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Briggs Cunningham
Nationality
United States
Born
19 January 1907
Cincinnati
Died
2 July 2003
Las Vegas
Lifespan
96 years 5 months 13 days
Le Mans debut
24 June 1950
Age: 43 years 5 months 5 days
Latest Le Mans
15 June 1963
Age: 56 years 4 months 27 days
| Starts | 10 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Class wins | 1 |
| Class podiums | 5 |
| Laps | 2,255 |
Biography
Vainqueur comme skipper de la coupe de lAmerica en 1958 sur le bateau Columbia. Il utilise un dispositif de réglage de voile de son invention, quon appelle Cunningham.
Le Mans participations (10)
| Year | No. | Team | Car | Class | Overall | Class | Status | Laps | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2 | Briggs S. Cunningham | Cadillac Spyder | 5001-8000 | 11th | 3rd | classified | 233 | Phil Walters |
| 1951 | 3 | Briggs S. Cunningham | Cunningham C-2R | 5001-8000 | — | — | retired | 76 | George Huntoon |
| 1952 | 1 | Briggs S. Cunningham | Cunningham C-4R | 5001-8000 | 4th | 1st | classified | 252 | Bill Spear |
| 1953 | 1 | Briggs S. Cunningham | Cunningham C-4R | 5001-8000 | 7th | 2nd | classified | 290 | Bill Spear |
| 1954 | 1 | Briggs S. Cunningham | Cunningham C-4R | 5001-8000 | 5th | 2nd | classified | 273 | John-Gordon Benett |
| 1955 | 22 | Briggs S. Cunningham | Cunningham C-6R | 2001-3000 | — | — | retired | 196 | Sherwood Johnston |
| 1960 | 1 | Briggs S. Cunningham | Chevrolet Corvette | GT | — | — | retired | 38 | Bill Kimberly |
| 1961 | 24 | Briggs S. Cunningham | Maserati Tipo 60 | S | 8th | 6th | classified | 303 | Bill Kimberly |
| 1962 | 10 | Briggs S. Cunningham | Jaguar Type-E Lightweight | GT | 4th | 3rd | classified | 310 | Roy Salvadori |
| 1963 | 15 | Briggs S. Cunningham | Jaguar Type-E Lightweight | GT | 9th | 5th | classified | 284 | Bob Grossman |
Legend: Overall = overall finishing position · Class = class position · Retired/DNF = retired · DNS = did not start · NC = not classified