Lucien Molon

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Lucien Molon, 1912

Lucien Molon (born April 15, 1883 in Arras , † July 7, 1957 ) was a French racing car driver and the brother of Léon Molon .

Career in motorsport

Far less is known about Lucien Kolon's successes in motorsport than about the career of his brother Leon. The start of the Voiturette race as part of the 1912 French Grand Prix has been confirmed . The Vinot & Deguingand reported by his brother failed after seven laps due to falling oil pressure.

The Molon brothers competed twice in the Le Mans 24-hour race . In their debut race in 1923 , they came in 26th overall. In 1926 they could not classify.

statistics

Le Mans results

year team vehicle Teammate placement
1923 Third French RepublicThird French Republic Société des Anciens Ateliers Vinot-Deguingand Vinot Deguingand BP 10HP Third French RepublicThird French Republic Léon Molon Rank 26
1926 Third French RepublicThird French Republic Automobiles Jousset SA Jousset M1 Berline Third French RepublicThird French Republic Léon Molon not classified

literature

  • R. M. Clarke: Le Mans. The Bentley & Alfa Years 1923–1939. Brocklands Books, Cobham 1999, ISBN 1-85520-465-7 .

Web links

Commons : Lucien Molon  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Grand Prix of France 1912