About Louis Rigolly
Lived 1876 – 1958 (aged 81). Louis Rigolly was a French racing automobile driver.
Louis Rigolly (1876–1958), a Frenchman, was the first man to drive a car at over .
He set a record of on a beach at Ostend in Belgium on 21 July 1904, driving a 13.5 litre Gobron-Brillié racing car. He covered a 1 kilometre course in 21.6 seconds, beating Belgian Pierre de Caters mark of , set the previous May over the same 1 kilometre course in Ostend. The record stood for just three months. Rigolly also participated in early Grand Prix motor racing, winning the Light car class of the inaugural Circuit des Ardennes in 1902, driving a Gobron-Brillié.
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Who was Louis Rigolly?
French racing driver (1876-1958)
When was Louis Rigolly born?
Louis Rigolly was born on 29 February 1876 in Chamesson.
When did Louis Rigolly die?
Louis Rigolly died on 7 January 1958 in Saint-Valery-en-Caux.
What was Louis Rigolly's occupation?
Louis Rigolly was a racing automobile driver.
What nationality was Louis Rigolly?
Louis Rigolly was French.
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