Sosthènes de la Rochefoucauld

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The Bugatti Brescia 16S (car number 29, left), owned by Sosthènes de la Rochefoucauld and Max de Pourtalès before the start of the 1923 Le Mans 24-hour race

Sosthènes III. François Marie Constantin de La Rochefoucauld (born June 26, 1897 in Paris , † October 20, 1970 in Bonnétable ) was a French nobleman and racing driver .

Career

Sosthènes de la Rochefcoucauld came from the noble family La Rochefoucauld and was twice at the start in the 24 Hours of Le Mans . In his debut race in 1923 , he drove a Bugatti Brescia 16S and, together with his compatriot Max de Pourtalès, finished tenth in the overall standings. In 1928 he retired from the wheel of an Alphi after 45 laps.

statistics

Le Mans results

year team vehicle Teammate placement Failure reason
1923 Third French RepublicThird French Republic Automobiles Bugatti Bugatti Brescia 16S Third French RepublicThird French Republic Max de Pourtalès Rank 10 and class win
1928 Third French RepublicThird French Republic Automobiles Luart-Poniatowski-Hougardy engineer Alphi LM Third French RepublicThird French Republic Henri de Costier disqualified

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 La Rochefoucauld, Sosthènes de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES La Rochefoucauld, Sosthènes III. François Marie Constantin de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French racing driver
DATE OF BIRTH June 26, 1897
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH 20th October 1970
Place of death Bonnétable