Marianne Hoepfner

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Marianne Hoepfner (born April 7, 1944 in Bourg-en-Bresse ) is a former French racing driver .

Career

In the 1970s, Marianne Hoepfner was, alongside Marie-Claude Charmasson , Michèle Mouton and Christine Dacremont, the fourth French racing driver to become known beyond the borders of her country. She competed in both rallies and circuit races. Her best placings in the World Rally Championship were two seventh places in the Rally Morocco in 1975 and 1976. In 1975 she made her debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans , where she competed four times. In 1974 she won the women's championship in the Tour de France for automobiles .

statistics

Le Mans results

year team vehicle Teammate Teammate placement Failure reason
1975 FranceFrance Société Esso Moynet LM75 FranceFrance Christine Dacremont FranceFrance Michèle Mouton Rank 21 and class win
1977 FranceFrance Team Esso Aseptogyl Lancia Stratos FranceFrance Christine Dacremont failure Engine failure
1978 FranceFrance WM AERM Team Esso Aseptogyl WM P76 FranceFrance Christine Dacremont failure Cylinder head gasket
1980 FranceFrance Alméras Frères team Porsche 934 FranceFrance Jacques Alméras FranceFrance Jean-Marie Alméras failure accident

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personal data
SURNAME Hoepfner, Marianne
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French racing driver
DATE OF BIRTH April 7, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Bourg-en-Bresse