Marc Gignoux
Marc Gignoux (born October 11, 1914 in Lyon , † October 27, 1991 in Paris ) was a French racing driver .
Career
Marc Gignoux was the son of an industrial chemist and a successful skier before World War II . His ski friends included Émile Allais , James Couttet and Françoise Matussière , who became his wife. During the Second World War he served as an alpine hunter with the Chasseurs alpins .
After the war he started motor sports . He competed in the Coppa d'Oro delle Dolomiti , the Mille Miglia and the Tour de France for automobiles , which he won in 1952 with his wife as a passenger on a DB 750 . Gignoux always competed for Deutsch & Bonnet and made his debut at the Le Mans 24-hour race in 1953 . The result was 19th place overall in DB HBR . A 16th final place followed in 1954 . He made his last appearance in the 12-hour race in Reims in the same year , after which he ended his career.
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1953 |
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DB HBR |
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Rank 19 | |
1954 |
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DB HBR |
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Rank 16 |
Individual results in the sports car world championship
season | team | race car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th |
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1953 | German & Bonnet | DB HBR |
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DNF | 19th | 4th | |||||||
1954 | German & Bonnet | DB HBR |
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DNF | 16 |
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
- Marc Gignoux at Racing Sports Cars
- About Marc Gignoux (French)
- Family tree of the Gignoux family
- Marc Gignoux at 24-hour en-piste
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Gignoux, Marc |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French racing driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 11, 1914 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Lyon |
DATE OF DEATH | October 27, 1991 |
Place of death | Paris |