Lucien Bianchi

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Template:Short description Template:Sources needed Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Luciano "Lucien" Bianchi (Script error: No such module "IPA"., Script error: No such module "IPA".; 10 November 1934 – 30 March 1969) was an Italian-born Belgian racing driver who raced for the Cooper, ENB, UDT Laystall and Scuderia Centro Sud teams in Formula One. He entered a total of 19 Formula One World Championship races, scoring six points and had a best finish of third at the 1968 Monaco Grand Prix.

Bianchi also drove in 13 consecutive 24 Hours of Le Mans (1956–1968), finishing 1st in Class three times, including the 1st overall win at the 1968 24 Hours of Le Mans, with co-driver Pedro Rodríguez. Bianchi died in a crash while testing for the 1969 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Personal life

Bianchi was born in Milan, Italy, but moved to Belgium in 1946 with his father, who, before the Second World War, was a race mechanic working in the Alfa Romeo competition department.[1] His brother, Mauro Bianchi, also became a racing driver. They drove to victory together in the 1965 Nürburgring 500 km. Mauro later won the P1.6 class at the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans. His grandnephew, Jules Bianchi, who made his Formula One debut with the Marussia team for the 2013 season competing under the French flag, died in 2015, having never regained consciousness after a crash during the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix.[2]

Racing career

Bianchi's first race event was at the Alpine Rally in 1951. He won the 1957, 1958 and 1959 Tour de France as well as the Paris 1000 sports car race in the latter two years.

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Bianchi driving for Cooper at the 1968 Dutch Grand Prix.

He entered Formula One in 1959, although only with sporadic appearances at first. He drove various cars under the banner of the ENB team, including a Cooper T51, a Lotus 18 and an Emeryson. After a couple of races for the UDT Laystall team in 1961, driving another Lotus, he returned to ENB for whom he drove their ENB-Maserati. He finally secured a more regular drive in Formula One in 1968, with the Cooper-BRM team, although success was elusive despite a bright start. Bianchi managed his best Formula One performance, finishing third at the 1968 Monaco Grand Prix, in his first race for Cooper.[3]

Bianchi also raced touring cars, sports cars and rally cars, being successful in all disciplines, his biggest victories coming in the 1968 24 Hours of Le Mans, behind the wheel of a Ford GT40 with Pedro Rodríguez and at Sebring in 1962 with Jo Bonnier. He was also leading the 1968 London–Sydney Marathon when his Citroën DS collided with a non-competing car on the closed course near Nowra, 100 km south of Sydney.

Bianchi was killed when his Alfa Romeo T33 spun into a telegraph pole during Le Mans testing in 1969.

At Circuit Zolder, the fourth turn of the circuit, entering the back stretch, is named Lucien Bianchibocht in his memory.

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Replica of a Ford GT40 with the # 9 of Rodríguez and Bianchi winners of the 1968 24 Hours of Le Mans

Racing record

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

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1956 Template:Flagicon Equipe Nationale Belge Template:Flagicon Alain de Changy Ferrari 500 TR S 2.0 76 DNF DNF
1957 Template:Flagicon Equipe Nationale Belge Template:Flagicon Georges Harris Ferrari 500 TRC S 2.0 288 7th 1st
1958 Template:Flagicon Ecurie Francorchamps Template:Flagicon Willy Mairesse Ferrari 250 TR S 3.0 33 DNF DNF
1959 Template:Flagicon Equipe Nationale Belge Template:Flagicon Alain de Changy Ferrari 250 TR S 3.0 47 DNF DNF
1960 Template:Flagicon Equipe Nationale Belge Template:Flagicon Jean Blaton Ferrari 250 GT GT 3.0 29 DNF DNF
1961 Template:Flagicon Ecurie Francorchamps Template:Flagicon Georges Berger Ferrari 250 GT GT 3.0 60 DNF DNF
1962 Template:Flagicon Maserati France Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant Maserati Tipo 151 E +3.0 152 DNF DNF
1963 Template:Flagicon David Brown Template:Flagicon Phil Hill Aston Martin DP215 P+3.0 29 DNF DNF
1964 Template:Flagicon Equipe Nationale Belge Template:Flagicon Jean Blaton Ferrari 250 GTO GT 3.0 333 5th 1st
1965 Template:Flagicon Maranello Concessionaires Ltd. Template:Flagicon Michael Salmon Ferrari 250LM P 5.0 99 DNF DNF
1966 Template:Flagicon Holman & Moody Template:Flagicon Mario Andretti Ford GT40 Mk.II P +5.0 97 DNF DNF
1967 Template:Flagicon Holman & Moody Template:Flagicon Mario Andretti Ford GT40 Mk.IV P +5.0 188 DNF DNF
1968 Template:Flagicon J.W. Automotive Engineering Ltd. Template:Flagicon Pedro Rodriguez Ford GT40 S 5.0 331 1st 1st
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Formula One World Championship results

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1959 Equipe National Belge Cooper T51 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 MON
DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		500 NED FRA GBR GER POR ITA USA NC 0
1960 Equipe National Belge Cooper T51 Climax FPF 2.5 L4 ARG MON 500 NED BEL
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		24th 1
Fred Tuck Cars FRA
RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		GBR
RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		POR ITA USA
1961 Equipe National Belge Emeryson 61 Maserati Tipo 6 1.5 L4 MON
DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		NED NC 0
Lotus 18 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 BEL
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UDT Laystall Racing Team Lotus 18/21 FRA
RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		GBR
RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		GER ITA USA
1962 Equipe National Belge Lotus 18/21 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 NED MON BEL
9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		FRA GBR NC 0
ENB F1 Maserati Tipo 6 1.5 L4 GER
16Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		ITA USA RSA
1963 Reg Parnell Racing Lola Mk4 Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 MON BEL
RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		NED FRA GBR GER ITA USA MEX RSA NC 0
1965 Scuderia Centro Sud BRM P57 BRM P56 1.5 V8 RSA MON BEL
12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		FRA GBR NED GER ITA USA MEX NC 0
1968 Cooper Car Company Cooper T86B BRM P101 3.0 V12 RSA ESP MON
3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		BEL
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		NED
RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		FRA GBR GER
RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		ITA CAN
NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		USA
NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MEX
RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		17th 5
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Complete 24 Hours of Spa results

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1964 Template:Flagicon Alfa Romeo Automobiles S.p.A Template:Flagicon Fernando Masoero Alfa Romeo Giulia TI Super C5 265 4th 1st
1966 Template:Flagicon Autodelta S.p.A. Template:Flagicon Giancarlo Baghetti Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA T 1.6 DNF DNF
1968 Template:Flagicon Alfa Romeo Benelux Template:Flagicon Jean-Marie Lagae Alfa Romeo 1750 Berlina Gr. 1 2.5 250 17th 13th

Complete USAC Championship Car results

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Pos Points
1967 Jim Robbins PHX
DNQ 		TRE
17 		INDY
DNQ 		MIL LAN PIP MOS MOS IRP LAN MTR MTR SPR MIL DUQ ISF TRE SAC HAN PHX RIV - 0

Complete British Saloon Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DC Pts Class
1967 Team Lotus Ford Cortina Lotus <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />CScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". BRH SNE SIL SIL MAL SIL SIL
Ret 		BRH OUL BRH NC 0 NC
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Other race results

References

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External links

Sporting positions
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
1968
With: Pedro Rodríguez Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by

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