Louis Alexandre Chiron (French pronunciation: [lwi ʃi.ʁɔ̃]; 3 August 1899 – 22 June 1979) was a Monégasque racing driver who competed in rallies, sports...
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car is named after the Monégasque driver Louis Chiron. The car shares the name with the 1999 Bugatti 18/3 Chiron concept car. The main carry over component...
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with Ferrari in January 2024. Charles Leclerc 2024 season position: 3rd Louis Chiron was Monaco's first Formula One driver. He is better known for his pre-war...
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2016 successor to the Bugatti Veyron. The 18/3 Chiron is named after Bugatti race driver Louis Chiron, while the "18/3" prefix stands for the engine's...
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obtained the official sanction of Prince Louis II and the support of Monégasque Grand Prix driver Louis Chiron. Chiron thought Monaco's topography was well-suited...
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Bugatti Automobiles (section Chiron)
successor to the Veyron would be called the Chiron. The name is dedicated to the Monegasque racing driver Louis Chiron, who began his racing career on a Bugatti...
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Look up Chiron in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Chiron is a centaur from Greek mythology. Chiron may also refer to: 2060 Chiron, a centaur (small Solar...
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completed the podium. Leclerc became the first Monégasque driver since Louis Chiron in 1931 to win his home Grand Prix, as well as the first Monégasque driver...
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Type–A car for a race at AVUS in Germany. Although the Monégasque driver Louis Chiron won in an Alfa, the Silver Arrows dominated the race. The high-tech German...
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become the second Monégasque driver to score points in Formula One after Louis Chiron, who finished third at the 1950 Monaco Grand Prix. At his first home...
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race's fastest lap, a whole lap ahead of Ascari, with the third-placed Louis Chiron a further lap back in the works Maserati. A first-lap accident caused...
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Bugatti (section Chiron era (2016–present))
1929. Louis Chiron held the most podiums in Bugatti cars, and the modern marque revival Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. named the 1999 Bugatti 18/3 Chiron concept...
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1927 Next 1929 The 1928 Grand Prix season saw the Monegasque driver Louis Chiron, and his Bugatti, take seven Grand Prix victories. For 1928, the AIACR...
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35 C Italian Grand Prix Louis Chiron Type 37 A San Sebastián Grand Prix Louis Chiron Type 35 C Spanish Grand Prix Louis Chiron Targa Florio Albert Divo...
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Bugatti Type 51 race car that was driven by legendary racer Louis Chiron, and then modified by Louis Dubos to be a luxury road coupe. It is one of the most...
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Campari, Baconin Borzacchini 1933: Louis Chiron, Luigi Fagioli, Giuseppe Campari 1934: Achille Varzi, Louis Chiron, Guy Moll, Brian E. Lewis, Carlo Felice...
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starting from pole position. Alberto Ascari finished second for Ferrari and Louis Chiron finished third for Maserati. It was also the first race for Ferrari in...
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at the back before retiring, de Graffenried had done so on lap 34, while Chiron was demoted to the role of the viewer 10 laps earlier. Nino Farina led for...
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Prix. He would return to the grid with Ferrari in 1954. Veteran racer Louis Chiron returned to F1 at the 1953 French Grand Prix with OSCA. After competing...
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Avusrennen that saw the first appearance of Auto Union. His team-leader Louis Chiron had crashed out of the lead at Monaco, but took victory in the French...
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By winning the Monaco Grand Prix, Charles Leclerc became only the second Monégasque driver after Louis Chiron in 1931 to win at their home Grand Prix....
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Louis Chiron Bugatti Lasarte Report * 1929 Louis Rigal Alfa Romeo Report * 1930 Achille Varzi Maserati Report 1931 – 1932 Not held 1933 Louis Chiron Alfa...
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established the privateer team Scuderia C.C. with his fellow driver Louis Chiron, but a crash in practice for the Monaco Grand Prix left him with multiple...
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Among the 16 were four factory-team Type 51s driven by the Monegasque Louis Chiron, the Italian Achille Varzi and the French Albert Divo and Guy Bouriat...
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had been modified, bypassing the Malmedy chicane. The race was won by Louis Chiron, and in 1931, the Grand Prix had become something of an endurance race...
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in width. The fastest time ever around the full Gesamtstrecke was by Louis Chiron, at an average speed of 112.31 km/h (69.79 mph) in his Bugatti.[citation...
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of her friends and lovers died. In 1949, the well-known racing driver Louis Chiron accused Nice without evidence of being a Gestapo agent in World War II...
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Driver Age Place Race 1 Louis Chiron 58 years, 277 days DNQ 1958 Monaco Grand Prix 2 Luigi Platé 56 years, 0 days DNQ 1950 Italian Grand Prix 3 Philippe...
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tennis player Olivier Beretta (born 1969), Formula One racing driver Louis Chiron (1899–1979), Formula One racing driver Charles Leclerc (born 1997), Formula...
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regulations typically govern basics such as safety equipment. In 1932, Louis Chiron won the Nice Grand Prix aboard a Bugatti T51, closely followed just 3...
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