French drivers in F1 – Eugène Chaboud

Born April 12, 1907 in Lyon (Rhône)

Died on December 28, 1983 in Montfermeil (Seine-Saint-Denis)

The Lyonnais is one of those good independent pilots whose career was cut in two by the Second World War. After touring Montlhéry at the wheel of a Bugatti 40, he competed in his first important races in 1936 in a Delahaye 135 Sport. Two years later, he won the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Jean Trémoulet, still on Delahaye. The same year, he piloted the SEFAC at the ACF Grand Prix, c