Maurice Trintignant
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
|---|---|
| Active years | 1950 Formula One season - 1964 Formula One season |
| Teams | Gordini, Ferrari inc. non-works, Vanwall, Rob Walker Racing Team, Scuderia Centro Sud, Bugatti, Aston Martin, British Racing Motors inc privateer, Scuderia Serenissima, Reg Parnell Racing |
| Races | 84 (82 starts) |
| List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions | 0 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Podiums | 10[1] |
| Career points | 72.33 |
| Pole position | 0 |
| Fastest lap | 1 |
| First race | 1950 Monaco Grand Prix |
| First win | 1955 Monaco Grand Prix |
| Last win | 1958 Monaco Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1964 Italian Grand Prix |
Maurice Bienvenu Jean Paul Trintignant (30 October 1917, Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes, Vaucluse – 13 February 2005, Nîmes) was a Motor racing driver and Vintner from France. He competed in the Formula One World Championship for fourteen years, between 1950 and 1964, one of the longest careers in the early years of F1. During this time he also competed in Sports car racing, including winning the 1954 24 Hours of Le Mans race. Following his retirement from the track Trintignant concentrated on the Wine trade.
Maurice Trintignant was the brother of Bugatti race car driver Louis Trintignant — who was killed in 1933, in practice, at Péronne, Picardie — and the uncle of renowned French film actor Jean-Louis Trintignant.
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Racing career
He began racing in 1938, and won the 1939 Grand Prix des Frontières, but his career was interrupted by World War II, during which his own Bugatti was stored in a barn. When he rebuilt it for a 1945 event, the Coupé de la Liberation, he overlooked a clogged fuel filter, which caused him to drop out of the event. It transpired that the filter was plugged with rat droppings, earning him the unenviable nickname Le Petoulet, "the rat-droppings".[2]
By 1950 Le Petoulet was successful enough to be offered a Factory-backed drive for the Gordini team, in the newly-formed Formula One World Championship racing series. He competed in F1 every year until his retirement after the 1964 season. During this long career Trintignant scored two victories, at the Monaco Grand Prix in 1955 Monaco Grand Prix and 1958 Monaco Grand Prix. 1954 and 1955 were his best Championship years, and he finished 4th in the drivers championship in both.
During the course of his career Trintignant drove a huge variety of cars, for many different teams: both works and privateer. Unusually, at the 1955 Argentine Grand Prix Trintignant shared both second and third places, a product of the Scuderia Ferrari policy of passing cars to their top drivers, should their original car break down. In 1956 he drove the Bugatti Prototypes in the 1956 French Grand Prix, becoming the last driver to represent the famed marque at a Grand Prix race.[3] Even in his final season, driving his own BRM P57, he scored points, taking fifth place at the 1964 German Grand Prix on the intimidating Nürburgring.
Following his retirement from racing, Maurice Trintignant returned to a quiet life as a wine-grower (naming his vintage Le Petoulet)[4], near the town of Vergèze, in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine growing region, where he would eventually be elected mayor. Trintignant died, aged 87, in 2005.
Major career wins
- Grand Prix d’Albigeois - 1951
- Grand Prix de Caen - 1952, 1954
- Grand Prix de Pau - 1958, 1959 (Formula Two), 1962 Pau Grand Prix (F1)
- Grand Prix de Rouen - 1954
- Grand Prix des Frontières - 1938, 1939, 1953
- Monaco Grand Prix - 1955 Monaco Grand Prix, 1958 Monaco Grand Prix
- 24 Hours of Le Mans - 1954 24 Hours of Le Mans
