- Gérard de Courcelles
Le Mans drivers
Name = Gérard de Courcelles
Nationality = flagicon|France French
Years = 24hLM|1923-24hLM|1926
Team(s) =Lorraine-Dietrich
Best Finish = 1st (24hLM|1925)
Class Wins = 2 (24hLM|1923, 24hLM|1925)Gérard de Courcelles was a French racing driver who won the
24 Hours of Le Mans for the FrenchLorraine-Dietrich automobile company, along with teammateAndré Rossignol . Previously, De Courcelles had drivencyclecar s in Grands Prix, but was eventually hired by Lorraine-Dietrich to enter the inaugural 24 Hours. The two drivers ran together for the next two editions of the endurance event until they succeeded in 24hLM|1925. The following year the two drove separate cars, with De Courcelles assigned to Marcel Mongin. Rossignol however, and new teammate Robert Bloch, went on to win the event once again, with De Courcelles and Mongin in second.De Courcelles died on
July 3 ,1927 due to an accident during a Grand Prix event in France.
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