Raymond Gaillard
Raymond Gaillard (born September 20, 1904 in Poitiers , † April 13, 1973 ) was a French entrepreneur and racing driver .
Entrepreneur
Raymond Gaillard ran a Panhard vehicle dealership in Paris from the 1930s . After the end of the Second World War , he sold models from Société Callista, founded in 1949, in his car dealership Grand Garage Molière at 64 rue du Ranelagh in the 16th arrondissement . In 1956 Gaillard founded his own automobile production company, Automobiles Arista, at the same location . 196 vehicle bodies were built on Panhard chassis by 1963.
Career in motorsport
Between 1934 and 1953, Gaillard was also active as a racing driver, with long intervals between operations. In 1934 he made his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans . He contested this 24-hour race five times. Best placement was 16th overall in 1952 , together with Pierre Chancel on a Panhard X84 Sport . He achieved his greatest success with fifth place in a sports car race in Marrakech in 1953 and his last outing was at the 12-hour race in Casablanca in the same year , when the Lancia was broken after a defect.
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1934 | Raymond Gaillard | Rally | Paul Vallée | failure | malfunction |
1935 | Raymond Gaillard | Singer 9 Le Mans Replica | Maurice Aimé | Rank 22 | |
1950 | Raymond Gaillard | Callista Ran | Pierre Chancel | Rank 28 | |
1951 | Raymond Gaillard | Panhard X84 | Pierre Chancel | Rank 26 | |
1952 | Raymond Gaillard | Panhard X84 Sport | Pierre Chancel | Rank 16 |
literature
- Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
- George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 1: A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 . (English)
- George Nick Georgano: Cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours. Courtille, Paris 1975. (French)
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personal data | |
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SURNAME | Gaillard, Raymond |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French entrepreneur and racing car driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 20, 1904 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Poitiers |
DATE OF DEATH | April 13, 1973 |