Maurice Trintignant

Maurice Trintignant (October 30, 1917, Sainte-C?cile-les-Vignes, Vaucluse – February 13, 2005, Nimes) was a racing driver.

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He was the brother of Bugatti race car driver, Louis Trintignant, who was killed in 1933 while practicing on the P?ronne racetrack in Picardie and the uncle of renowned French film actor, Jean-Louis Trintignant.

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Maurice Trintignant began racing cars in 1938 and by 1950 had been successful enough in Grand Prix motor racing to join the newly formed Formula One racing circuit where he competed until his retirement after the 1964 season. 1954 and 1955 were his best years on the F1 circuit, finishing 4th in the drivers championship both years. In 1954 he won the 24 hours of Le Mans and then the Grand Prix of Monaco in 1955 and again in 1958.

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In 1955, he drove a Bugatti Type 251 in the French Grand Prix, becoming the last driver to represent the famed marque at a Grand Prix race.

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Following his retirement from racing, Maurice Trintignant returned to a quiet life as a wine-grower near the town of Verg?ze, in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine growing region, where he would eventually be elected mayor.

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He was also uncle of actor Jean-Louis Trintignant.

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Trintignant died, aged 87, in 2005.

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Major career wins:

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• Grand Prix d’Albigeois 1951
• Grand Prix de Caen 1952, 1954
• Grand Prix of Monaco 1955, 1958
• Grand Prix de Pau 1958, 1959 (F-2), 1962 (F-1)
• Grand Prix de Rouen 1954
• Grand Prix des Fronti?res 1938, 1939, 1953
• 24 hours of Le Mans 1954

October 30: October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining....

1917: 1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar....

Vaucluse: :For other uses of the name Vaucluse, see Vaucluse (disambiguation)...

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