René Le Bègue (racing driver)
René Le Bègue (born January 15, 1914 in Paris , † February 24, 1946 ) was a French racing driver .
Career
Since the French Grand Prix cars could not keep up with the Silver Arrows in the 1930s , many drivers tried their luck at sports car races , including René Le Bègue. His career began at Delahaye in 1936 , and he has had some success too. He won the 12-hour race in Paris in 1938 and the Coupe de Vitesse in Montlhéry 1938. On a Talbot he reached during the 1939 Grand Prix season scoring French Grand Prix behind the two German Auto Union - works drivers Hermann Paul Müller and Schorsch Meier took third place.
During the Second World War , Le Bègue fought in the French army and then wanted to continue his racing career when he died of carbon monoxide poisoning from a defective boiler .
statistics
Le Mans results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 |
 Luigi Chinetti
|
Talbot-Lago T150C |
 René Carrière
|
failure | malfunction |
| 1939 |
Luigi Chinetti
|
Talbot-Lago SS |
Pierre Levegh
|
failure | Ignition damage |
Web links
- Leif Snellman, Felix Muelas: René Le Bègue (F). www.kolumbus.fi, September 9, 2014, accessed on September 13, 2014 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Le Bègue, René |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French racing driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 15, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 24, 1946 |