Robert Bloch (26 April 18887 March 1984) was a French racing driver who, along with

André Rossignol André Rossignol (9 August 1890, Paris - 5 December 1960, Paris) was a French racing driver who became the first driver to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans twice, winning in consecutive years. Career Rossignol was a driver for the French Lorraine-Diet ...

, won the

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for French manufacturer

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Career

Bloch had been part of Lorraine-Dietrich's racing team since the inaugural

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in , finishing this edition, but struggled to complete the distance over the next two years. Following Rossignol's initial win in , Bloch was partnered with him for and the duo led a Lorraine-Dietrich dominance of the event in 1926, winning ahead of the two other entries from the company. Bloch missed Le Mans in 1927 after Lorraine-Dietrich chose not to enter a team, but Bloch was hired by

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in to drive his privately entered

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Blackhawk. Bloch, with co-driver Édouard Brisson, finished the race second overall behind the factory

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team. Bloch also competed in the

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, finishing fifth overall, and the 1927 Coppa Florio, finishing 12th overall and third in class.

Racing record

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

References

External links

Robert Bloch
at ''racingsportscars.com''. 1888 births 1984 deaths French racing drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans winning drivers Racing drivers from Paris {{France-autoracing-bio-stub