Michel Doré

Michel Doré 1929

In 1930 Doré won two Voiturette Grand Prix races on a Bugatti Type 37A

Michel Doré (born January 23, 1892 in Abbeville ; † February 4, 1945 there ) was a French racing car driver .

Career

Michel Doré's greatest success in monoposto sport was winning the 1927 Grand Prix du Salon , a Grand Prix race held at the Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry , which he won on a La Licorne . There were also two successes in the Voiturette race on a Bugatti T37A and one success in a Cyclecar Grand Prix in Montlhéry in 1925.

Doré, who was also a successful hill climber, contested the Le Mans 24-hour race four times in the 1920s . In 1928 he finished seventh overall and won the class for vehicles up to 1.1 liter displacement. In 1925 he won the Bol d'Or on a Sénéchal . In 1927 he finished second overall with Fernand Pousse in the 24-hour race in Paris . The race was one of the most bizarre in early motorsport history. The organizer declared bankruptcy during the race . As a result, there was neither an award ceremony nor was the contractually agreed prize money paid out, as no one from the organizers was there at the end of the race.

His last race was in 1932 at the Spa-Francorchamps 24-hour race , where he finished eighth overall.

statistics

Le Mans results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1925	Establishments Henri Precioux	EHP DT Spéciale	Maurice Benoist	failure	malfunction
1927	Fabriques d'Automobiles de St. Ouen	Fasto A3 Sport	Roger Hellot	failure	Engine failure
1928	Bollack Netter et Cie	BNC Type H Monza	Jean Treunet	Rank 7 and class win
1929	Bollack Netter et Cie	BNC type 527	Jean Treunet	failure	Engine failure

Web links

Commons : Michel Doré  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Michel Doré at the golden era of motorsport
• Michel Doré at Racing Sports Cars
• Michel Doré at 24-hour en-piste

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bol d'Or 1925
2. ^ 24-hour race at Spa-Francorchamps 1932