Back جان راجنوتي Arabic جان راجنوتى ARZ Jean Ragnotti Catalan Jean Ragnotti German Jean Ragnotti Spanish Jean Ragnotti Finnish Jean Ragnotti French Jean Ragnotti Croatian Jean Ragnotti Hungarian Jean Ragnotti Italian
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 Ragnotti at the 2011 Monte Carlo Rally | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  French |
| Born | 29 August 1945 Pernes-les-Fontaines |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 1973 – 1987, 1990 – 1995 |
| Co-driver | Jacques Jaubert Pierre Thimonier Jean-Marc Andrié Martin Holmes Gilles Thimonier |
| Teams | Renault |
| Rallies | 41 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 3 |
| Podiums | 9 |
| Stage wins | 90 |
| Total points | 190 |
| First rally | 1973 Monte Carlo Rally |
| First win | 1981 Monte Carlo Rally |
| Last win | 1985 Tour de Corse |
| Last rally | 1995 Tour de Corse |
Jean "Jeannot" Ragnotti (born 29 August 1945 in Pernes-les-Fontaines, Vaucluse), is a French former rally driver for Renault in the World Rally Championship.
Ranking among his achievements are his conquering of the Monte Carlo Rally in 1981,[1] what was the first turbo victory in the history of the WRC, alongside compatriot Jean-Marc Andrié[2][3] against the might of the ultimate four-wheel-drive upstart, the Audi Quattro. In the following season, he took his Renault 5 Turbo to victory at the Tour de Corse. Jean Marc Andrie later committed suicide in 1999.[2][3][4] The Maxi version of the same Renault 5 was to reign again on the asphalt stages of European rallying, when in 1985, Ragnotti claimed the Tour de Corse again with Group B rallying at its zenith; a win that came on debut of Renault 5 Maxi Turbo. His co-driver by that time was Pierre Thimonier (whose son Gilles would also be a co-driver for Jean Ragnotti).[5] Pierre Thimonier died of cancer in 2008.[6][7] The 1985 Rothmans Tour de Corse would also prove to be a tragic affair after the fatal crash of Attilio Bettega on SS4 (Zerubia) of the event.
In the 1990s, Ragnotti continued to drive for Renault, this time in their front-wheel drive Clio Maxi.
- ^ Smith, Roy (2008). Alpine & Renault: The Development of the Revolutionary Turbo F1 Car 1968 to 1979. Veloce Publishing Ltd. p. 22. ISBN 978-1-84584-177-5. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Le cercle des copilotes disparus : Jean Marc Andrié, pour quelques minutes d'éternité…". 4 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Jean-Marc Andrié par Eric Bhat". 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Motorsport Memorial -".
- ^ "Gilles Thimonier - rally profile eWRC-results.com". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "Disparition de Pierre Thimonier". 24 September 2008.
- ^ "Disparition de Pierre Thimonier".