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Boillot
Boillot is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * André Boillot André Jacques Boillot (8 August 1891 – 8 June 1932) was a French racing driver. Born in Valentigney, Doubs, he was the younger brother of race car driver, Georges Boillot. Following in his brother's footsteps, André Boillot began racing cars ... ( 1891–1932), French auto racing driver * Georges Boillot (1884–1916), French Grand Prix motor racing driver and World War I fighter pilot See also * Boillot & Lauck, US architectural partnership and business duo {{Surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Boillot
André Jacques Boillot (8 August 1891 – 8 June 1932) was a French racing driver. Born in Valentigney, Doubs, he was the younger brother of race car driver, Georges Boillot. Following in his brother's footsteps, André Boillot began racing cars at a young age. However, World War I not only disrupted his career but claimed the life of his brother in 1916. After the war, André Boillot returned to racing as part of the Peugeot factory team and drove their EXS model to victory in the 1919 Targa Florio. Boillot's finish was unique, as he had crashed just around 30 meters before the line in a grandstand, in order to avoid spectators standing on the road. Dazed and exhausted, Boillot freed his car from the debris and crossed the finish line in reverse. He then had cross the finish line again, this time in the right direction, in order to avoid a potential disqualification. French drivers had been a major force since the inception of the Indianapolis 500 in the United States, and Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Boillot
Georges Louis Frédéric Boillot (; 3 August 1884 – 19 May 1916) was a French racing driver and World War I fighter pilot. He died aged 31 after his plane was shot down near Bar-le-Duc by German fighters; he was deemed Mort pour la France. Biography Born in Valentigney, Doubs (department), Doubs, Boillot was a mechanic by training who began automobile racing in 1908. He went on to join drivers Paul Zuccarelli and Jules Goux to help create a novel range of racing cars as part of the Peugeot team. He debuted with them in 1909 in the ''Coupe de l'Auto'' at Rambouillet and in 1910, went to Italy to compete in the Targa Florio. At Dieppe, France, on 26 June 1912, Boillot won the 1912 French Grand Prix, French Grand Prix, in his Peugeot L76, a vehicle designed by a group consisting of the young Swiss engineer, Ernest Henry in association with Zuccarelli, Goux and Boillot. This was the first motorcar in the world to have an engine with two overhead camshafts and four valves per cy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
