Guy Chasseuil (born 26 January 1942 in Paris) is a French former racing driver. During his racing career he specialized in rallying and endurance racing.

Career

Guy Chasseuil's first major race was the 1966 24 Hours of Spa, driving an NSU 1000 TT. Chasseuil began his career in the early 1960s in the

French Rally Championship The FFSA French Rally Championship or Championnat de France des Rallyes is France's leading domestic motor rally competition. It's a championship that has been won three times by Didier Auriol, Guy Fréquelin, Patrick Bernadini and Philippe Bug ...

, first with co-driver

Jean Todt Jean Todt (; born 25 February 1946) is a French motor racing executive and former rally co-driver. He was previously director of Peugeot Talbot Sport and then Scuderia Ferrari Formula 1 team principal, before being appointed chief executive offi ...

, then Christian Baron. He achieved success in African rallies, but only raced the

Paris Dakar The Dakar Rally (or simply "The Dakar"; formerly known as the "Paris–Dakar Rally") is an annual rally raid organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation. Most events since the inception in 1978 were staged from Paris, France, to Dakar, Senegal, ...

once in 1981 in a

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. Although he remained active in rallying throughout his career, he achieved notable successes in road and circuit racing. In 1968 he made his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and one year later won the 24-hour race at

Spa-Francorchamps The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (), frequently referred to as ''Spa'', is a motor-racing circuit located in Stavelot, Belgium. It is the current venue of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix, hosting its first Grand Prix in 1925, and has he ...

with his longtime teammate

Claude Ballot-Léna Claude Ballot-Léna (4 August 1936 – 9 November 1999) was a French racing driver born in Paris. Career He won the 1969 Spa 24 Hours in a Porsche 911 and the 1983 24 Hours of Daytona in a Porsche 935 Turbo owned by Preston Henn. He also entere ...

. In 1970, he celebrated his first class victory at Le Mans, when he finished sixth overall with Ballot-Léna in a Porsche 914/6 GT. In 1970, he partnered with

Ove Andersson Ove Andersson (3 January 1938 – 11 June 2008), nicknamed ''Påven'' ("the Pope"), was a Swedish rally driver and the first head of Toyota's F1 programme. Early life Andersson was born in Uppsala and grew up on a remote farm. His father bough ...

and

Björn Waldegård Björn Waldegård (12 November 1943 – 29 August 2014) was a Swedish rally driver, and the winner of the inaugural World Rally Championship for drivers in 1979. His Swedish nickname was "Walle". Career Waldegård, who came from Rimbo, had a ca ...

at the Marathon de la Route at the Nürburgring, where the trio placed third overall. Over the course of his career Chasseuil had twelve Le Mans starts. He came closest to an overall win in 1975 as a works driver with

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. Chasseuil and partner

Jean-Louis Lafosse Jean-Louis Lafosse (15 March 1941 – 13 June 1981) was a French racing driver. He was most closely associated with the 24 Hours of Le Mans race, in which he finished second in 1975 and 1976. In the European Touring Car Championship, he won the 19 ...

piloted one of three

Ligier JS2 The Ligier JS2 is a mid-engined sports coupé that was built by Ligier in the French commune of Abrest near Vichy in the department of Allier between 1971 and 1975. Road-going and competition versions were built. Conception and predecessor Gu ...

s. The duo was to drive a conservative race and bring the Ligier safely to the finish. When two JS2s retired during the night, however, team management changed tactics and let the Chasseuil/Lafosse car chase the leaders. The two gradually moved up the field, finishing second to the Gulf GR8 of

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and Derek Bell because they ran out of time. He continued racing sports cars until the early 1980s, appearing at the

Sarthe Sarthe () is a department of the French region of Pays de la Loire, and the province of Maine, situated in the '' Grand-Ouest'' of the country. It is named after the river Sarthe, which flows from east of Le Mans to just north of Angers. It ha ...

for the last time in 1981. Chasseuil was one of three driving the 917 K/81 for Kremer Racing. The modified twelve-year old design was not competitive, and retired after only 82 laps having damaged an oil line during an off-course excursion. In the early 1980s Chasseuil also appeared in some World Rally Championship races. At the 1982

Tour de Corse The Tour de Corse is a rally first held in 1956 on the island of Corsica. It was the French round of the World Rally Championship from the inaugural 1973 season until 2008, was part of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge from 2011 to 2012, and ...

, he drove a Ferrari 308GTB supplied by the French Ferrari importer

Charles Pozzi Charles Pozzi (27 August 1909 – 28 February 2001) was a French racing driver who participated in one World Championship Formula One race in 1950, the year of its inception. Racing career Born Carlo Alberto Pozzi in Paris, France of Itali ...

. Ten years earlier he had driven a Ford GT40 in the same rally. After his racing career ended he became a stuntman/stunt-driver, and worked on films such as '' Le Mans'', and '' Ronin''.

Major races

24 Hours of Le Mans The 24 Hours of Le Mans (french: link=no, 24 Heures du Mans) is an endurance-focused sports car race held annually near the town of Le Mans, France. It is the world's oldest active endurance racing event. Unlike fixed-distance races whose ...

: ** place in

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

with

in a

** overall, GT Class winner in

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and ...

with

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/6 GT *

24 Hours of Spa The 24 Hours of Spa is an endurance racing event for cars held annually since 1924 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium. It is currently sponsored by TotalEnergies. History The Spa 24 Hours was conceived by Jules de Their a ...

: ** place in 1967 in a Ford Mustang with Georges Bossuyt ** Winner in 1969 in a Porsche 911 with Claude Ballot-Léna * Tour de France automobile ** place in 1969 in a Porsche 911 ** place in 1970 in a Porsche 911S * Coupe du Salon ** place in 1969 in Porsche 911S * Rallye de l'Ouest ** Winner in 1970 in a Porsche 911. Team ''Sonauto BP'', codriver Christian Baron * Critérium de Touraine ** Winner in 1970 in a Porsche 911 Gr.4 *

1000 km of Paris The 1000 Kilometres of Paris was an endurance race, mainly for sports cars, which was held at the Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry in France from 1956 to 1995. 1956 The event is called ''Grand Prix of the Automobile Club of Île-de-France''. F ...

** place in 1970 in a

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* 3 Hours of Le Mans ** Winner in 1971 in a Porsche 908 with Claude Ballot-Léna *

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** in 1971 in a

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* Rally Lyon-Charbonnières ** in 1973 in a Ford Escort GT/E *

** place in 1973 in a Ford Escort GT/E *

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** place in 1974 in a Datsun 180 BSSS ** place in 1975 in a Datsun 180B * 4 Hours of Le Mans ** Winner in 1974 in a Ligier JS2 * Rallye de l'Ouest ** Winner in 1974 in a Porsche 911 * Rallye de Lorraine ** place in 1974 in a Porsche 911 Carrera * Rallye du Mont-Blanc ** place in 1974 in a Porsche 911 Carrera * Ronde cévenole ** place in 1974 in a Porsche 911 Carrera *

** Winner in Groupe 3 in 1974 in a Porsche 911 * Monte Carlo Rally ** place in 1985, in a

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Racing record

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete 24 Hours of Spa results

References

External links

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