Raymond Glaszmann
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24-hour race of Le Mans 1925 , the Chenard-Walcker Z1 Spéciale by Raphaël Manso de Zuñiga and Raymond Glaszmann (start number 50, lower picture)
Raymond Glaszmann (born September 21, 1884 in Saint-Laurent , † February 21, 1953 ) was a French racing car driver .
Career
Raymond Glaszmann (in some sources the first name Robert is given) was a French automobile pioneer and was one of the drivers who competed in the first Le Mans 24-hour race in motorsport history in 1923 . Glaszmann was a works driver at Chenard & Walcker and was part of the team in the Coupe Georges Boillot in 1921 . He finished his first Le Mans race in 1923 in seventh place overall. In 1924 he fell out on the side of Robert Sénéchal after driving 83 laps due to a technical defect. He had his last start in Le Mans a year later; he finished the race in tenth.
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1923 |
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Chenard & Walcker Tourisme |
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Rank 7 | |
1924 |
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Chenard-Walcker Type Y 9CV |
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failure | Engine failure |
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
Commons : Raymond Glaszmann - Collection of images, videos and audio files
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Glaszmann, Raymond |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French racing driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 21, 1884 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint-Laurent |
DATE OF DEATH | February 21, 1953 |