Pierre Meyrat
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| Born | October 6, 1916 |
| Died | November 13, 1969 (aged 53) |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Racing driver |
Pierre Meyrat (6 October 1916 – 13 November 1969) was a French racing driver. He competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans 6 times in which he got 2 podiums and 1 class win. He further also participated in 11 non-championship Formula One Grand Prix and in other sport car races.
24 Hours of Le Mans
Meyrat drove his first ever Le Mans race in 1949 with a Delahaye 135CS. His team mate for this race was French driver Robert Brunet. They ended up in 5th place overall but they won in their class (S5.0). For 1950 was his teammate Guy Mairesse and he now also drove an Talbot-Lago T26. They finished the race in 2nd place. Next year (1951) Guy and Pierre stayed teammate's. And again the duo would come home 2nd. In 1952 they believed it could be there year but their oil pump failed in the 13the hour. For 1954 he joint the team of Louis Rosier. His teammate would be the son of Louis, Jean-Louis Rosier. But sadly they retired. And also his last try in 1956 he would end up retiring.
Formula One
Meyrat also competed in 11 non-championships Grands Prix with Delahaye and Talbot-Lago. With Delahaye his biggest success would come at the 1948 Comminges Grand Prix where he finished 5th. However, with Talbot-Lago he would do even better finishing on the podium at the 1949 Salon Grand Prix.
Results
24 Hours of Le Mans
| Year | Class | Team | Teammate | Car | Class Pos. | Pos. | Laps |
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| 1949 | S5.0 | Private | FRA Robert Brunet | Delahaye 135CS | 1 | 5 | 210 |
| 1950 | S5.0 | Private | FRA Guy Mairesse | Talbot-Lago T26 | 2 | 2 | 255 |
| 1951 | S5.0 | Private | FRA Guy Mairesse | Talbot-Lago T26 | 2 | 2 | 258 |
| 1952 | S5.0 | Private | FRA Guy Mairesse | Talbot-Lago T26 | Ret | Ret | ? |
| 1954 | S5.0 | FRA Ecurie Rosier | FRA Jean-Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago T26 | Ret | Ret | 62 |
| 1956 | S2.0 | Private | FRA Fernand Tavano | Ferrari 500 TR | Ret | Ret | 61 |
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Non-Championship Formula One Grand Prix
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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| 1947 | SFACS Ecurie France | Delahaye 135S | NIM
12 |
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| Private | ALS
8 |
COM
15 |
FRA
8 |
SAL
9 | |||
| 1948 | Private | Delahaye 135S | PAR
10 |
COM
5 |
ALB
8 |
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| 1949 | Ecurie Letitia | Talbot-Lago T26 SS | FRO
4 |
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| Talbot-Lago T26C | SAL
3 |
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| 1951 | Private | Talbot-Lago T26C | ALB
Ret |
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References
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