# Jean-Louis Marnat

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**Jean-Louis Marnat** (7 August 1935 – 15 July 1985) was a French rally and race driver.

## Driver career

He started his career in 6 hours of Saint-Cloud, near [Paris](/source/Paris), and won the *Tourism* category with a [Renault](/source/Renault) Dauphine [Gordini](/source/Gordini) in 1959.

For a couple of years he used to drive a [Mini Cooper S](/source/Mini_Cooper_S) in national rallies.[1]

In 1964, 1966 and 1968, he participated to [24 Hours of Le Mans](/source/24_Hours_of_Le_Mans) with a [Triumph Spitfire](/source/Triumph_Spitfire), a [Mini Marcos](/source/Mini_Marcos)[2] and an [Alpine](/source/Alpine_(automobile)) A210.[3] He achieved 15th place in 1966[4]

He also competed in [Tour de France](/source/Tour_de_France_Automobile), [1000 km of Paris](/source/1000_km_of_Paris) and [1000 km of Monza](/source/1000_km_of_Monza) races, on [Linas-Montlhéry](/source/Autodrome_de_Linas-Montlh%C3%A9ry), [Magny-Cours](/source/Circuit_de_Magny-Cours), [Nogaro](/source/Circuit_Paul_Armagnac), [Reims](/source/Reims-Gueux) and [Zolder](/source/Circuit_Zolder) circuits.

## Biography

After graduating from French engineer school (*Ecole technique de constructions aéronautiques et de construction automobile*, ESTACA today[5]), he had opened shops for additional equipments for [Minis](/source/Mini).

He died on 15 July 1985 in a road accident in the French department of [Yonne](/source/Yonne) where he came from.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Jean-Louis Marnat Stats"](https://www.ewrc-results.com/profile/67468-jean-louis-marnat/). *WRC results* (in French)..

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Billy Dulle. ["Le Mans Mini Marcos 1966"](http://www.minimarcos.org.uk/sport/lm66bd/).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Palmarès d'un pilote. Marnat Jean-Louis"](http://www.les24heures.fr/database-24h/FR/PAGE_24h_mans_pilote_lm.php?P1=1240). *Les 24 heures du Mans* (in French)..

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Alain Jourdainne. ["Le Mans Mini Marcos 1966"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213233/http://www.endurance-photos.org/24-heures-du-mans-1966-marcos/). *Endurance photos* (in French). Archived from [the original](http://www.endurance-photos.org/24-heures-du-mans-1966-marcos/) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-12-01..

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [ESTACA.](http://www.estaca.fr/) Jean-Louis Marnat met in this school two guys fond of car races, [Jean-Pierre Beltoise](/source/Jean-Pierre_Beltoise) future Formula One driver and [Luc Melua](/source/Luc_Melua) future motorist.

## External links

- [Jean-Louis Marnat cars race results (1963-1971)](http://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/results/Jean_Louis-Marnat-F.html)

- [Jean-Louis Marnat](http://www.les24heures.fr/database-24h/FR/PAGE_24h_mans_pilote_lm.php?P1=1240) at [24 Hours of Le Mans](/source/24_Hours_of_Le_Mans) (in French)

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