- Jean-Pierre
Wimille (26
February 1908 – 28
January 1949) was a
French racing driver and a
member of the
French Resistance during World War II. He was...
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Wimille (French pronunciation: [vimil]; Picard: Wimil) is a
commune in the Pas-de-Calais
department in the Hauts-de-France
region of France.
Wimille is...
- The J-P
Wimille was a
French automobile manufactured from 1946
until 1950.
Powered by a rear-mounted 22 hp Ford V-8, it was an
aerodynamic saloon designed...
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Wimille-Wimereux is a
railway station serving the
communes of
Wimille and Wimereux, Pas-de-Calais department,
northern France. It is on the Boulogne–Calais...
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Romeo team held out a pit
board for
Wimille reading "1. Varzi; 2.
Wimille",
dictating the
desired finishing order.
Wimille then
allowed Varzi past to give...
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Grand Prix. Bugatti's
racing success culminated with
driver Jean-Pierre
Wimille winning the 24
hours of Le Mans
twice (in 1937 with
Robert Benoist and...
- engineer, test
driver and
company race
driver who, with co-driver Jean-Pierre
Wimille, won the 1939 24
Hours of Le Mans
while driving a Bugatti. The "EB" refers...
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Hours of Le Mans, co-driving a
Bugatti Type 57S Tank with Jean-Pierre
Wimille.
During World War II,
Veyron joined the
French Resistance against German...
- was the
first Frenchman to win the
French Grand Prix
since Jean-Pierre
Wimille in 1948. The race
featured one of the
fiercest battles ever for second...
- came in
practice for the 1949
Buenos Aires Grand Prix,
where Jean-Pierre
Wimille was
killed in an
accident (driving with Simca-Gordini). In 1950, the 158...
