René Le Bègue
Race car driver, Deceased Person
1914 – 1946
Who was René Le Bègue?
René Le Bègue was a Parisian-born French race car driver in Rally and Grand Prix motor racing. In his first year of top level racing, his best showing came at the 1936 Spa 24 Hours endurance race when he drove a Delahaye to a 2nd place finish. In 1937 he and his co-pilot Julio Quinlin won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Delahaye. That year Le Bègue also won the Coupe de Vitesse at the Autodrome de Montlhéry driving a Talbot-Lago T150 and had several top-three finishes. He then teamed up with André Morel to claim victory in the 1938 12 hours of Paris endurance race for sports cars. In 1939 he finished 3rd in the French Grand Prix behind the dominant Auto Union Silver Arrows then went on to win the Grand Prix du Comminges. The following year, Le Bègue traveled to the United States to compete in the 1940 Indianapolis 500. Driving a Maserati for the American/French owner Lucy O'Reilly Schell, he started in the last row in 31st position but drove to a 10th place finish.
René Le Bègue continued racing until the German occupation of France during World War II when he joined the Free French Forces.
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- Born
- Jan 15, 1914
- Also known as
- Rene Le Begue
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Lived in
- Paris
- Died
- Feb 24, 1946
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on July 23, 2013
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