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
1923 Third French RepublicThird French Republic Chenard & Walcker Chenard & Walcker Tourisme Third French RepublicThird French Republic Fernand Bachmann Rank 7
1924 Third French RepublicThird French Republic Chenard & Walcker Chenard-Walcker Type Y 9CV Third French RepublicThird French Republic Robert Sénéchal failure Engine failure
1925 Third French RepublicThird French Republic Chenard & Walcker Chenard-Walcker Z1 Spéciale Spain 1875Spain Raphaël Manso de Zuñiga 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 .

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personal data
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