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Maurice Trintignant
Maurice ‘Le Petoulet’ Bienvenu Jean Paul Trintignant, France
1917-10-30 - 2005-02-12
F1 Career: Monaco 1950 - Italy 1964
Races
Wins
Pole
Podiums
FastLaps
Points
81
2
0
9
1
72,33
% Wins
% Poles
% Podiums
% FastLap
Points/Race
2,47%
0,00%
11,11%
1,23%
0,89p
Later became Mayor of Vergeze, in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in France where he also made vines. Started racing with the same Bugatti as his older brother Louise used and where killed in at Peronne 1933. Used it again at the first post-war race at Bois de Boulogne a race from which he retired with rat droppings (les petoules) in the tank from its wartime lay-up. After a crash at the Swiss GP 1948 he was seriously injured and where in a coma for 8 days, At one stage he was pronounced dead, but his pulse returned and a slow recovery began. Took 2 points at the German GP 1964 at the age of 47! Retired from racing 1965 after LeMans in a Ford GT40 after almost 30 years of racing with just one serious crash
Year
Plac
Points
Nr / Team / Car
Wins
2:nd
3:rd
Poles
FastL
Races
Ret
Notes
1964
16
2
BRM P57
0
0
0
0
0
4
3
1 dnq, Private
1963
-
0
Lola 4A & Lotus 24 BRM P57
0
0
0
0
0
2 1
1 0
Reg Parnell Racing Scuderia Centro Sud
1962
-
0
Lotus 24
0
0
0
0
0
6
4
Rob Walker Racing
1961
-
0
Cooper T51 de Tomaso F1-001
0
0
0
0
0
5
2
Scuderia Serenissma
1960
-
0
Cooper T51 Aston Martin DBR5/250 Cooper T51
0
0
0
0
0
1 4 1
0 3 0
RRC Walker Racing David Brown Corp. Scuderia Centro Sud
1959
5
19
Cooper T51
0
1
1
0
1
8
0
RRC Walker Racing
1958
7
12
Cooper T43 & T45 Maserati 25F BRM P25
1
0
1
0
0
7 1 1
1 0 0
RRC Walker Racing Scuderia Centro Sud Owen Racing
1957
10
5
Lancia-Ferrari 801
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
-
1956
-
0
Vanwall4 Bugatti 251
0
0
0
0
0
4 1
4 1
- -
1955
4
11,33
Ferrari 625, 553 & 625/555
1
1
1
0
0
6
3
-
1954
4
17
Ferrari 625 Ferrari 625, 553 & 625/555
0
1
1
0
0
1 7
0 3
Ecurie Rosier -
1953
9
3
Gordini Type 16
0
0
0
0
0
8
4
-
1952
12
2
Ferrari 166 Simca Gordini Type 15 & 16
0
0
0
0
0
0 5
0 3
1 dns, Ecurie Rosier -
1951
-
0
Simca Gordini Type 15
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
1 dns
1950
-
0
Simca Gordini Type 15
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
R
Wins
FastLaps
Non F1
Year
Series
Result
Team/Car
Notes
1965
24h LeMans
ret
Ford GT40 Roadster
.
1964
Mont Ventoux Hillclimb
winner
BRM P57
.
.
24h LeMans
ret
Maserati Tipo 151/3
.
1963
Pau GP
ret
Lotus 24
Non championchip race
1962
24h LeMans
ret
Maserati Tipo 151/1 Coupé
.
.
Pau GP
3rd
Lotus 18
Non championchip race
.
Reims GP
5th
Lotus 24
Non championchip race
.
BRDC International Trophy
ret
Lotus 18
Non championchip race
1961
24h LeMans
ret
Ferrari 250 GT SWB
.
.
Mont Ventoux Hillclimb
2nd
Cooper
.
.
Targa Florio
4th
Maserati Tipo 63
.
.
Nurburgring 1000km
23rd
.
.
.
Pau GP
ret
Cooper T45
Non championchip race
.
Solitude GP
ret
Cooper T51
Non championchip race
.
Syracuse G
ret
Cooper T51
Non championchip race
1960
Mont Ventoux Hillclimb
winner
Cooper T43
.
.
Buenos Aires GP
winner
Cooper T51
Non championchip race
.
Formula 2
2nd
Cooper
.
.
Pau GP
2nd
Cooper T45
Non championchip race
.
Nurburgring 1000km
4th
Porsche 718 RS60
.
.
BRDC Int. Trophy
10th
Aston Martin DBR4
Non championchip race
.
Buenos Aires GP
10th
Cooper T51
Non championchip race
.
Buenos Aires 1000km
7th
Porsche 718 RSK
.
.
International Gold Cup
ret
Cooper T51
Non championchip race
1959
24h LeMans
2nd
Aston Martin DBR1/300
.
Formula 2
.
Cooper
.
.
Tourist Trophy
4th
Aston Martin DBR1/300
.
.
BARC 200 miles, Aintree
ret
Cooper T51 (F2)
Non championchip race
.
awarded the Légion d’honneur
.
.
.
1958
24h LeMans
ret
Aston Martin DBR1/300
.
.
Caen GP
4th
Cooper T43
Non championchip race
.
BARC 200 miles, Aintree
10th
Cooper T43 (F2)
Non championchip race
.
Buenos Aires 1000km
8th
Ferrari 250 GT LWB
.
.