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(F1 driver results legend 2) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 Formula One season | Gordini | Gordini Gordini Type 15 | Gordini Straight-4 | 1950 British Grand Prix | 1950 Monaco Grand Prix Ret | 1950 Indianapolis 500 | 1950 Swiss Grand Prix | 1950 Belgian Grand Prix | 1950 French Grand Prix | 1950 Italian Grand Prix Ret | NC | 0 | ||||
| 1951 Formula One season | Gordini | Gordini Gordini Type 15 | Gordini Straight-4 | 1951 Swiss Grand Prix | 1951 Indianapolis 500 | 1951 Belgian Grand Prix | 1951 French Grand Prix Ret | 1951 British Grand Prix | 1951 German Grand Prix Ret | 1951 Italian Grand Prix Ret | 1951 Spanish Grand Prix Ret | NC | 0 | |||
| 1952 Formula One season | Ecurie Rosier | Ferrari 166 F2 | Ferrari V12 | 1952 Swiss Grand Prix DNS | 21st | 2 | ||||||||||
| Gordini | Gordini Gordini Type 15 | Gordini Straight-4 | 1952 Indianapolis 500 | 1952 Belgian Grand Prix | 1952 French Grand Prix 5 | |||||||||||
| Gordini Gordini Type 16 | Gordini Straight-6 | 1952 British Grand Prix Ret | 1952 German Grand Prix Ret | 1952 Dutch Grand Prix 6 | 1952 Italian Grand Prix Ret | |||||||||||
| 1953 Formula One season | Gordini | Gordini Gordini Type 16 | Gordini Straight-6 | 1953 Argentine Grand Prix 7 * | 1953 Indianapolis 500 | 1953 Dutch Grand Prix 6 | 1953 Belgian Grand Prix 5 | 1953 French Grand Prix Ret | 1953 British Grand Prix Ret | 1953 German Grand Prix Ret | 1953 Swiss Grand Prix Ret | 1953 Italian Grand Prix 5 | 11th | 4 | ||
| 1954 Formula One season | Ecurie Rosier | Ferrari 625 | Ferrari Straight-4 | 1954 Argentine Grand Prix 4 | 1954 Indianapolis 500 | 4th | 17 | |||||||||
| Scuderia Ferrari | 1954 Belgian Grand Prix 2 | 1954 French Grand Prix Ret | 1954 British Grand Prix 5 | 1954 German Grand Prix 3 | 1954 Swiss Grand Prix Ret | 1954 Italian Grand Prix 5 | ||||||||||
| Ferrari Ferrari 553 | 1954 Spanish Grand Prix Ret | |||||||||||||||
| 1955 Formula One season | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 625 | Ferrari Straight-4 | 1955 Argentine Grand Prix 2+3 † | 1955 Monaco Grand Prix 1 | 1955 Indianapolis 500 | 1955 British Grand Prix Ret | 4th | 11.33 | |||||||
| Ferrari Ferrari 555 | 1955 Belgian Grand Prix 6 | 1955 Dutch Grand Prix Ret | 1955 Italian Grand Prix 8 | |||||||||||||
| 1956 Formula One season | Vanwall | Vanwall | Vanwall Straight-4 | 1956 Argentine Grand Prix | 1956 Monaco Grand Prix Ret | 1956 Indianapolis 500 | 1956 Belgian Grand Prix Ret | 1956 British Grand Prix Ret | 1956 German Grand Prix | 1956 Italian Grand Prix Ret | NC | 0 | ||||
| Bugatti | Bugatti Bugatti Prototypes | Bugatti Straight-8 | 1956 French Grand Prix Ret | |||||||||||||
| 1957 Formula One season | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari Ferrari 801 | Ferrari V8 | 1957 Argentine Grand Prix | 1957 Monaco Grand Prix 5 | 1957 Indianapolis 500 | 1957 French Grand Prix Ret | 1957 British Grand Prix 4 ‡ | 1957 German Grand Prix | 1957 Pescara Grand Prix | 1957 Italian Grand Prix | 13th | 5 | |||
| 1958 Formula One season | Rob Walker Racing Team | Cooper Car Company Cooper T45 | Coventry Climax Straight-4 | 1958 Argentine Grand Prix | 1958 Monaco Grand Prix 1 | 1958 Dutch Grand Prix 9 | 1958 Indianapolis 500 | 1958 German Grand Prix 3 | 1958 Portuguese Grand Prix 8 | 1958 Italian Grand Prix Ret | 1958 Moroccan Grand Prix Ret | 7th | 12 | |||
| Scuderia Centro Sud | Maserati Maserati 250F | Maserati Straight-6 | 1958 Belgian Grand Prix 7 | |||||||||||||
| British Racing Motors | BRM BRM P25 | British Racing Motors Straight-4 | 1958 French Grand Prix Ret | |||||||||||||
| Rob Walker Racing Team | Cooper Car Company Cooper T43 | Coventry Climax Straight-4 | 1958 British Grand Prix 8 | |||||||||||||
