Robert Buchet

Robert Buchet (known as Bubu; 18 May 1922 – 7 December 1974) was a French racing driver.

Biography Robert Buchet was born 18 May 1922 in La Trimouille, France.

Buchet achieved his first victories in 1956, winning successively the Rallye des Routes du Nord, the Coupe des Alpes (tied), and the Armagnac Rally, with as co-driver, driving a Porsche 356. He repeated his success in that event in 1959, this time with Paul Ernst Strähle, driving a Porsche 356B Abarth GTL (with Jacques Féret being the other category winner). His racing record also includes victories in the Bordeaux Rally, the Limousin Rally (1959 and 1961, both in Porsches), the Rallye de l'Ouest, the Cognac Rally, and the La Baule Rally.

From 1961 to 1968, Buchet participated six times in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In 1964, driving a Porsche 904 with Guy Ligier, he won the GT class under 2 litres at Le Mans. That same year, he finished third in the Tour de France Automobile (GT class) with German driver Herbert Linge. He won the Rallye d'Automne twice in a row, in 1965 and 1966, driving first a Porsche 904 GTS and then a Porsche 911, and also won the Rallye de l'A.C.O. (also known as the Rallye de l'Ouest) in the Grand Touring category in 1965.

In 1967, he became French Circuit Racing Champion, again with Porsche. Other drivers who raced for Écurie Robert Buchet include Jacques Bienvenue, Vic Elford, Cyril Grandet, and Jacques Hoden.

Robert Buchet died in 1974 at the age of 52, in a road accident that occurred near Poitiers.