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19 de nov. de 2022 · Racing success culminated with driver Jean-Pierre Wimille winning the 24 hours of Le Mans twice (in 1937 with Robert Benoist and 1939 with Pierre Veyron). Bugatti cars were extremely successful in racing.
9 de out. de 2013 · Robert Benoist and Jean-Pierre Wimille give Bugatti its first Le Mans victory. The French manufacturer won a second time in 1939, with Wimille again, that time with Pierre Veyron. Robert Benoist (1895-1944) was one of the best French drivers between the two world wars.
23 de abr. de 2013 · Son grand ami Jean-Pierre Wimille avait partagé la victoire mancelle de 1937 et le combat de Robert Benoist pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Né le 26 février 1908, il débute chez Bugatti et devient très vite l'égal de Benoist, s’imposant notamment au Grand Prix de France en 1936.
Wimille and Robert Benoist triumphed in style at the 24 Hours of Le Mans – Bugatti’s first victory at the famous race, as well as the first French victory since 1926. Thanks to its streamlined form, the Type 57 dominated French endurance racing in 1936 and 1937.
The Bugatti Legend “Jean-Pierre Wimille” relates to the successes of the eponymous racing driver who won Bugatti two victories at the 24 Heures du Mans: in 1937, driving a Bugatti 57G Tank co-piloted by Robert Benoist, and repeating the feat in 1939, this time supported by Pierre Veyron in a 57C Tank.
4 de dez. de 2023 · Jean-Pierre Wimille won twice with the Type 57: in 1937 with Robert Benoist (one of the top French drivers of the interwar period) and again with Pierre Veyron in 1939. Both wins were accompanied by new distance records set at 3,287 km in 1937 then 3,354 km two years later.
7 de jul. de 2014 · At Benoist’s request, Wimille and his wife were recruited by Bugatti secretary Stella Tayssedre, and in the months leading up to the Normandy landings the group collected weapons and ammunition dropped by the RAF so as to arm the volunteers of the Forces Francaises de l’Interieur.
