Philippe Bianchi and Franck Lagorce: "Making sure we don't forget Jules, his values ​​and the great guy he was"

Driven by the memory of Jules, Philippe Bianchi and Franck Lagorce have put their complementarity and their friendship at the service of a pharaonic project, which they carry out with rigor, love and emotion.

Published 17/09/2025 à 07:00

Cyprien Juilhard

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Philippe Bianchi and Franck Lagorce: "Making sure we don't forget Jules, his values ​​and the great guy he was"

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Philippe, how did the idea of ​​organizing a race come about? karting Did you get 42 hours?

Philippe Bianchi: In 2002, I was managing the Brignoles karting track (Yes. Editor's note). Like many other leisure karting circuits, we organized events: 12 hours, 24 hours, 6 hours, 2 hours... But I felt there was room to do something different, a little more original. In my family of drivers, my uncle participated in marathons. In the 60s, these were incredible events: London–Sydney, Liège–Sofia–Liège... We called it the

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