Robert Mazaud

Robert Mazaud (born August 4, 1906 in Graville-Sainte-Honorine , † July 28, 1946 in Nantes ) was a French racing driver .

Career

Mazaud's career began with a bang in 1938 when he immediately won a sports car race in a Delahaye . The following year he broke the lap record at the Le Mans 24-hour race , but his retirement prevented greater success. The Second World War brought him like so many other young drivers to continue his career, but in 1946 he denied again race on a Maserati . His greatest achievement was a third place at the St. Cloud Grand Prix in 1946 .

Just a few weeks later, Mazaud had a fatal accident at the Nantes Grand Prix.

statistics

Pre-war Grand Prix results

season	team	dare	1	2	3	4th	Points	position
1939	R. Mazaud (private) / Ecurie Lucy O'Reilly Schell	Delahaye 135CS					24	11.
			5.		6th

Legend
colour	meaning		EM points
gold	victory		1
silver	2nd place		2
bronze	3rd place		3
green	Classified, covered more than 75% of the race distance		4th
blue	not entitled to points, covered between 50% and 75% of the race distance		5
violet	not eligible for points, covered between 25% and 50% of the race distance		6th
red	not eligible for points, covered less than 25% of the race distance		7th
colour	abbreviation	meaning	EM points
black	DSQ	disqualified	8th
White	DNS	did not start
	DNA	did not arrive
other	P / bold	Pole position
	SR / italic	Fastest race lap
	DNF	Race not finished (did not finish)

Le Mans results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1938	Joseph Paul	Delahaye 135CS	Marcel Mongin	failure	Wagon fire
1939	Robert Mazaud	Delahaye 135CS	Marcel Mongin	failure	Wagon fire

Web links

• Leif Snellman, Felix Muelas: Robert Mazaud (F). www.kolumbus.fi, September 5, 2014, accessed on September 14, 2014 (English).