Louis Claude Rosier was a racing driver from France.
23 Facts About Louis Rosier
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Louis Rosier participated in 38 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 13 May 1950.
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Louis Rosier achieved 2 podiums, and scored a total of 18 championship points.
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Louis Rosier won the Dutch Grand Prix twice in consecutive years between 1950 and 1951, the Circuit d'Albi, Grand-Prix de l'Albigeois and the 24 Hours of Le Mans with his son Jean-Louis Rosier.
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In 2016, in an academic paper that reported a mathematical modeling study that assessed the relative influence of driver and machine, Rosier was ranked the 19th best Formula One driver of all time.
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Louis Rosier finished 4th at Silverstone in a Talbot, in October 1948.
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Louis Rosier drove a 4.5-liter, unsupercharged Talbot-Lago to 3rd place at the 1949 British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
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Louis Rosier was a lap behind the winner with a speed of 76.21 miles per hour.
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Louis Rosier won an International Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps in June 1949.
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Louis Rosier piloted a Talbot in the 500-kilometre, 32-lap event, achieving a time of 3 hours, 15 minutes, and 17 seconds.
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Louis Rosier assumed the lead after 23 laps, coming across the finish line ahead of Luigi Villoresi.
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Louis Rosier won the 1950 24 Hours of Le Mans in a blue Talbot.
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Louis Rosier teamed up with his son Jean-Louis Rosier who only drove two laps during the race, which means Louis won the race practically by himself.
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Louis Rosier finished one lap ahead of Pierre Meyrat who drove a car of the same marque.
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Louis Rosier captured the Grand Prix d'Albi in Albi, France in May 1953.
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Louis Rosier drove a Ferrari, covering the 18 laps of the finals, 160 kilometres, in 56:36:8.
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Louis Rosier placed second in a Ferrari at a Grand Prix in Aix-Les-Bains, in July 1953.
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Louis Rosier finished 5th at the 1956 German Grand Prix behind the wheel of a Maserati.
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Louis Rosier was the owner and manager of a racing team, the "Ecurie Rosier".
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Louis Rosier was one of the key sponsors of the Charade race track.
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In 1951, Louis Rosier designed a prototype based on the 4CV Renault.
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On 7 October 1956 Louis Rosier was competing in the Coupe du Salon sports car race at Montlhery in a Ferrari 750 Monza.
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Three weeks later, on 29 October 1956, Louis Rosier succumbed to the injuries received in the crash.