- André Boillot
André Boillot (
August 8 ,1891 -June 5 ,1932 ) was a Frenchauto racing driver. Born inValentigney ,Doubs , he was the younger brother of race car driver,Georges Boillot . Following in his brother's footsteps, André Boillot began racing cars at a young age. However,World War I not only disrupted his career but claimed the life of his brother in 1916.After the war, André Boillot returned to racing as part of the
Peugeot factory team and drove their EXS model to victory in the 1919Targa Florio . French drivers had been a major force since the inception of theIndianapolis 500 in theUnited States and he was part of a large post-war contingent of entrants from France. Boillot competed at theIndianapolis Motor Speedway in the 1919 "500" and was in the thick of things when he crashed with only five laps remaining. He returned to race in the event in 1920 and 1921 but both times went out early with mechanical problems. In Europe, he won the 1922 and 1925 editions of theCoppa Florio and in 1926 he and co-pilotLouis Rigal won theSpa 24 Hours inBelgium .André Boillot was driving a Peugeot 201 when he crashed during practice for the 1932 Ars
hillclimbing race atLa Châtre . He died in hospital a few days later from his injuries.Indy 500 results
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