Marc Azéma
Marc Antonin Azéma (born August 25, 1905 in Graissessac , † July 12, 1954 in Saint-Gaudens ) was a French racing driver .
Career
Marc Azéma drove monoposto and sports car races in the early 1950s . He started twice in the Le Mans 24-hour race for the Deutsch & Bonnet team . In 1953 he was the team partner of Marc Gignoux and reached 19th place overall in DB HBR . The mission in 1954 ended prematurely after the loss of a bike at DB HBR.
Marc Azéma had a serious accident on June 11, 1954 at the XVIIIè Circuit Automobile du Comminges , a race of the Formula Monomill . The Formule Monomill was one of René Bonnet launched racing series for small single-seater racing car with a 0.85-liter Panhard - two-cylinder engine . Azéma was taken to a hospital in Saint-Gaudens with serious injuries, where he died a day later.
statistics
Le Mans results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 |
 Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet
|
DB HBR |
Marc Gignoux
|
Rank 19 | |
| 1954 |
Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet
|
DB HBR |
Alphonse de Burnay
|
failure | lost wheel |
Individual results in the sports car world championship
| season | team | race car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | German & Bonnet | DB HBR |
 SEB
|
 MIM
|
LEM
|
 SPA
|
 ONLY
|
 RTT
|
 CAP
|
| DNF | 19th | ||||||||
| 1954 | German & Bonnet | DB HBR |
 BUA
|
SEB
|
MIM
|
LEM
|
RTT
|
CAP
|
|
| DNF | DNF |
literature
- Christian Moity, Jean-Marc Teissèdre, Alain Bienvenu: 24 heures du Mans, 1923–1992. Éditions d'Art, Besançon 1992, ISBN 2-909413-06-3 .
Web links
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Azéma, Marc |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Azéma, Marc Antonin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French racing driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 25, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Graissessac |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 12, 1954 |
| Place of death | Saint-Gaudens |