Pierre 'Levegh' Eugene Alfred Bouillin, France
1905-12-22 - 1955-06-11
F1 Career: Belgium 1950 - Italy 1951
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Pierre was the nephew of Alfred Velghe, who was known as "Levegh", an automobile pioneer and racing driver who died in 1904. Drove LeMans 1952 alone, Leading the race in the final hour, an exhausted Levegh missed a downshift, over-revved the engine, and broke a connecting rod, forcing his retirement. At the 24h LeMans 1955 Pierre was involved in a collision that catapulted his car into the crowd, killing the Frenchman and 80 others in the worst disaster in motor racing history.