André Rossignol (9 August 1890, Paris - 5 December 1960, Paris) was a French

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who became the first driver to win the

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twice, winning in consecutive years.

Career

Rossignol was a driver for the French

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company, and had been on their driving team since the inaugural Le Mans in . After having finished eighth and third the first two years, Rossignol and teammate

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won the event overall in . The following year,

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was assigned to drive with Rossignol, and the race was won once again, with all three Lorraine-Dietrichs finishing on the podium. After Lorraine-Dietrich chose not to enter cars in the event, Rossignol was hired by

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and partnered with Henri Stoffel. The two finished the race in third place. Rossignol did not participate at Le Mans again. Rossignol also competed in the

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, finishing second in 1925 and sixth in 1928 and 1929 but won in that year's race the class 5.0 in an Chrysler 75 together with Henri Stoffel..

Racing record

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

External links

André Rossignol
at ''racingsportscars.com''.

Literature

* R. M . Clarke: ''Le Mans – die Bentley & Alfa Years 1923–1939'' Brocklands Books 1999, . 1890 births 1960 deaths French racing drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans winning drivers {{France-autoracing-bio-stub