French racing driver (born 1942)
Guy Chasseuil
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Nationality
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Born
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1942-01-26
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26 January 1942
(age 82)
Paris, Ile-de-France
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Debut season
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Guy Chasseuil
(born 26 January 1942 in Paris) is a French former racing driver. During his racing career he specialized in rallying and endurance racing.
Career
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Guy Chasseuil's first major race was the
1966 24 Hours of Spa
, driving an
NSU
1000 TT
.
Chasseuil began his career in the early 1960s in the
French Rally Championship
, first with co-driver
Jean Todt
, then Christian Baron. He achieved success in African rallies, but only raced the
Paris Dakar
once in 1981 in a
Porsche 924
.
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Although he remained active in rallying throughout his career, he achieved notable successes in road and circuit racing. In 1968 he made his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and one year later won the 24-hour race at
Spa-Francorchamps
with his longtime teammate
Claude Ballot-Lena
. In 1970, he celebrated his first class victory at Le Mans, when he finished sixth overall with Ballot-Lena in a
Porsche 914/6 GT
. In 1970, he partnered with
Ove Andersson
and
Bjorn Waldegard
at the Marathon de la Route at the
Nurburgring
, where the trio placed third overall.
Over the course of his career Chasseuil had twelve Le Mans starts. He came closest to an overall win in 1975 as a works driver with
Ligier
. Chasseuil and partner
Jean-Louis Lafosse
piloted one of three
Ligier JS2s
. The duo was to drive a conservative race and bring the Ligier safely to the finish. When two JS2s retired during the night, however, team management changed tactics and let the Chasseuil/Lafosse car chase the leaders. The two gradually moved up the field, finishing second to the
Gulf GR8
of
Jacky Ickx
and
Derek Bell
because they ran out of time.
He continued racing sports cars until the early 1980s, appearing at the
Sarthe
for the last time in 1981. Chasseuil was one of three driving the 917 K/81 for Kremer Racing. The modified twelve-year old design was not competitive, and retired after only 82 laps having damaged an oil line during an off-course excursion.
In the early 1980s Chasseuil also appeared in some World Rally Championship races. At the 1982
Tour de Corse
, he drove a
Ferrari 308GTB
supplied by the French Ferrari importer
Charles Pozzi
. Ten years earlier he had driven a
Ford GT40
in the same rally.
After his racing career ended he became a stuntman/stunt-driver, and worked on films such as
Le Mans
, and
Ronin
.
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Major races
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- 24 Hours of Le Mans
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- 24 Hours of Spa
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- Tour de France automobile
- 3rd place in 1969 in a
Porsche 911
- 4th place in 1970 in a Porsche 911S
- Coupe du Salon
- 3rd place in 1969 in Porsche 911S
- Rallye de l'Ouest
- Winner in 1970 in a Porsche 911. Team
Sonauto
BP
, codriver Christian Baron
- Criterium de Touraine
- Winner in 1970 in a Porsche 911 Gr.4
- 1000 km of Paris
- 3 Hours of Le Mans
- Winner in 1971 in a Porsche 908 with Claude Ballot-Lena
- Rallye du Maroc
- Rally Lyon-Charbonnieres
- Tour de Corse
- 4th place in 1973 in a Ford Escort GT/E
- Rallye Cote d'Ivoire
- 2nd place in 1974 in a Datsun 180 BSSS
- 2nd place in 1975 in a Datsun 180B
- 4 Hours of Le Mans
- Winner in 1974 in a Ligier JS2
- Rallye de l'Ouest
- Winner in 1974 in a Porsche 911
- Rallye de Lorraine
- 2nd place in 1974 in a Porsche 911 Carrera
- Rallye du Mont-Blanc
- 2nd place in 1974 in a Porsche 911 Carrera
- Ronde cevenole
- 2nd place in 1974 in a Porsche 911 Carrera
- French Rally Championship
- Winner in Groupe 3 in 1974 in a Porsche 911
- Monte Carlo Rally
Racing record
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Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
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Complete 24 Hours of Spa results
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References
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External links
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