies	Monopoles VM5	BUA	SEB	TAR	ONLY	LEM	RTT
							DNF
1959	Roger Masson	DB HBR5	SEB	TAR	ONLY	LEM	RTT
						DNF
1960	German & Bonnet	DB HBR5 DB HBR4	BUA	SEB	TAR	ONLY	LEM
						36	DNF
1961	Abarth	Fiat Abarth 750S Spyder	SEB	TAR	ONLY	LEM	PES
						DNF
1962	Automobiles René Bonnet René Bonnet	René Bonnet Djet	DAY	SEB	SEB	MAY	TAR	BER	ONLY	LEM	TAV	CCA	RTT	ONLY	BRI	BRI	PAR
									19th	DNF	16						13
1963	René Bonnet Automobiles René Bonnet	René Bonnet Djet René Bonnet RB5 Ford Cortina	DAY	SEB	SEB	TAR	SPA	MAY	ONLY	CON	ROS	LEM	MON	WIS	TAV	FRE	CCE	RTT	OVI	ONLY	MON	MON	TDF	BRI
						17th			36			DNF											DNF
1964	Alpine	Alpine M63 Alpine M64	DAY	SEB	TAR	MON	SPA	CON	ONLY	ROS	LEM	REI	FRE	CCE	RTT	SIM	ONLY	MON	TDF	BRI	BRI	PAR
									DNF		DNF	20th										DNF
1965	Alpine	Alpine A110 Alpine M64	DAY	SEB	BOL	MON	MON	RTT	TAR	SPA	ONLY	MUG	ROS	LEM	REI	BOZ	FRE	CCE	OVI	ONLY	BRI	BRI
									13		DNF			DNF	8th
1966	Alpine Renault	Alpine A210 Alpine A110	DAY	SEB	MON	TAR	SPA	ONLY	LEM	MUG	CCE	HOK	SIM	ONLY	ZEL
					18th	7th	10	DNF	13	DNF				DNF
1967	Alpine	Alpine A110 Alpine A210	DAY	SEB	MON	SPA	TAR	ONLY	LEM	HOK	MUG	BRH	CCE	ZEL	OVI	ONLY
						14th	DNF		13
1968	Alpine	Alpine A220	DAY	SEB	BRH	MON	TAR	ONLY	SPA	WAT	ZEL	LEM
												8th
1969	Alpine	Alpine A220	DAY	SEB	BRH	MON	TAR	SPA	ONLY	LEM	WAT	ZEL
						DNF		17th		DNF
1972	Société Franco-Brittanc	De Tomaso Pantera	BUA	DAY	SEB	BRH	MON	SPA	TAR	ONLY	LEM	ZEL	WAT
											DNF
1973	Ford Germany	Ford Capri	DAY	VAL	DIJ	MON	SPA	TAR	ONLY	LEM	ZEL	WAT
										DNF

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 .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ^ Foreword by Vinatier to: Alpine & Renault. The Sports Prototypes. Volume 1: 1963-1969. Veloce Publishing, Dorchester 2010, ISBN 978-1-84584-191-1 , p. 11.