Jean Louis Marius Guichet (born 10 August 1927 in

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, France) is a French industrialist and former racing driver. He is best known for winning the 1964 24 Hours of Le Mans with co-driver Nino Vaccarella, driving a Ferrari 275 P for

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Racing career

Guichet raced

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and rallied from 1948 through the late 1970s. He began his racing career as a self-funded independent driver, he later drove for teams including Scuderia Ferrari, the

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works team, Ecurie Filipinetti, Maranello Concessionaires, and NART. Guichet is also known as the first owner of 1963

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chassis number 5111GT, one of only 36 produced. He successfully raced this car, including an overall win of the 1963

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with co-driver José Behra. Following Guichet's sale of the car in 1965 and multiple subsequent ownership changes, this car was sold privately in September 2013 for $52,000,000 USD. This broke the then-current record for world's most expensive car.

Racing record

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete 12 Hours of Sebring results

Complete 24 Hours of Daytona results

References

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