Jean Guichet

Jean Guichet ( born August 10, 1927 in Marseille ) is a French former racing driver and winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1964.

Jean Guichet grew up in southern France. His father was a prominent doctor in Marseille and the young Guichet founded in the 1950s, a supplier to the shipping industry. In 1956 he started with a Ferrari 500 Mondial at a hillclimb in Serrières -Annonay first time as a race car driver. Throughout his career, he went almost exclusively race cars of the Italian brand. In the 1960s, he was a factory driver of the Ferrari in the World Sportscar Championship.

His biggest success in 1964 Guichet in the 24- hour race at Le Mans, which he won on a Ferrari 275P together with Nino Vaccarella. Guichet was his age at the start with all major sports car racing.

In the 1000 - km race at the Nürburgring, he finished in 1963 with Pierre Noblet and 1964 and 1965 with Mike Parkes as partners in each place. 1965 drove Parkes / Guichet in the Ferrari 275P2 44 rounds in 6:53:50,2 hours and came 44.8 seconds behind the winners John Surtees / Lodovico Ferrari 330P2 Scarfiotti stronger in the finish.

In 1970, he should go with the Ferrari 512S again in Le Mans, but a serious accident put a stop to test this project. The then 43 -year-olds were the prototypes to fast and he ended his career. In 1975 he returned for a race and drove in Le Mans a 3-liter BMW. Guichet, who is a close friend of the Belgian Pierre Noblet ( Guichet as a multiple Le Mans starters), the Ferrari brand is still closely connected.

Le Mans results

  • Racers (France)
  • World Sports Car Championship racer
  • Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
  • Frenchman
  • Born 1927
  • Man
Hillclimbing Ludovico Scarfiotti 1956 24 Hours of Le Mans Gordini 1957 24 Hours of Le Mans 1960 24 Hours of Le Mans Italy Fiat 850 1961 24 Hours of Le Mans Ferrari 250 1962 24 Hours of Le Mans Ferrari 250 GTO 1963 24 Hours of Le Mans 1964 24 Hours of Le Mans 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans Lorenzo Bandini 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans 1968 24 Hours of Le Mans Jean-Pierre Jabouille 1969 24 Hours of Le Mans Matra 1975 24 Hours of Le Mans Sam Posey
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