Biography

Maurice Trintignant was born on October 30, 1917 in Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes, Vaucluse, France. He died on February 13, 2005 in Nîmes, Gard, France.

Ex-Formula One racing driver, who raced for: Gordini (1950 (2 GPs)-1951 (3 GPs)-1952 (5 GPs)-1953 (8 GPs)), Ecurie Rosier (1954 (1 GP)), Ferrari (1954 (7 GPs)-1955 (6 GPs), 1957 (3 GPs)), Vanwall (1956 (4 GPs)), Bugatti (1956 (1 GP)), Rob Walker (1958 (7 GPs)-1959 (8 GPs)-1960 (1 GP), 1962 (6 GPs)), Scuderia Centro Sud (1958 (1 GP), 1960 (4 GPs), 1963 (1 GP)), David Brown (1960 (1 GP)), Escuderia Serenissima (1961 (5 GPs)), Reg Parnell (1963 (2 GPs)), Maurice Trintignant (privé) (1964 (4 GPs)). He started 81 Grands Prix, 2 Wins, 1 Fastest Lap, 10 Podiums and 72.33 Points. Best ranked in the World Championship: 4th in 1954 and 1955.

He won the 1954 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Teammates in Formula One were: Robert Manzon, André Simon, Aldo Gordini, Louis Rosier, Jean Behra, Birabongse Bhanudej, Harry Schell, Carlos Menditeguy, Pablo Birger, Roberto Mieres, Fred Wacker, Giuseppe Farina, José Froilán González, Mike Hawthorn, Piero Taruffi, Umberto Maglioli, Alberto Ascari, Paul Frère, Eugenio Castellotti, Luigi Villoresi, Wolfgang von Trips, Peter Collins, Luigi Musso, Ron Flockhart, Masten Gregory, Wolfgang Seidel, François Picard, Stirling Moss, Ian Burgess, Roy Salvadori, Giorgio Scarlatti, Nino Vaccarella, Chris Amon, Ernesto Brambilla and Mário de Araújo Cabral.