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Philippe Gurdjian

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Philippe Gurdjian (18 January 1945 – 30 August 2014)[1] was a French racing driver and motorsport promoter.[2] He won the GT class at the 1977 24 Hours of Le Mans in a Porsche 934, co-driven by Bob Wollek and Jean-Pierre Wielemans.[3]

As a motorsport promoter he organised the French and Spanish Grands Prix. He was also involved in establishing the Malaysian and Abu Dhabi races.[4]

He was a recipient of the French Order of Merit (OM) in 2006.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Obituary". sportauto.fr. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Profile". driverdb.com. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Le Mans 24 Hours". Racing Sportscars. Retrieved 30 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ a b "Philippe Gurdjian, 1945 - 2014". The Official F1 Website. Retrieved 2020-11-30.