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Ragnotti at the
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Personal information | |
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Nationality |
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Born | Pernes-les-Fontaines | 29 August 1945
World Rally Championship record | |
Active years | 1973 – 1987, 1990 – 1995 |
Co-driver |
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Teams | Renault |
Rallies | 41 |
Championships | 0 |
Rally wins | 3 |
Podiums | 9 |
Stage wins | 90 |
Total points | 190 |
First rally | 1973 Monte Carlo Rally |
First win | 1981 Monte Carlo Rally |
Last win | 1985 Tour de Corse |
Last rally | 1995 Tour de Corse |
Jean "Jeannot" Ragnotti (born 29 August 1945 in Pernes-les-Fontaines, Vaucluse), is a French former rally driver for Renault in the World Rally Championship.
Ranking among his achievements are his conquering of the Monte Carlo Rally in 1981, [1] what was the first turbo victory in the history of the WRC, alongside compatriot Jean-Marc Andrié [2] [3] against the might of the ultimate four-wheel-drive upstart, the Audi Quattro. In the following season, he took his Renault 5 Turbo to victory at the Tour de Corse. Jean Marc Andrie later committed suicide in 1999. [2] [3] [4] The Maxi version of the same Renault 5 was to reign again on the asphalt stages of European rallying, when in 1985, Ragnotti claimed the Tour de Corse again with Group B rallying at its zenith; a win that came on debut of Renault 5 Maxi Turbo. His co-driver by that time was Pierre Thimonier (whose son Gilles would also be a co-driver for Jean Ragnotti). [5] Pierre Thimonier died of cancer in 2008. [6] [7] The 1985 Rothmans Tour de Corse would also prove to be a tragic affair after the fatal crash of Attilio Bettega on SS4 (Zerubia) of the event.
In the 1990s, Ragnotti continued to drive for Renault, this time in their front-wheel drive Clio Maxi.
Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
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1975 |
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Tecma 755- Ford-Hart | S 2.0 | 11 | DNF | DNF |
1977 |
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Inaltéra LM77- Cosworth | GTP | 315 | 4th | 1st |
1978 |
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Renault Alpine A442A | Gr. 6 S 3.0 |
358 | 4th | 4th |
1979 |
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Rondeau M379- Cosworth | Gr. 6 S 3.0 |
292 | 5th | 1st |
1980 |
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Rondeau M379B- Cosworth | Gr. 6 S 3.0 |
124 | DNF | DNF |
1981 |
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Rondeau M379C- Cosworth | Gr. 6 S +2.0 |
28 | DNF | DNF |
1982 |
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Rondeau M382- Cosworth | Gr. C | 146 | DNF | DNF |
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Ragnotti at the
2011 Monte Carlo Rally | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality |
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Born | Pernes-les-Fontaines | 29 August 1945
World Rally Championship record | |
Active years | 1973 – 1987, 1990 – 1995 |
Co-driver |
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Teams | Renault |
Rallies | 41 |
Championships | 0 |
Rally wins | 3 |
Podiums | 9 |
Stage wins | 90 |
Total points | 190 |
First rally | 1973 Monte Carlo Rally |
First win | 1981 Monte Carlo Rally |
Last win | 1985 Tour de Corse |
Last rally | 1995 Tour de Corse |
Jean "Jeannot" Ragnotti (born 29 August 1945 in Pernes-les-Fontaines, Vaucluse), is a French former rally driver for Renault in the World Rally Championship.
Ranking among his achievements are his conquering of the Monte Carlo Rally in 1981, [1] what was the first turbo victory in the history of the WRC, alongside compatriot Jean-Marc Andrié [2] [3] against the might of the ultimate four-wheel-drive upstart, the Audi Quattro. In the following season, he took his Renault 5 Turbo to victory at the Tour de Corse. Jean Marc Andrie later committed suicide in 1999. [2] [3] [4] The Maxi version of the same Renault 5 was to reign again on the asphalt stages of European rallying, when in 1985, Ragnotti claimed the Tour de Corse again with Group B rallying at its zenith; a win that came on debut of Renault 5 Maxi Turbo. His co-driver by that time was Pierre Thimonier (whose son Gilles would also be a co-driver for Jean Ragnotti). [5] Pierre Thimonier died of cancer in 2008. [6] [7] The 1985 Rothmans Tour de Corse would also prove to be a tragic affair after the fatal crash of Attilio Bettega on SS4 (Zerubia) of the event.
In the 1990s, Ragnotti continued to drive for Renault, this time in their front-wheel drive Clio Maxi.
Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
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1975 |
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Tecma 755- Ford-Hart | S 2.0 | 11 | DNF | DNF |
1977 |
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Inaltéra LM77- Cosworth | GTP | 315 | 4th | 1st |
1978 |
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Renault Alpine A442A | Gr. 6 S 3.0 |
358 | 4th | 4th |
1979 |
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Rondeau M379- Cosworth | Gr. 6 S 3.0 |
292 | 5th | 1st |
1980 |
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Rondeau M379B- Cosworth | Gr. 6 S 3.0 |
124 | DNF | DNF |
1981 |
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Rondeau M379C- Cosworth | Gr. 6 S +2.0 |
28 | DNF | DNF |
1982 |
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Rondeau M382- Cosworth | Gr. C | 146 | DNF | DNF |