Jean Guichet (born 10 August 1927 in

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) is a French industrialist and former racing driver. He is best known for winning the

1964 24 Hours of Le Mans The 1964 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 32nd Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 20 and 21 June 1964. It was also the ninth round of the 1964 World Sportscar Championship season. This year marked the arrival of American teams in force, with ...

with co-driver

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, driving a Ferrari 275 P for Scuderia Ferrari.

Racing career

Guichet raced

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and rallied from 1948 through the late 1970s. He began his racing career as a self-funded independent driver but would later drive for teams including Scuderia Ferrari, the

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works team, Ecurie Filipinetti, Maranello Concessionaires, and NART. Guichet is also known as the first owner of 1963

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chassis number 5111GT, one of only 36 produced. He successfully raced this car, including an overall win of the 1963

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with co-driver

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. Following Guichet's sale of the car in 1965 and multiple subsequent ownership changes, this car was sold privately in September 2013 for $52,000,000 USD. This broke the then-current record for world's most expensive car.

Racing record

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete 12 Hours of Sebring results

Complete 24 Hours of Daytona results

References

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