Guy Monraisse
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Guy Monraisse is a French
racing driver who won the 1958 Monte Carlo Rally
with Jacques Feret in a modified Renault Dauphine
fitted with a 5 speed gearbox. This was the first victory on the event for a car with the engine located over the driven wheels. Later that same year, Monraisse and Feret drove their Dauphine to victory in the Tour de Corse
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French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
racing driver who won the 1958 Monte Carlo Rally
Monte Carlo Rally
The Monte Carlo Rally or Rally Monte Carlo is a rallying event organised each year by the Automobile Club de Monaco which also organises the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix and the Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique. The rally takes place along the French Riviera in the Principality of Monaco and...
with Jacques Feret in a modified Renault Dauphine
Renault Dauphine
Renault Dauphine is a rear-engined economy car manufactured by Renault in one body style — a three-box, four-door sedan — as the successor to the Renault 4CV, with over two million examples marketed worldwide during its production from 1956-1967....
fitted with a 5 speed gearbox. This was the first victory on the event for a car with the engine located over the driven wheels. Later that same year, Monraisse and Feret drove their Dauphine to victory in the Tour de Corse
Tour de Corse
The Tour de Corse - Rallye de France is a rally first held in 1956 on the island of Corsica. It was part of the World Rally Championship from the inaugural 1973 season to 2008. The name "Tour de Corse" refers to the fact that in the early days it was run around the island; nowadays it only features...
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