His early forays into motorsport in the 1970s began with Formula Renault Europe, up against the cream of the French crop: Rene Arnoux, Patrick Tambay and Didier Pironi. He would go on to be an accomplished circuit racer, becoming French Touring Car Champion in 1982 driving a Rover 3500. And there were multiple attempts at the 24 Hours of Le Mans;
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Dakar – The Dakar legend and long-time Porsche driver had a hugely successful career in motorsport
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