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Jean Pierre Wimille

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Jean Pierre Wimille

Birth
Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France
Death
28 Jan 1949 (aged 40)
Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Capital Federal, Argentina
Burial
Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France Add to Map
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Auto Race Car Driver. Grand Prix motor racing driver and also a member of the French Resistance during World War II. He showed his inmense talent mainly at the wheel of Bugattis and Alfa Romeos. He lost his life while testing a Gordini during practices before the 1949 Buenos Aires Grand Prix.
Auto Race Car Driver. Grand Prix motor racing driver and also a member of the French Resistance during World War II. He showed his inmense talent mainly at the wheel of Bugattis and Alfa Romeos. He lost his life while testing a Gordini during practices before the 1949 Buenos Aires Grand Prix.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: 380W
  • Added: Jan 6, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12907570/jean_pierre-wimille: accessed ), memorial page for Jean Pierre Wimille (26 Feb 1908–28 Jan 1949), Find a Grave Memorial ID 12907570, citing Passy Cemetery, Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France; Maintained by Find a Grave.