Michel Ligonnet

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Michel Ligonnet (born January 8, 1962 in Boulogne-sur-Mer ) is a former French racing driver and the son of René Ligonnet .

Career

Michel Ligonnet was best known as a sports car driver to a broader motorsport public. In 1995 he made his debut for the German racing team Freisinger Motorsport at the Le Mans 24-hour race . His partners were the German Wolfgang Kaufmann and the Japanese Yukihiro Hane . At the end of the race, the trio came in 19th overall.

In addition to his various engagements at Le Mans, where 17th overall positions in 1998 and 2001 were his best results, the Frenchman also competed in races in the BPR Global GT Series and the FIA GT Championship . His best result was a third place in Monza in 1999.

statistics

Le Mans results

year team vehicle Teammate Teammate placement Failure reason
1995 GermanyGermany Freising Motorsport Porsche 993 Bi-Turbo GermanyGermany Wolfgang Kaufmann JapanJapan Yukihiro Hane Rank 19
1997 GermanyGermany Konrad Motorsport Porsche 993 GT2 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Toni Seiler United StatesUnited States Larry Schumacher failure Engine failure
1998 GermanyGermany Roock Racing Porsche 993 GT2 GermanyGermany Claudia Huertgen United KingdomUnited Kingdom Robert Nearn Rank 17
1999 GermanyGermany Freising Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 GermanyGermany Wolfgang Kaufmann GermanyGermany Ernst Palmberger failure Engine failure
2000 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Haberthur Racing Porsche 996 GT3 R. ItalyItaly Fabio Babini ItalyItaly Gabrio Rosa failure accident
2001 FranceFrance Warm Up Luc Alphand Aventures Porsche 996 GT3 R. FranceFrance Luc Alphand FranceFrance Luis Marques Rank 17

Sebring results

year team vehicle Teammate Teammate Teammate placement Failure reason
1997 GermanyGermany Roock Racing Porsche 911 GT2 GermanyGermany Claudia Huertgen United StatesUnited States Zak Brown United StatesUnited States Dirk Layer Rank 10
1999 GermanyGermany Freising Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 GermanyGermany Wolfgang Kaufmann United StatesUnited States Lance Stewart Rank 10

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 24 Hours of Le Mans 1995 . wsrp.cz. Retrieved June 5, 2010.
  2. ↑ 24 Hours of Le Mans 1997 . wsrp.cz. Retrieved June 5, 2010.
  3. ↑ 24 Hours of Le Mans 1998 . wsrp.cz. Retrieved June 5, 2010.
  4. ↑ 24 Hours of Le Mans 1999 . wsrp.cz. Retrieved June 5, 2010.
  5. ↑ 24 Hours of Le Mans 2000 . wsrp.cz. Retrieved June 5, 2010.
  6. ↑ 24 Hours of Le Mans 2001 . wsrp.cz. Retrieved June 5, 2010.
personal data
SURNAME Ligonnet, Michel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French racing driver
DATE OF BIRTH January 8, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Boulogne-sur-Mer