Louis Chiron
Monégasque racing driver (1899–1979)
Biography
Louis Alexandre Chiron (French pronunciation: [lwi ʃi.ʁɔ̃]; 3 August 1899 – 22 June 1979) was a Monégasque racing driver who competed in rallies, sports car races, and Grands Prix.
Among the greatest drivers between the two World Wars, his career embraced over thirty years, starting in 1923, and ending at the end of the 1950s. He is still the oldest driver ever to have started a race in the Formula One World Championship, having taken 6th place in the 1955 Monaco Grand Prix when he was 55. Three years later he became the oldest driver to enter a Formula One race, at 58. The Bugatti Chiron takes its name from him. Until 2024, when Charles Leclerc matched his achievement, he was the only Monegasque driver to have won the Monaco Grand Prix.
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Awards & honours (1)
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
Quick answers about Louis Chiron
- How old was Louis Chiron?
- Louis Chiron died on June 22, 1979 at the age of 79.
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- Louis Chiron was born on August 3, 1899.
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- Louis Chiron was born in Monaco.
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- Louis Chiron's zodiac sign is Leo.
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- Louis Chiron is a citizen of Monaco, France.
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- Louis Chiron is known as racing automobile driver, Formula One driver.
