Philippe Gurdjian (18 January 1945 – 30 August 2014)[1] was a French race driver and motorsport promoter.[2] He won the GT class at the 1977 24 Hours of Le Mans in a Porsche 934, co-driven by Bob Wollek and Jean-Pierre Wielemans.[3]

As a motorsport promoter he organised the French and Spanish Grands Prix. He was also involved in establishing the Malaysian and Abu Dhabi races.[4]

He was a recipient of the French Order of Merit (OM) in 2006.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Obituary". sportauto.fr. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Profile". driverdb.com. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Le Mans 24 Hours". Racing Sportscars. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Philippe Gurdjian, 1945 - 2014". The Official F1 Website. Retrieved 2020-11-30.


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