Michel Trollé is a French

France

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 former racing driver from Lens, Pas-de-Calais

Lens, Pas-de-Calais

Lens is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is one of France's large Picarde cities along with Lille, Valenciennes, Amiens, Roubaix, Tourcoing, Arras, and Douai.-Metropolitan area:...

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He began his career in Championnat de France Formule Renault Turbo

Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup

The Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup was a Formula Renault 2.0 championship that replaced the Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 as of 2008...

 in 1984, finishing second in the championship. In 1985 he moved to the French Formula Three Championship

French Formula Three Championship

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 and finished third in points with two wins. In 1986 he participated in a handful of major Formula Three races including the Macau Grand Prix

Macau Grand Prix

The Macau Grand Prix is a motor-racing event held annually in Macau, one of China's Special Administrative Regions. It is known for being the only street circuit racing event in which both car and motorcycle races are held...

 and participated in one World Sports-Prototype Championship race in a Porsche 962C for Fitzpatrick Racing. In 1987 he made his International Formula 3000 debut and finished second in his first race and won the third race of the season at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps is the venue of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix and the Spa 24 Hours endurance race. It is also home to the all Volkswagen club event, 25 Hours of Spa, run by the Uniroyal Fun Cup. It is one of the most challenging race tracks in the world, mainly due to its...

. Trollé finished sixth in the championship. He returned to the series in 1988 but his season was curtailed after a serious accident at Brands Hatch

Brands Hatch

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. However, he still finished 11th in points on the strength of two podium finishes in the first six races. In 1990 he moved to sports cars part time and participated in World Sports-Prototype Championship for Courage Compétition

Courage Compétition

Courage Compétition was a racing team and chassis constructor company now owned by Oreca, based in Le Mans, France near the Circuit de la Sarthe. It was founded by Yves Courage, a French race driver who ran hillclimbs before founding the company...

 and made his 24 Hours of Le Mans

24 Hours of Le Mans

The 24 Hours of Le Mans is the world's oldest sports car race in endurance racing, held annually since near the town of Le Mans, France. Commonly known as the Grand Prix of Endurance and Efficiency, race teams have to balance speed against the cars' ability to run for 24 hours without sustaining...

debut with the team, finishing 7th overall. He returned to Courage in the Sportscar World Championship in 1991 for 3 races in what would be his last professional racing starts.