René Dreyfus
René Dreyfus ( born May 6, 1905 in Nice; † August 16, 1993 in New York City ) was a French racing driver.
Career
As a young man convinced René Dreyfus his mother, owner of a paper mill, if he had a fast car, he could visit more customers. She gave in and bought him a Bugatti, and he had his first race car. With vehicles of this brand he celebrated his greatest successes. In 1930 he won surprisingly in Monaco before the local hero Louis Chiron. Even the GP of Belgium in 1934, he could win. Later, he took up on various brands (including Alfa Romeo ), but he also could do little against the excessive power of the Silver Arrows in the late 1930s. However, he celebrated a victory over the much-acclaimed German dominance in the GP of Pau in 1938 in a Delahaye.
During the Second World War he moved to the United States, became an American citizen and opened a restaurant, which was well attended by racing colleagues in New York City. Into the cockpit of a racing car he turned back once again to participate in 1952, a second and final time on 24 - hour race at Le Mans.