André Rossignol (9 August 1890, Paris - 5 December 1960, Paris) was a French

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who became the first driver to win the

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twice, winning in consecutive years.

Career

Rossignol was a driver for the French

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company, and had been on their driving team since the inaugural Le Mans in . After having finished eighth and third the first two years, Rossignol and teammate Gérard de Courcelles won the event overall in . The following year,

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was assigned to drive with Rossignol, and the race was won once again, with all three Lorraine-Dietrichs finishing on the podium. After Lorraine-Dietrich chose not to enter cars in the event, Rossignol was hired by

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and partnered with Henri Stoffel. The two finished the race in third place. Rossignol did not participate at Le Mans again. Rossignol also competed in the

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, finishing second in 1925 and sixth in 1928 and 1929 but won in that year's race the class 5.0 in a Chrysler 75 together with Henri Stoffel.

Racing record

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

References

External links

André Rossignol
at ''racingsportscars.com''.

Literature

* R. M . Clarke: ''Le Mans – die Bentley & Alfa Years 1923–1939'' Brocklands Books 1999, . 1890 births 1960 deaths French racing drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans winning drivers {{France-autoracing-bio-stub Racing drivers from Paris