- Jean Ragnotti
WRC driver
Name = Jean Ragnotti
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Nationality = flagicon|France French
Years = 1973 – 1987, 1990 – 1995
Teams =Renault
Races = 41
Championships = 0
Wins = 3
Podiums = 9
Stagewins = 90
Points = 190
First race = 1973Monte Carlo Rally
First win = 1981Monte Carlo Rally
Last win = 1985Tour de Corse
Last race = 1995Tour de Corse Jean "Jeannot" Ragnotti (born
29 August ,1945 inCarpentras ), is a French former rally driver forRenault in theWorld Rally Championship .Ranking among his achievements are his conquering of the
Monte Carlo Rally in 1981, alongside compatriotJean-Marc Andrié against the might of the ultimate four-wheel-drive upstart, theAudi Quattro . In the following season, he took hisRenault 5 Turbo to victory at theTour de Corse . The Maxi version of the same Renault 5 was to reign again on the asphalt stages of European rallying, when in 1985, Ragnotti claimed the Tour de Corse again with Group B rallying at its zenith.In the 1990s, Ragnotti continued to drive for Renault this time in their front-wheel drive Clio Maxi.
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