Guy Fréquelin
Guy Fréquelin ( born April 2, 1945 in Langres ) is a former French rally and circuit racers as well as long rally team boss.
Guy Fréquelin began his career as a rally driver in 1967 with a Renault 8 Gordini. His first big success was in 1977 the overall victory in the French Rally Championship on a Alpine A310. 1983 and 1985, each with an Opel Manta 400, he was able to repeat the championship victory. In 1983 he won the Tour de France for automobiles and in 1988 he took on a Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2 Group B also the title of a French Rallycross Champion.
Fréquelin was many years in the World Rally Championship at the start. In 1981, he missed the drivers' title just barely. With co-driver Jean Todt he drove a Talbot Sunbeam Lotus and lost the championship until the last rally, the RAC, to Ari Vatanen.
He was also a well known circuit racer and was several times at the 24 Hours of Le Mans at the start. His best finish he achieved in 1978. On a Alpine A442 of Ecurie Calberson he reached the fourth place in the overall standings. A year later, he was on a prototype of the Peugeot designer Gérard Welter with Roger Dorchy fourth.
After the end of his active career, he was a team owner in the Citroën Total World Rally Team and led until his resignation in 2007 Sébastien Loeb to four world titles in a row.