Jean-Louis Marnat
Jean-Louis Marnat (born August 7, 1935, death July 15, 1985) was a French rally and race driver.
Driver career
He started his career in 6 hours of Saint-Cloud, near Paris, and wins the Tourism category with a Renault Dauphine Gordini in 1959.
For a couple of years he used to drive a Mini Cooper S in national rallies.
In 1964, 1966 and 1968, he participated to 24 Hours of Le Mans with a Triumph Spitfire, a Mini Marcos[1] and an Alpine A210 : he got the 15th place in 1966.[2]
He drives also in Tour de France, 1000 km of Paris and 1000 km of Monza races, on Linas-Montlhéry, Magny-Cours, Nogaro, Reims and Zolder circuits.
Biography
After graduating from French engineer school (Ecole technique de constructions aéronautiques et de construction automobile, ESTACA today[3]), he had opened shops for additional equipments for Minis.
He died on July 1985, in a road accident in the French department of Yonne where he came from.
References
- ^ (en) Billy Dulle: "Le Mans Mini Marcos 1966".;
- ^ (fr) Alain Jourdainne : "Le Mans Mini Marcos 1966.
- ^ ESTACA. Jean-Louis Marnat met in this school two guys fond of car races, Jean-Pierre Beltoise future Formula One driver and Luc Melua future motorist.