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Louis Alexandre Chiron (French pronunciation: [lwi ʃi.ʁɔ̃]; 3 August 1899 – 22 June 1979) was a Monégasque racing driver who competed in rallies, sports car races, and Grands Prix. Among the greatest drivers between the two World Wars, his career embraced over thirty years, starting in 1923, [1] and ending at the end of the 1950s.
Louis Chiron was Monaco’s first F1 driver and is best known for his pre-war racing, winning 21 Grands Prix before the World Championship began in 1950.
Alexandre Louis Chiron (born 3 August 1899, died 22 June 1979 in Monte Carlo, Monaco) was a Monegasque racing driver who competed in numerous Grand Prix from 1926 until 1938, before entering the Formula One World Championship in 1950.
Apr 15, 2021 · Louis Chiron ranks among Bugatti’s best-known racing drivers – and was the first Monégasque to win a Grand Prix in his home city of Monaco.
At two o’clock Louis Chiron made probably one of his most famous jumpstarts at this 1934 French Grand Prix from the third row. He blatantly passed Caracciola, Momberger, Varzi and Stuck ahead of him and exactly at the fall of the flag he had snatched the lead.
Louis Alexandre Chiron (3 August 1899 – 22 June 1979) was a Monégasque racing driver who competed in rallies, sports car races, and Grands Prix. Among the greatest drivers between the two World Wars, his career embraced over thirty years, starting in 1927, and ending at the end of the 1950s.
Apr 19, 2021 · Louis Chiron is remembered as one of the best drivers of his era and among the most influential in the early history of Bugatti.
May 16, 2022 · Chiron won the third Monaco Grand Prix in a Bugatti Type 51 to become the first and currently only Monégasque by birth to score a home victory. Louis Chiron competed in his final Grand Prix in 1955 at the age of almost 56, finishing in sixth place in a Lancia D50 at none other than the Circuit de Monaco.
Louis Alexandre Chiron was a Monégasque racing driver who competed in rallies, sports car races, and Grands Prix.
Louis never lost his enormous enthusiasm and sense of humour. His idea of a retirement was to become Race director for the Monaco Grand Prix and to found the select Club International des Anciens Pilotes de Grands Prix F1, an event duly celebrated in Villars.
