Michel Lateste

Michel Lateste (born August 8, 1946 ) is a former French racing car driver .

Racing career

Michel Lateste was active as a racing driver from 1974 to 1988. His engagement was most intense at the 24-hour race of Le Mans , where he competed 10 times between 1974 and 1988 . His best result in the final ranking was 20th in 1983 . Apart from Le Mans, his greatest success in sports car racing was the 11th final at the 360 km race in Sandown Park in 1988 .

Lateste also competed in a number of monopostor races . In 1981 he finished eighth overall in the French Formula 3 Championship .

statistics

Le Mans results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1974	Michel Dupont Scato	Lola T284	Heinz Schulthess		failure	Engine failure
1975	Philippe Mettetal	Tecma PHM755	Jean Ragnotti		failure	ignition
1976	José Thibault	Lenham	José Thibault	Alain Hubert	Disqualified
1978	Dominique Lacaud	Lola T297	Dominique Lacaud	Jean-François Auboiron	not classified
1979	Kores Racing - France Chauffage	Lola T297	Dominique Lacaud		failure	Clutch damage
1982	Michel Lateste	URD C81	Hubert Striebig	Jacques Heuclin	failure	Engine failure
1983	Michel Lateste	Porsche 930	Raymond Touroul	Michel Bienvault	Rank 20
1984	Michel Lateste	Porsche 930	André Gahinet	Michel Bienvault	failure	Cylinder damage
1987	Automobiles Louis Descartes	ALD 02	Sylvain Boulay	Gérard Tremblay	not classified
1988	Automobiles Louis Descartes	ALD 04	Sylvain Boulay	Gérard Tremblay	failure	Cylinder head gasket

Web links

• Michel Lateste at the Driver Database
• Michel Lateste at Racing Sports Cars

Individual evidence

1. ^ 1988 Sandown Park 360 km race
2. ↑ French Fornel 3 Championship 1988