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André Boillot (August 8, 1891 - June 5, 1932) was a French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 auto racing
Auto racing

Auto racing is a motorsport involving racing cars. It is one of the world's most watched television sports....
 driver. Born in Valentigney
Valentigney

Valentigney is a town and Communes of France in the Doubs Departments of France, in the Regions of France of Franche-Comt?, formerly Montbeliard, of eastern France....
, Doubs
Doubs

Doubs is a departments of France in eastern France named after the Doubs River. Its French pronunciation is /du/ ....
, he was the younger brother of race car driver, Georges Boillot
Georges Boillot

Georges Louis Frederic Boillot was a France Grand Prix motor racing driver and World War I fighter pilot.Born in Valentigney, Doubs , Boillot was a mechanic by training who began automobile racing in 1908....
. Following in his brother's footsteps, André Boillot began racing cars at a young age. However, World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
 not only disrupted his career but claimed the life of his brother in 1916.

After the war, André Boillot returned to racing as part of the Peugeot
Peugeot

Peugeot is a major France automobile brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citro?n. Its parent company PSA Peugeot Citro?n is the second largest carmaker in Europe, behind Volkswagen....
 factory team and drove their EXS model to victory in the 1919 Targa Florio
Targa Florio

The Targa Florio was an open road endurance automobile race held in the mountains of Sicily near Palermo, Sicily. Founded in 1906, it used to be the oldest sports car racing event, part of the World Championship until 1973....
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André Boillot (August 8, 1891 - June 5, 1932) was a French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 auto racing
Auto racing

Auto racing is a motorsport involving racing cars. It is one of the world's most watched television sports....
 driver. Born in Valentigney
Valentigney

Valentigney is a town and Communes of France in the Doubs Departments of France, in the Regions of France of Franche-Comt?, formerly Montbeliard, of eastern France....
, Doubs
Doubs

Doubs is a departments of France in eastern France named after the Doubs River. Its French pronunciation is /du/ ....
, he was the younger brother of race car driver, Georges Boillot
Georges Boillot

Georges Louis Frederic Boillot was a France Grand Prix motor racing driver and World War I fighter pilot.Born in Valentigney, Doubs , Boillot was a mechanic by training who began automobile racing in 1908....
. Following in his brother's footsteps, André Boillot began racing cars at a young age. However, World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
 not only disrupted his career but claimed the life of his brother in 1916.

After the war, André Boillot returned to racing as part of the Peugeot
Peugeot

Peugeot is a major France automobile brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citro?n. Its parent company PSA Peugeot Citro?n is the second largest carmaker in Europe, behind Volkswagen....
 factory team and drove their EXS model to victory in the 1919 Targa Florio
Targa Florio

The Targa Florio was an open road endurance automobile race held in the mountains of Sicily near Palermo, Sicily. Founded in 1906, it used to be the oldest sports car racing event, part of the World Championship until 1973....
. French drivers had been a major force since the inception of the Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis 500

The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500 or commonly known simply as The 500, is an USA automobile auto racing, held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana....
 in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 and he was part of a large post-war contingent of entrants from France. Boillot competed at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis Motor Speedway

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 race.It has existed since 1909, and is the original "Speedway," the first racing facility historically to incorporate the word....
 in the 1919 "500" and was in the thick of things when he crashed with only five laps remaining. He returned to race in the event in 1920 and 1921 but both times went out early with mechanical problems. In Europe, he won the 1922 and 1925 editions of the Coppa Florio
Coppa Florio

Coppa Florio was an Italy car race started in 1900, and renamed in 1905 when Vincenzo Florio offered the initial 50 000 Lira and a Trophy designed by Polak of Paris....
 and in 1926 he and co-pilot Louis Rigal won the Spa 24 Hours
Spa 24 Hours

The Total 24 Hours of Spa is an endurance racing event held annually in Belgium at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. Conceived by Jules de Their and Henri Langlois Van Ophem just one year after the first 24 Hours of Le Mans, the race was run under the auspices of the Royal Automobile Club Belgium ....
 in Belgium
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
.

André Boillot was driving a Peugeot 201 when he crashed during practice for the 1932 Ars hillclimbing
Hillclimbing

Hillclimbing is a branch of motorsport in which drivers compete against the clock to complete an uphill course.It is one of the oldest forms of motorsport, since the first known hillclimb took place as long ago as 31 January 1897....
 race at La Châtre
La Châtre

La Ch?tre is a Communes of France in the Indre Departments of France in central France....
. He died in hospital a few days later from his injuries.

Indy 500 results




|-
!Year
!Car
!Start
!Qual
!Rank
!Finish
!Laps
!Led
!Retired
|-
!1919
1919 Indianapolis 500

Results of the 1919 Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 31, 1919....

|37
|32
|89.500
|32
|15
|195
|0
|Crash BS
|-
!1920
1920 Indianapolis 500

Results of the 1920 Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 31, 1920....

|17
|16
|85.400
|17
|23
|16
|0
|Engine trouble
|-
!1921
1921 Indianapolis 500

Results of the 1921 Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 30, 1921....

|14
|11
|97.600
|3
|20
|41
|0
|Rod bearing
|-
|colspan=6|Totals
|252
|0
|
|}


|-
!Starts
|3
|-
!Poles
|0
|-
!Front Row
|0
|-
!Wins
|0
|-
!Top 5
|0
|-
!Top 10
|0
|-
!Retired
|3
|}

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