Photo Gallery «Jean-Pierre Wimille - world-class driver and constructor»
January 28 marked the 73rd anniversary of Jean-Pierre Wimille's death. Between 1946 and 1948, the Frenchman was the best Grand Prix racing driver of the time. But he was also - and this is even more forgotten today than his brilliant career as an automobile sportsman - the initiator of a highly futuristic passenger car with a sporty character. This article was published in 1989 on the fortieth anniversary of his death and tells the story of the short but highly successful life of the French racing driver.
Bugatti Type 59 (1936) - Jean-Pierre Wimille on his way to victory at the Grand Prix du Comminges on August 9, 1936
© Archiv Automobil Revue
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