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 Post subject: Maurice Trintignant dead at 87
PostPosted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 4:11 pm 
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Former Grand Prix driver Trintignant dies
The Frenchman was 87-year old

Former Grand Prix driver Maurice Trintignant, the uncle of acclaimed French actor Jean-Louis Trintignant, died on Saturday in a Nîmes hospital, aged 87.

Born in 1917, Trintignant took part in 82 races and drove for Gordini, Ferrari, Vanwall, Cooper, Maserati, BRM, Lotus and Aston Martin winning two races in Monaco in 1955 in a Ferrari and in 1958 in a Cooper.

He was nicknamed the 'Gentleman Racer' and was a contemporary of Juan-Manuel Fangio, Stirling Moss, Mike Hawthorn, Jack Brabham, Bruce McLaren and Phil Hill.

He also won the Le Mans 24 Hour Race in 1954.

Source: F1-Live


I was thinking about him recently, about how he managed to survive the 50s in endurance and F1 racing. He retired at 47 years old in '64. Of course, his other nickname is "Rat Dropping", due to his gas tank having the stuff in it before he had a mechanical failure. :o :D Funny enough, he accepted the nick in good humour.
He will always be remembered for winning the 1955 Monaco GP in what is considered the worst Ferrari ever made.

RIP Maurice.

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Might he be related to Louis Trintignan, who died at the Peronne track, north of France in 33? Where he crashed into a house wall during practice ?

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Louis was his brother who died in a supercharged 2.3l Bugatt in 1933. The same car that Maurice started his career with.
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Here's a pic of Maurice aboard a Ferrari 375 at the 1954 le Mans 24h, besides Gonzales. A race he won ...

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thank you for the history lesson, I really enjoy learning about the history of things i'm passionate about.
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