Joseph Chavée

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The Chenard-Walcker, with André Pisart and Joseph Chavée fourth place at the 1924 24 Hours of Le Mans reached

Joseph Marie Chavée (born March 12, 1884 in Leuze-Longchamps , † March 26, 1957 in Brussels ) was a Belgian racing driver .

Career

Together with his compatriot André Pisart, Joseph Chavée was the first Belgian to achieve a class victory in the Le Mans 24-hour race . The duo finished fourth overall in 1924 and won the classification for vehicles between 1.5 and 2 liter displacement. He had another racing assignment in 1924 at the 24-hour race of Spa-Francorchamps , where he was overall seventh with partner Robert Glaszmann for Chenard & Walcker .

statistics

Le Mans results

year team vehicle Teammate placement Failure reason
1924 FranceFrance Chenard & Walcker Chenard & Walcker 2-liter 10 / 12CV BelgiumBelgium André Pisart 4th place and class win

literature

  • RM Clarke: Le Mans - the Bentley & Alfa Years 1923–1939 . Brocklands Books 1999, ISBN 1-85520-4657 .

Web links

Commons : Joseph Chavée  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. 24-hour race at Spa-Francorchamps 1924