Jules Moriceau

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Jules Moriceau as a driving mechanic for Albert Divo at the Gran Premio de Penya Rhin 1923

Jules Auguste Moriceau (born January 2, 1887 in Nantes , † June 20, 1977 in Garches ) was a French racing driver .

Racing career

Jules Moriceau, who was a rescue driver in the French army during World War I , came to the USA after the end of the war to work as a mechanic . In 1919 he was a driving mechanic for Louis Wagner in his ballot at the Indianapolis 500 mile race .

Back in Europe, he worked as a mechanic at Automobiles Talbot and was responsible for Henry Segrave and Albert Divo's emergency vehicles . He was always available as a co-driver for both pilots. He was also active as a driver. In 1925 he started in the 24-hour race at Le Mans . Racing partner in the Talbot was Edmond Bourlier . Well placed, the duo had to give up prematurely after an accident by Moriceau after driving 98 laps. In 1927 it was also used in Grand Prix races when, among other things, he was a substitute driver for Talbot at the French Grand Prix . Before the last third of the race, he took over the wheel of the Talbot GPLB from his team-mate William Grover-Williams and finished fourth.

In 1928 he became a works driver at Amilcar and started in the Type MCO at the Indianapolis 500 in 1929 . The vehicle had the smallest displacement in the field and Moriceau qualified the car for the eighth row without any problems, alongside Louis Chiron in the Delage 1500 GP . In the race he retired after 31 laps. Part of the suspension had broken off and the car hit a wall. The driver was not injured. For Moriceau it was the last race as a driver. He resigned and took over the management of an automobile workshop in Paris .

statistics

Le Mans results

year team vehicle Teammate placement Failure reason
1925 Third French RepublicThird French Republic Automobiles Talbot-Darracq Talbot-Darracq Type C Third French RepublicThird French Republic Edmond Bourlier failure accident

literature

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

Web links

Commons : Jules Moriceau  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Indianapolis 500 1929
personal data
SURNAME Moriceau, Jules
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Moriceau, Jules Auguste
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French racing driver
DATE OF BIRTH January 2, 1887
PLACE OF BIRTH Nantes
DATE OF DEATH June 20, 1977
Place of death Garches