Jean-Louis Marnat

Jean-Louis Marnat (born August 7, 1935, death July 15, 1985) was a French rally and race driver.

Driver career

He started his career in 6 hours of Saint-Cloud, near Paris, and wins the Tourism category with a Renault Dauphine Gordini in 1959.

For a couple of years he used to drive a Mini Cooper S in national rallies[1].

In 1964, 1966 and 1968, he participated to 24 Hours of Le Mans with a Triumph Spitfire, a Mini Marcos[2] and an Alpine A210[3].He got the 15th place in 1966[4]

He drives also in Tour de France, 1000 km of Paris and 1000 km of Monza races, on Linas-Montlhéry, Magny-Cours, Nogaro, Reims and Zolder circuits.

Biography

After graduating from French engineer school (Ecole technique de constructions aéronautiques et de construction automobile, ESTACA today[5]), he had opened shops for additional equipments for Minis.

He died on July 1985, in a road accident in the French department of Yonne where he came from.

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References
  1. "Jean-Louis Marnat Stats". WRC results (in French)..
  2. Billy Dulle. "Le Mans Mini Marcos 1966""..
  3. "Palmarès d'un pilote. Marnat Jean-Louis". Les 24 heures du Mans (in French)..
  4. Alain Jourdainne. "Le Mans Mini Marcos 1966". Endurance photos (in French). Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-12-01..
  5. ESTACA. Jean-Louis Marnat met in this school two guys fond of car races, Jean-Pierre Beltoise future Formula One driver and Luc Melua future motorist.
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