Joseph Bourdon
Joseph Bourdon contested most of his rallies on an Alpine A110 1600
Joseph Bourdon , in some publications Jacques Bourdon , (born February 16, 1932 , † April 26, 2000 ) was a French rally and circuit racing driver .
Racing career
Joseph Bourdon was best known and successful as a rally driver. He drove in the French rally championship and started in the European rally championship on an Alpine A110 . He won the Rallye de la Côte Fleurie five times and the Ronde d'Armor twice in the 1970s . In 1969 he was tenth overall in the Tour de France for automobiles .
He was also active on the circuit. He contested the Le Mans 24-hour race twice , but was unable to classify in either event.
statistics
Le Mans results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 |
 Ecurie Leopard
|
Alpine A110 |
Maurice Nussbaumer
|
Michel Pouteaux
|
not classified | |
| 1970 |
Écurie Léopard
|
Chevrolet Corvette C3 |
Jean-Claude Aubriet
|
failure | accident |
Individual results in the sports car world championship
| season | team | race car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Ecurie Leopard | Alpine A110 |
 DAY
|
SEB
|
 BRH
|
 MON
|
TAR
|
 ONLY
|
 SPA
|
WAT
|
 ZEL
|
LEM
|
| DNF | ||||||||||||
| 1970 | Écurie Léopard | Chevrolet Corvette |
DAY
|
SEB
|
BRH
|
MON
|
TAR
|
SPA
|
ONLY
|
LEM
|
WAT
|
ZEL
|
| DNF |
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 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bourdon, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French racing driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 16, 1932 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 26, 2000 |