Fernand Bachmann
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| Nationality |  French |
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| Born | 6 June 1886 Remiremont, France |
| Died | 22 May 1965 (aged 78) Brienon-sur-Armançon, France |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Years | 1923–1924 |
| Teams | Chenard and Walcker |
| Best finish | 7th (1923) |
Fernand Bachmann (6 June 1886 – 22 May 1965) was a car dealer, administrator of the Chenard & Walcker establishments and French racing driver. In 1923, Fernand Bachmann finished 7th in the first edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.[1]
Biography
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Fernand Bachmann was born on 6 June 1886 in Remiremont, France, and died on 22 May 1965 in Brienon-sur-Armançon. He was a car dealer, administrator of the Chenard and Walcker establishments,[2] and a French car driver with Chenard & Walcker race team.
Fernand Bachmann was a car dealer in France at La Madeleine, in the North, near Lille.
He represented the Chenard & Walcker cars, and he was the administrator of the brand's establishments in France.
24 Hours of Le Mans
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In 1923, Fernand Bachmann participated in the first edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans organized on the Circuit de la Sarthe the 26 and 27 May 1923 by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest, on board one of the three Chenard et Walcker 3.0L S4 cars.
The team Fernand Bachmann and Raymond Glaszmann (#11) finished the race in 7th place,[3] while his brother Raoul and Christian Dauvergne (#10)[4] placed 2nd. The victory went to the third Chenard–Walcker 15 HP Tourism team (n°9) piloted by André Lagache and René Léonard, and thus form the first hat-trick of the historic race of Le Mans 24 Hours.[5][6][7][8]
The following year, he participated at 1924 24 Hours of Le Mans with his brother on the new Chenard & Walcker Type TT 12CV 2-litres. However, because of a spectacular road exit, they did not finish the race.
Fernand Bachmann then continued his racing career by participating in numerous international races such as the Spa 24 Hours in 1925 and the 24 Hours of San Sebastián in 1926.
Bibliography
[edit]- Clausager, Anders (1982) Le Mans London: Arthur Barker Ltd ISBN 0-213-16846-4
- Laban, Brian (2001) Le Mans 24 Hours London: Virgin Books ISBN 1-85227-971-0
- Spurring, Quentin (2015) Le Mans 1923–29 Yeovil, Somerset: Haynes Publishing ISBN 978-1-91050-508-3
References
[edit]- ^ "Fernand Bachmann, une montée d'adrénaline". The Fashion Post. William Arlotti. 5 December 2016. Archived from the original on 14 May 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Oone partenaire de Fernand Bachmann". Oone.
- ^ "Chenard et Walcker 15 HP Tourisme". Les 24 heures.
- ^ "30 voitures et 90 ans de 24 heures du Mans 29/30 : La Chenard et Walcker (1923)". LeMans.org. 8 January 2013.
- ^ "24h du Mans - The 1923 ranking, revised and corrected". www.24h-en-piste.com (in French). Archived from the original on 2019-10-09. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
- ^ "Le Mans 24 Hours 1923 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars". www.racingsportscars.com.
- ^ Spurring, Quentin (15 April 2016). Le Mans, 1923-29: the official history of the world's greatest motor race. Sherborne, Dorset, UK. pp. 42, 86. ISBN 9781910505083. OCLC 951812820.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Chenard et Walcker U7". Auto cyber.
External links
[edit]- Fernand Bachmann career summary at DriverDB.com
- Fernand Bachmann at 24 Hours of Le Mans (in French)
