Marcel Mignot
Marcel Mignot (born June 11, 1944 in Martigné-Ferchaud ) is a former French racing driver .
Career in motorsport
Marcel Mignot achieved international fame by participating in the Le Mans 24-hour race several times . He had his first start at Le Mans in 1972 in a Porsche 911 . After a defect in the power transmission, he could not finish the race. He reached his first finish a year later with 17th place overall.
The BMW Art Cars attracted a great deal of attention far beyond motorsport at Le Mans in the 1970s . The idea for these vehicles came from the French art auctioneer and racing driver Hervé Poulain , who drove a BMW 3.0 CSL painted by Alexander Calder at Le Mans in 1975 . The first Art Car with the Mignot to start at Le Mans was the BMW 320i painted by Roy Lichtenstein , with which he and Poulain finished ninth in the overall standings. In 1979 he contested the 24-hour race with the Andy Warhol - BMW M1 . In addition to Poulain, Manfred Winkelhock was the third driver to drive the car . The trio reached the final sixth place.
Mignot drove at Le Mans until 1982 ; the sixth place in 1979 remained the best result in the final classification. At the Sebring 12-hour race in 1975 , he finished ninth in a Ferrari 365 GTB / 4 .
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1972 | René Mazzia | Porsche 911 | Pierre Mauroy | failure | Power transmission | |
1973 | René Mazzia | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Pierre Mauroy | Rank 17 | ||
1974 | Marcel Mignot | Ferrari 365 GTB / 4 | Harry Jones | Rank 16 | ||
1975 | Marcel Mignot | Ferrari 365 GTB / 4 | Harry Jones | Philippe Gurdjian | Rank 13 | |
1976 | NASCAR - Junie Donlavey | Ford Torino | Dick Brooks | Dick Hutcherson | failure | Gearbox damage |
1977 | Marcel Mignot | BMW 320i | Hervé Poulain | Rank 9 | ||
1978 | Auto Daniel Urcun | Porsche 934 | Jean-Claude Lefebvre | Guy Chasseuil | failure | Engine failure |
1979 | Hervé Poulain | BMW M1 | Hervé Poulain | Manfred Winkelhock | Rank 6 | |
1980 | BMW France | BMW M1 | Didier Pironi | Dieter Quester | Rank 14 | |
1981 | Preston Henn Racing | Porsche 935K3 | Michael Chandler | Preston Henn | failure | Ignition damage |
1982 | Goodrich Corporation | Porsche 924 Carrera GTR | Doc Bundy | Jim Busby | 16th place and class win |
Sebring results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1975 | Jones Motorsports | Ferrari 365 GTB / 4 | Harry Jones | Rank 9 |
literature
- Christian Moity, Jean-Marc Teissèdre, Alain Bienvenu: 24 heures du Mans, 1923–1992. Éditions d'Art, Besançon 1992, ISBN 2-909413-06-3 .
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personal data | |
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SURNAME | Mignot, Marcel |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French racing driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 11, 1944 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Martigné-Ferchaud |