Louis Balart
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Louis Balart (born August 18, 1887 in Lussac-les-Églises , † May 19, 1967 in L'Isle-Adam ) was a French racing car driver .
Career
Louis Balart was a well-known and successful sports car driver in the 1920s and 1930s. Between 1923 and 1931 he competed seven times in the Le Mans 24-hour race . In his debut race in 1923 , he and his compatriot Charles Drouin on a Corre-La Licorne came in 25th overall. A year later he drove to the top of the field for the first time in a long-distance race . He finished the 24-hour race at Spa-Francorchamps in 1924 in fifth place overall. The Frenchman drove for the Corre-La Licorne racing team as a works driver until the end of the 1926 season and achieved another top position with eighth place in Le Mans in 1925 .
After Licorne's racing activities ended, he competed in races for Pierre Fenaille's racing team in 1928. Sports cars from Tracta were used . In 1928 he finished 19th in Le Mans and in 1929 ninth. It failed in the Coupe Georges Boillot in 1928 .
The last time he raced at Le Mans, he got the best finish. In the Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 of his compatriot Henri Trébor , he was fourth overall.
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1923 |
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Corre La Licorne V14 8CV |
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Rank 25 | |
1924 |
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Corre La Licorne V16 10CV Sport |
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failure | Engine failure |
1925 |
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Corre La Licorne V16 10CV Sport |
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Rank 8 and class win | |
1926 |
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Corre-La Licorne G6 Sport |
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failure | accident |
1928 |
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Tracta Type A |
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Rank 12 | |
1929 |
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Tracta Type A |
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9th place and class win | |
1931 |
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Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 Le Mans |
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Rank 4 |
literature
- RM Clarke: Le Mans. The Bentley & Alfa Years 1923–1939. Brocklands Books, Cobham 1999, ISBN 1-85520-465-7 .
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personal data | |
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SURNAME | Balart, Louis |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French racing driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 18, 1887 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Lussac-les-Églises |
DATE OF DEATH | May 19, 1967 |
Place of death | L'Isle-Adam |