Marcel Becquart
Marcel Becquart (born May 10, 1914 in Annecy ; † February 23, 2010 there ) was a French rally and circuit racing driver .
Racing career
Marcel Becquart was active for many years in his hometown of Annecy as managing director of a company that manufactures watch straps and for a long time he was a member of the mind of the Automobile Club du Mont-Blanc . In this role he founded the Rallye du Mont-Blanc in 1947 .
In the 1950s, Becquart was also active as a driver. His greatest success in rallying was the overall victory at the Monte Carlo Rally in 1950 on a Hotchkiss 686 GS. In the following years he repeatedly achieved good results at the Monte Carlo Rally . In 1955 he finished seventh, in 1956 eighth and in 1958 sixth.
On the racetrack, he almost exclusively competed in the Le Mans 24-hour race . In 1951 and 1952 he celebrated class wins on a Jowett Jupiter R1 . His best place in the overall classification was tenth in 1955 , with partner Maurice Gatsonides in the works Frazer-Nash Le Mans Coupe .
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1951 | Marcel Becquart | Jowett Jupiter R1 | Gordon Wilkins | Rank 21 and class win | |
1952 | Marcel Becquart | Jowett Jupiter R1 | Gordon Wilkins | Rank 13 and class win | |
1953 | Donald Healey Motor Company | Austin-Healey 100 | Gordon Wilkins | Rank 14 | |
1954 | Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd. | Frazer Nash Le Mans Coupe | Maurice Gatsonides | Rank 11 | |
1955 | Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd. | Frazer Nash Sebring | Richard Stoop | Rank 10 | |
1960 | Standard triumph | Triumph TR4S | Keith Ballisat | not classified | |
1961 | Standard Triumph Motor Company | Triumph TR4S | Mike Rothschild | Rank 15 |
Individual results in the sports car world championship
season | team | race car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th |
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1953 | Donald Healey Motor Company | Austin-Healey 100 | SEB | MIM | LEM | SPA | ONLY | RTT | CAP |
14th | |||||||||
1954 | Frazer Nash | Frazer Nash Le Mans | BUA | SEB | MIM | LEM | RTT | CAP | |
11 | |||||||||
1955 | Frazer Nash | Frazer Nash Sebring | BUA | SEB | MIM | LEM | RTT | TAR | |
10 | |||||||||
1960 | Standard Motor Company | Triumph TR4S | BUA | SEB | TAR | ONLY | LEM | ||
DNF | |||||||||
1961 | Standard Motor Company | Triumph TR4S | SEB | TAR | ONLY | LEM | PES | ||
15th |
Web links
- Marcel Becquart at the Driver Database
- Marcel Becquart at Racing Sports Cars
- Marcel Becquart at EWRC Results
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Becquart, Marcel |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French racing driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 10, 1914 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Annecy |
DATE OF DEATH | February 23, 2010 |
Place of death | Annecy |