Roger Masson (racing driver)
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Roger Masson ( 1923 - December 13, 2014 ) was a French racing car driver and farmer .
Career
In 1957, Roger Masson became known to the general public as a pushing racing driver outside of motorsport. At the 24-hour race at Le Mans this year , he shared the cockpit of a Lotus 11 with his compatriot André Héchard . On Saturday afternoon, a few hours after the start of the race, the Lotus ran out of fuel on the Ligne Droite des Hunaudières . Even though the boxes were six kilometers away, Masson began to push the car. The Frenchman took off his helmet , took off his shirt and shoes and pushed the car partly barefoot the six kilometers to the box. After 90 minutes of pushing he arrived there, completely exhausted and with sore feet. The car was refueled and colleague Héchard took over the wheel. After 24 hours, the team reached 16th place in the overall standings.
Masson competed ten times at Le Mans. He made his debut in 1955 on a works - DB HBR . The 12th place overall remained the best place in the final ranking all these years. His last job was in 1965 on an Alpine M64 , whose cockpit he shared with Guy Verrier . The race ended prematurely after a clutch damage. Aside from the Le Mans races, he drove the Tour de France for automobiles , the 12-hour race in Reims and competed in the 1000 km race on the Nürburgring in Germany .
He was also active in rallying . He was registered several times in the Monte Carlo Rally . In 1964 he won the Tour de Corse as co-pilot of Jean Vinatier .
After the end of his career, he bought a farm in Lutz-en-Dunois , which he ran into old age.
statistics
Le Mans results
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DB HBR |
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Rank 12 | - |
1957 |
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Lotus 11 |
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Rank 16 | - |
1958 |
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Lotus Mk15 |
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failure | accident |
1959 |
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DB HBR5 |
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failure | Clutch damage |
1960 |
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Lotus Elite Mk14 |
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Rank 13 | - |
1961 |
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DB HBR4 |
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failure | Engine failure |
1962 |
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Fiat-Abarth 750 TwinCam |
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failure | Engine failure |
1963 |
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René Bonnet Aérodjet LM6 |
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failure | accident |
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Alpine M63 |
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Rank 20 | - |
1965 |
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Alpine M64 |
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failure | Clutch damage |
Individual results in the sports car world championship
season | team | race car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | 15th | 16 | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd |
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1957 | André Héchard | Lotus Eleven |
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1958 | Lotus France team | Lotus Mk15 |
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1959 |
German & Bonnet Roger Masson |
DB HBR4 DB HBR5 |
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1960 | Roger Masson | Lotus Elite |
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1961 | Roger Masson | DB HBR4 |
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1962 | Roger Masson Abarth |
Fiat-Abarth 750 Fiat-Abarth 1000 |
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1963 | Automobiles René Bonnet | René Bonnet Aérodjet LM6 |
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1964 | Alpine | Alpine M63 |
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1965 | Alpine | Alpine M64 |
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literature
- Christian Moity, Jean-Marc Teissèdre, Alain Bienvenu: 24 heures du Mans, 1923–1992. 2 volumes. Éditions d'Art, Besançon 1992, ISBN 2-909-413-06-3 .
Web links
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Masson, Roger |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French racing car driver and farmer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1923 |
DATE OF DEATH | December 13, 2014 |