Eugène Martin

(Redirected from Eugene Martin)

Eugène Martin (March 24, 1915 in Suresnes – October 12, 2006 in Aytre) was a racing driver from France. He participated in two Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on May 13, 1950. He scored no championship points.

Eugène Martin
Born(1915-03-24)24 March 1915
Died12 October 2006(2006-10-12) (aged 91)
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityFrance French
Active years1950
TeamsTalbot-Lago
Entries2
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1950 British Grand Prix
Last entry1950 Swiss Grand Prix

Martin is better known for his participation in several of the prewar grands prix. He won the first Grand Prix Aix les Bains Circuit du Lac in 1949 with a Jicey-BMW[1] developed by Jean Caillas.[2]

In the 1950s he embarked on a brief career as an auto-maker, working at the Paris-based garage he owned with his father to produce the Martin-Spéciale. The car was exhibited at the 1952 Paris Motor Show but never progressed to series production.

He was one of the last surviving drivers from that era until his death at a hospital near his home in La Rochelle in 2006.[3]

Complete Formula One World Championship results

edit

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 WDC Points
1950 Automobiles
Talbot-Darracq
Talbot-Lago T26C-DA Talbot
Straight-6
GBR
Ret
MON 500 SUI
Ret
BEL FRA ITA NC 0

References

edit
  1. ^ Article about Jicey the French race car designer (fr)
  2. ^ "The Jicey of Jean Caillas has been found !" (PDF). jicey.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2006. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  3. ^ "[F1] Deces d'Eugene Martin". Archived from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2017 – via Google Groups.
edit