Jean Trévoux

Jean Trévoux
Trévoux in 1939
BornJean Claudius Marie Trévoux
(1905-02-27)27 February 1905
Le Petit-Quevilly,
Seine-Inférieure, France
Died29 October 1981(1981-10-29) (aged 76)
Mexico City, Mexico
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years1932–1935, 1937–1939, 1949
Teamsprivateer, Écurie Eudel,
Ecurie Francia, Gordini
Best finish7th (1935)
Class wins0

Jean Claudius Marie Trévoux (February 27, 1905 – October 29, 1981) was a French racing driver,[1] and winner of four editions of the Monte Carlo Rally.

Biography

Born in Le Petit-Quevilly, Trévoux began his racing career in early 1932 driving a Bugatti and winning the Criterium Paris to Nice race. He also drove a Bentley Blower at the Le Mans 24 Hours that year but crashed out on the first lap.

In 1934 Trévoux took the first of his four wins at Monte-Carlo, as co-driver to Louis Gas. In 1939 he took a joint win with Joseph Paul. After racing returned following World War II, he claimed two other wins, driving a Hotchkiss and Delahaye 175 respectively.

Trévoux competed in the Rallye du Maroc in 1935 and 1937, and the Criterium International de Tourisme Paris-Nice in 1934. In 1941, he attempted to qualify for the Indianapolis 500.[2]

Trévoux later settled in Mexico during the late 1940s, marrying a Mexican woman and opening a restaurant in Mexico City called Restaurant Bar La Cucaracha.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b Brown, Allen. "Jean Trevoux". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Jean Trévoux". www.champcarstats.com. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Jean Trevoux". Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2017.