Jean-Louis Rosier

Jean -Louis Rosier (* June 14, 1925; † 1 July 2011) was a French racing driver. He was the son of the French racing driver Louis Rosier and won in 1950 with his father, the 24 - hour race at Le Mans.

Career

The young Rosier debuted in 1949 with the classic endurance race at the Sarthe. At the first race after the Second World War, he headed for his father's side a converted Talbot - seater, equipped with fenders and headlights converted into a sports car. The duo came on a technical defect after only 21 laps early from. 1950 followed the victory that has been primarily driven by Louis Rosier, who sat most of the time at the wheel. This time a Talbot -Lago T26GS served as a racing car.

1951 and 1953, Jean -Louis Rosier for the small business team of Renault in Le Mans and drove it the little Renault 4CV. His last appearance in the 24 -hour race he had in 1954 when he drove the winning car from 1950 together with Pierre Meyrat. The race ended prematurely after an accident.

In 1949 they won the Rosiers on a 4CV the class up to 1100 cc in the Rally Monte Carlo.

Le Mans results

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