BRDC Int. Trophy
ret
Cooper T45
Non championchip race
1957
24h LeMans
ret
Ferrari 250 TR58
.
.
12h Sebring
6th
Ferrari 315 S
.
.
Moroccan GP
winner
BRM P25
non-championchip
.
F2 Coupe de Vitesse at Reims
winner
Ferrari Dino
.
.
Venezuelan GP, 1000km
2nd
Ferrari 250 TR58
.
.
Nurburgring 1000km
3rd
Ferrari 315 S
.
.
Pau GP
ret
Ferrari 500
Non championchip race
1956
24h LeMans
3rd
Ferrari 625 LM Touring
.
.
Swedish 1000km GP
winner
Ferrari 290 MM
.
.
Kristianstad sports car race
winner
Ferrari 290 MM
.
.
Dakar GP
winner
Ferrari
Non championchip race
.
Agadir GP
winner
Ferrari
.
.
Mille Miglia
105th
Renault Dauphine
.
1955
24h LeMans
ret
Ferrari 121 LM
.
.
10 hours of Messina
winner
.
.
.
Rouen GP
winner
Ferrari
non championchip race
.
Caen GP
winner
Ferrari
non championchip race
.
Bari GP
2nd
Ferrari
non championchip race
.
Syracuse GP
2nd
Ferrari
non championchip race
.
Buenos Aires GP
3rd
Ferrari 625
non championchip race
.
Valentino GP
8th
Ferrari 625
non championchip race
.
Bordeaux GP
ret
Ferrari 555
.
.
Buenos Aires 1000km
ret
Ferrari 118 LM
.
1954
24h LeMans
winner
Ferrari 375 Plus
.
.
Buenos Aires GP
winner
Ferrari 625
Non championchip race
.
Tourist Trophy
winner
Ferrari 750 Monza
.
.
12 hours of Hyères
winner
.
.
.
Rouen Les Essarts Grand Prix
winner
Ferrari 625
.
.
Caen GP
winner
Ferrari 625
Non championchip race
.
Pau GP
2nd
Ferrari 625
Non championchip race
.
Syracuse GP
2nd
Ferrari 625
Non championchip race
.
Bari GP
2nd
Ferrari 625
Non championchip race
.
Bordeaux GP
3rd
Ferrari 625
.
.
BRDC Int. Trophy
5th
Ferrari 625
.
.
Buenos Aires 1000km
7th
Ferrari 375 GP
.
1953
24h LeMans
6th
Gordini T24S
.
.
Racing champion of France
.
.
.
.
Formula 2
12th
Gordini T16
.
.
Frontières GP
winner
Gordini T16
.
.
Cadours GP
winner
Gordini T16
.
.
Albi GP
3rd
Gordini T16
.
.
Modena GP
4th
Gordini T16
Non championchip race
.
Buenos Aires GP
8th
Gordini T16
Non championchip race
.
Sables d'Olonne GP
8th
Gordini T16
.
.
Bordeax GP
ret
Gordini T16
Non championchip race
.
Rouen Les Essarts GP
ret
Gordini T16
Non championchip race
.
Pau GP
ret
Gordini T16
Non championchip race
1952
24h LeMans
ret
Ferrari 340 America Barchetta
.
.
Formula 2
16th
Ferrari 166/Simca 15/Gordini 16
.
.
Grand Prix de France
16th
Simca-Gordini T16
non championchip race
.
Caen GP
winner
Gordini T16
Non championchip race
.
Albi GP
8th
Talbot Lago T26C-DA
Non championchip race
.
Circuit du Lac
8th
Ferrari 166
.
.
Pau GP
ret
Ferrari 166
Non championchip race
1951
24h LeMans
ret
Simca-Gordini
.
.
Albi GP
winner
Simca Gordini T15
non championchip race
.
Cadour GP
winner
Simca-Gordini
non championchip race
.
Bourdeaux GP
5th
Simca Gordini T15
non championchip race
.
BRDC Int. Trophy
6th
Simca Gordini T15
non championchip race
.
Sables d'Olonne GP
5th
Gordini T16
.
.
Pau GP
ret
Simca Gordini T15
non championchip race
1950
Mont Ventoux Hillclimb
3rd
Simca-Gordini
.
.
Rheinland-Pfalz Preis
winner
.
.
.
Geneva GP
winner
Simca Gordini
non championchip race
.
Albi GP
3rd
Simca Gordini T15
non championchip race
.
Pau GP
7th
Simca Gordini T15
non championchip race
.
24h LeMans
ret
Simca Gordini
.
1949
Circuit des Ramparts at Angoulême
winner
Simca-Gordini 11
.
.
Mont Ventoux Hillclimb
winner
Simca-Gordini 11
.
1948
Mont Ventoux Hillclimb
winner
Simca-Gordini
.
.
Montlhéry GP
winner
Simca-Gordini
.
.
GP du Roussillon, Perpignan
winner
Simca-Gordini 11
.
.
Swiss GP
ret
Simca-Gordini
seriously injured
1947
Reims GP
ret
Delage D6-70
.
.
Swiss GP
ret
.
.
.
Avignon GP
winner
Amilcar
.
1945
Bois de Boulogne
ret
Type 35 GP Bugatti
rat droppings in the tank.
1939
GP des Frontières at Chimay
winner
Type 35 GP Bugatti
.
1938
Pau GP
5th
Type 35 GP Bugatti
.