Maurice Trintignant | |
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Born | Maurice Bienvenu Jean Paul Trintignant 30 October 1917 Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes, Vaucluse, France |
Died | 13 February 2005 | (aged 87)
Relatives | Jean-Louis Trintignant (nephew) |
Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | French |
Active years | 1950–1964 |
Teams | Gordini, Rosier, Ferrari, Vanwall, Bugatti, Walker, Scuderia Centro Sud, BRM, Aston Martin, Serenissima, Parnell, privateer BRM |
Entries | 86 (81 starts)[a] |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 2 |
Podiums | 10[b] |
Career points | 72 1⁄3 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 1 |
First entry | 1950 Monaco Grand Prix |
First win | 1955 Monaco Grand Prix |
Last win | 1958 Monaco Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1964 Italian Grand Prix |
24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
Years | 1950–1962, 1964–1965 |
Teams | Gordini, Rosier, Ferrari, Aston Martin, Porsche, Serenissima, Maserati, Ford |
Best finish | 1st (1954) |
Class wins | 2 (1953, 1954) |
Maurice Bienvenu Jean Paul Trintignant (French pronunciation: [mɔʁis bjɛ̃v(ə)ny ʒɑ̃ pɔl tʁɛ̃tiɲɑ̃]; 30 October 1917 – 13 February 2005) was a French racing driver and winemaker, who competed in Formula One from 1950 to 1964. Trintignant won two Formula One Grands Prix across 15 seasons. In endurance racing, Trintignant won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1954 with Ferrari.
Trintignant competed in Formula One for 11 teams, winning two Grands Prix across 15 seasons. He finished fourth in the 1954 and 1955 World Drivers' Championships with Ferrari. He entered 15 editions of the 24 Hours of Le Mans from 1950 to 1965, winning in 1954 alongside José Froilán González, driving the Ferrari 375 Plus, and finished runner-up in 1959.
After retiring from motor racing, Trintignant moved into the winemaking trade, owning a vineyard in Languedoc-Roussillon, where he named his vintage Le Petoulet.[c] Trintignant's nephew, Jean-Louis, was a highly successful actor in post-World War II France.
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