| 1959 Formula One season | Rob Walker Racing Team | Cooper Car Company Cooper T51 | Coventry Climax Straight-4 | 1959 Monaco Grand Prix 3 | 1959 Indianapolis 500 | 1959 Dutch Grand Prix 8 | 1959 French Grand Prix 11 | 1959 British Grand Prix 5 | 1959 German Grand Prix 4 | 1959 Portuguese Grand Prix 4 | 1959 Italian Grand Prix 9 | 1959 United States Grand Prix 2 | 5th | 19 | ||
| 1960 Formula One season | Rob Walker Racing Team | Cooper Car Company Cooper T51 | Coventry Climax Straight-4 | 1960 Argentine Grand Prix 3 | NC | 0[5] | ||||||||||
| Scuderia Centro Sud | Maserati Straight-4 | 1960 Monaco Grand Prix Ret | 1960 Indianapolis 500 | 1960 Dutch Grand Prix Ret | 1960 Belgian Grand Prix | 1960 French Grand Prix Ret | 1960 United States Grand Prix 15 | |||||||||
| Aston Martin | Aston Martin Aston Martin DBR4/250 | Aston Martin Straight-6 | 1960 British Grand Prix 11 | 1960 Portuguese Grand Prix | 1960 Italian Grand Prix | |||||||||||
| 1961 Formula One season | Scuderia Serenissima | Cooper Car Company Cooper T51 | Maserati Straight-4 | 1961 Monaco Grand Prix 7 | 1961 Dutch Grand Prix | 1961 Belgian Grand Prix Ret | 1961 French Grand Prix 13 | 1961 British Grand Prix | 1961 German Grand Prix Ret | 1961 Italian Grand Prix 9 | 1961 United States Grand Prix | NC | 0 | |||
| 1962 Formula One season | Rob Walker Racing Team | Team Lotus Lotus 24 | Coventry Climax V8 | 1962 Dutch Grand Prix | 1962 Monaco Grand Prix Ret | 1962 Belgian Grand Prix 8 | 1962 French Grand Prix 7 | 1962 British Grand Prix | 1962 German Grand Prix Ret | 1962 Italian Grand Prix Ret | 1962 United States Grand Prix Ret | 1962 South African Grand Prix | NC | 0 | ||
| 1963 Formula One season | Reg Parnell Racing | Lola Racing Cars Lola Mk4 | Coventry Climax V8 | 1963 Monaco Grand Prix Ret | 1963 Belgian Grand Prix | 1963 Dutch Grand Prix | NC | 0 | ||||||||
| Team Lotus Lotus 24 | 1963 French Grand Prix 10 | 1963 British Grand Prix | 1963 German Grand Prix | |||||||||||||
| Scuderia Centro Sud | BRM BRM P57 | British Racing Motors V8 | 1963 Italian Grand Prix 9 | 1963 United States Grand Prix | 1963 Mexican Grand Prix | 1963 South African Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| 1964 Formula One season | Maurice Trintignant | BRM BRM P57 | British Racing Motors V8 | 1964 Monaco Grand Prix Ret | 1964 Dutch Grand Prix | 1964 Belgian Grand Prix | 1964 French Grand Prix 11 | 1964 British Grand Prix DNQ | 1964 German Grand Prix 5 | 1964 Austrian Grand Prix | 1964 Italian Grand Prix Ret | 1964 United States Grand Prix | 1964 Mexican Grand Prix | 17th | 2 |
- * Indicates shared drive with Harry Schell
- † Indicates shared drives with José Froilán González and Giuseppe Farina (2nd place) & Giuseppe Farina and Umberto Maglioli (3rd place)
- ‡ Indicates shared drive with Peter Collins
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Tony Rolt Duncan Hamilton (racing driver) | List of 24 Hours of Le Mans winners 1954 24 Hours of Le Mans with: José Froilán González | Succeeded by Mike Hawthorn Ivor Bueb |
| Records | ||
| Preceded by Stirling Moss 67 entries, 66 starts (1951 Formula One season - 1961 Formula One season) | List of Formula One driver records 84 entries, 82 starts (1950 Formula One season - 1964 Formula One season), 68th at the 1961 French Grand Prix | Succeeded by Jack Brabham 128 entries (126 starts), 85th at the 1966 Monaco Grand Prix |
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References
- ↑ Total of 10 podiums includes both 2nd and 3rd places at the 1955 Argentine Grand Prix
- ↑ Michael Kettlewell, World of Automobiles (Orbis, 1974), Volume 20, p.2368
- ↑ Mattijs Diepraam , Colombo's flawed brilliance, 8W, October 1998.
- ↑ ibid.
- ↑ No points awarded for shared drive with Stirling Moss in the 1960 Argentine Grand Prix
- Mattijs Diepraam, Colombo's flawed brilliance, 8W, October 1998.
- Maurice Trintignant - the whole story (full F1 results at gpracing.net).
