Marcel Mignot

Summary

Marcel Mignot (born 11 June 1944) is a French former racing driver.[1][2] Mignot along with Hervé Poulain and Manfred Winkelhock drove a BMW M1 Group 4 racing version that was painted by pop artist Andy Warhol for the 1979 24 Hours of Le Mans.[3] They completed came in 6th overall and 2nd in their class.[3]

Photograph of the racing car driving on the tracks with spectators in the background
Marcel Mignot and Hervé Poulain also drove the BMW 320i Group 5, painted by Roy Lichtenstein, in the 1977 24 Hours of Le Mans and placed 9th

References edit

  1. ^ "Profile". driverdb.com. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Profile". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  3. ^ a b Taylor, James (2001). Original BMW M-Series. MBI Publishing Company LLC. pp. 28–29. ISBN 978-0-7603-0898-1.

External links edit

  • Marcel Mignot driver statistics at Racing-Reference