Raphaël Manso de Zuñiga
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Raphaël Manso de Zuñiga y Montesinos (born January 7, 1898 in Aiara , † 1962 ) was a Spanish racing car driver .
Career
De Zuñiga was the first Spaniard to take part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans . In the second races in Le Mans history he was registered as a partner of Christian Dauvergne on a factory- Henard & Walcker 2-liter 10 / 12CV. He finished the race in fifth place overall. In 1925 , a class win followed with tenth place. Together with Raymond Glaszmann , this time on a Chenard & Walcker tank, he won the 1st Biennial Cup and thus the Index of Performance .
His greatest success in motorsport was winning the 1926 Guipúzcoa Grand Prix , a touring and sports car race on the Circuito Lasarte in Donostia-San Sebastián . Again as a factory driver from Chenard & Walcker, the racing event with partner René Léonard won ahead of teammates André Lagache and André Pisart .
He also entered the Spa-Francorchamps 24-hour race three times, in 1925 , 1926 and 1928 . The best place in the final classification was seventh in 1926.
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1924 |
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Chenard & Walcker 2-liter 10 / 12CV |
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Rank 5 | |
1925 |
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Chenard-Walcker Z1 Spéciale |
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Rank 10 and class win |
literature
- Moity / Teissedre: 24 Hours of Le Mans 1923–1992 . Edition D'Art JP Barthelemy, ISBN 2-909-413-06-3 .
Web links
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Zuñiga, Raphaël Manso de |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish car racing driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 7, 1898 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Aiara |
DATE OF DEATH | 1962 |