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| Henri Pescarolo, Inaltera-DFV, Le Mans Classic 2016 |
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Rondeau, Le Mans, France. Jean Rondeau was a racing driver and constructor who eventually won the Le Mans 24 hours in a car he constructed, the first to do this. His first Le Mans car was this one sponsored by the French wallpaper manufacturer, Inaltera. It was powered by the Cosworth DFV 3 litre engine that had powered the winner in the 1975 24 hour race. Running in the GTP class and starting 12th on the grid, it finished eighth and won its class driven by Jean-Pierre Beltoise and Henri Pescarolo. The other Inaltera was third in class and 21st overall. The car pictured, chassis 001, also entered the Daytona 24 hours in 1977, qualified third but did not finish. The cars was a fully enclosed mid-engined sports car designed specifically for the Le Mans 24 hours and thus had aerodynamics that made it very quick on the Mulsanne straight. In 1977 the team returned to Le Mans and again won the GTP class and finished fourth overall driven by Jean Rondeau himself and Jean Ragnotti. After 1977, Inaltera withdrew their support following changes in their management, but Rondeau continued to enter Le Mans but under his own name. The Inaltera team was managed by famous racing driver Vic Elford.
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