Jean Trévoux
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Jean Trévoux | |
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Born | Jean Claudius Marie Trévoux 27 February 1905 Le Petit-Quevilly, Seine-Inférieure, France |
Died | 29 October 1981 Mexico City, Mexico | (aged 76)
24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
Years | 1932–1935, 1937–1939, 1949 |
Teams | privateer, Écurie Eudel, Ecurie Francia, Gordini |
Best finish | 7th (1935) |
Class wins | 0 |
Jean Claudius Marie Trévoux (February 27, 1905 – October 29, 1981) was a French racing driver,[1] and winner of four editions of the Monte Carlo Rally.
Biography
Born in Le Petit-Quevilly, Trévoux began his racing career in early 1932 driving a Bugatti and winning the Criterium Paris to Nice race. He also drove a Bentley Blower at the Le Mans 24 Hours that year but crashed out on the first lap.
In 1934 Trévoux took the first of his four wins at Monte-Carlo, as co-driver to Louis Gas. In 1939 he took a joint win with Joseph Paul. After racing returned following World War II, he claimed two other wins, driving a Hotchkiss and Delahaye 175 respectively.
Trévoux competed in the Rallye du Maroc in 1935 and 1937, and the Criterium International de Tourisme Paris-Nice in 1934. In 1941, he attempted to qualify for the Indianapolis 500.[2]
Trévoux later settled in Mexico during the late 1940s, marrying a Mexican woman and opening a restaurant in Mexico City called Restaurant Bar La Cucaracha.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b Brown, Allen. "Jean Trevoux". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Jean Trévoux". www.champcarstats.com. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Jean Trevoux". Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
External links
- "Histoire de Jean Trévoux". forums.autosport.com.
- Jean Trévoux at 24 Hours of Le Mans (in French)
- "Jean Trévoux". HistoricRacing.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- "Jean Trévoux". RacingSportsCars.com.
- "Jean Trévoux". 24h-en-piste.com (in French). Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- "Curriculum vitæ succinct de Jean Trévoux". Talbot-lago.ch (in French). Archived from the original on 22 October 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- "Critérium Paris-Nice 1932". TeamDAN.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
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