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Claude Ballot-Léna

{{short description|French racing driver}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}

{{Infobox NASCAR driver|

name = Claude Ballot-Léna|

image= ClaudeBallotLenaNASCARDriver.jpg |

caption = Ballot-Léna c. 1988

|birth_date = {{Birth date|1936|8|4|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Paris, France

|death_date = {{Death date and age|1999|12|5|1936|8|4|df=yes}}

| death_place = Paris, France

|death_cause = Cancer

|awards = 1969 Spa 24 Hours winner
1983 24 Hours of Daytona winner|

Cup_Wins = 0 |

Cup_Top_Tens = 0 |

Cup_Poles = 0 |

First_Cup_Race = 1978 Daytona 500 (Daytona) |

First_Cup_Win = |

Last_Cup_Win = |

Last_Cup_Race = 1979 Firecracker 400 (Daytona) |

Total_Cup_Races = 6 |

Years_In_Cup = 2 |

}}

Claude Roger Léon Ballot-Léna (4 August 1936 – 5 December 1999){{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=matchID - Claude Ballot-Léna |url=https://deces.matchid.io/id/fH-Fz0YoVYR6 |website=Fichier des décès |publisher= |access-date=4 March 2023 |language=fr |date=}} was a French racing driver born in Paris.

Career

He won the 1969 Spa 24 Hours in a Porsche 911 and the 1983 24 Hours of Daytona in a Porsche 935 Turbo owned by Preston Henn. He also entered the 24 Hours of Le Mans many times from 1966 until the 1980s and other than record holder Tom Kristensen has scored the most class victories at Le Mans with seven wins driving Porsche, Ferrari and Jaguar GT class cars. Ballot-Léna was also one of the earliest European NASCAR drivers when he made six Winston Cup starts in 1978 to 1979 at Talladega Superspeedway, Daytona International Speedway, and Atlanta Motor Speedway.{{fact|date=February 2023}}

He died on 5 December 1999 in Paris from cancer.

Motorsports career results

=24 Hours of Le Mans results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

!colspan=8| 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year

! Team

! Co-Drivers

! Car

! Class

! Laps

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}

! {{Tooltip|Class
Pos.|Class Position}}

1965

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Abarth France

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Frank Ruata

|align="left"| Abarth 1000 SP

| P
1.15

| -

| DNQ

| DNQ

1966

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Louis Marnat & Cie

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Louis Marnat

|align="left"| Marcos Mini Marcos GT 2+2-BMC

| P
1.3

| 258

| 15th

| 5th

1967

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} S.E.C. Automobiles CD

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Dennis Dayan

|align="left"| CD SP66C-Peugeot

| P
1.15

| 25

| DNF

| DNF

1968

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Auguste Veuillet

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Guy Chasseuil

|align="left"| Porsche 911T

| GT
2.0

| 224

| DNF

| DNF

1969

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Auguste Veuillet

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Guy Chasseuil

|align="left"| Porsche 911T

| GT
2.0

| 301

| 11th

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

1970

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Établissement Sonauto

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Guy Chasseuil

|align="left"| Porsche 914/6 GT

| GT
2.0

| 285

| 6th

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

1971

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Auguste Veuillet - Sonauto

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Guy Chasseuil

|align="left"| Porsche 908/2

| P
3.0

|

| DNF

| DNF

1972

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Charles Pozzi

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Claude Andruet

|align="left"| Ferrari 365 GTB/4

| GT
5.0

| 306

| 5th

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

1973

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Automobiles Charles Pozzi

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Vic Elford

|align="left"| Ferrari 365 GTB/4

| GT
5.0

| 316

| 6th

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

1974

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Robert Buchet

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Vic Elford

|align="left"| Porsche 911 Carrera RSR

| GT

|

| DNF

| DNF

1975

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Écurie Robert Buchet

|align="left"| {{flagicon|CAN}} Jacques Bienvenue

|align="left"| Porsche 911 Carrera RSR

| GT

| 304

| 8th

| 4th

1976

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Ecurie T.S.

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Guy Chasseuil

|align="left"| WM P76-Peugeot

| GTP

|

| DNF

| DNF

1977

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} JMS Racing / ASA Cachia

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Peter Gregg

|align="left"| Porsche 935

| Gr. 5

| 315

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

1978

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Pozzi-Thompson JMS Racing

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Louis Lafosse

|align="left"| Ferrari 512BB

| IMSA
+2.5

| 218

| DNF

| DNF

1979

|align="left"| {{Flagicon|FRA}} JMS Racing / Charles Pozzi

|align="left"| {{Flagicon|FRA}} Michel Leclère
{{Flagicon|USA}} Peter Gregg

|align="left"| Ferrari 512BB/LM

| IMSA
+2.5

| 219

| DNF

| DNF

1980

|align="left"| {{Flagicon|FRA}} Ch. Pozzi - JMS Racing

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Claude Andruet

|align="left"| Ferrari 512BB/LM

| IMSA

| 129

| DNF

| DNF

1981

|align="left"| {{Flagicon|FRA}} Charles Pozzi S.A.

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Claude Andruet
{{flagicon|BEL}} Hervé Regout

|align="left"| Ferrari 512BB/LM

| IMSA
GTX

| 328

| 5th

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

1982

|align="left"| {{Flagicon|FRA}} Charles Pozzi - Ferrari France

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Claude Andruet

|align="left"| Ferrari 512BB/LM

| IMSA
GTX

| 57

| DNF

| DNF

1983

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Preston Henn T-Bird Swap Shop
{{flagicon|GBR}} John Fitzpatrick Racing

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Preston Henn
{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Louis Schlesser

|align="left"| Porsche 956

| C

| 327

| 10th

| 10th

1984

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Group 44 Jaguar

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Tony Adamowicz
{{flagicon|GBR}} John Watson

|align="left"| Jaguar XJR-5

| IMSA
GTP

| 212

| DNF

| DNF

1985

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Group 44 Jaguar

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Bob Tullius
{{flagicon|USA}} Chip Robinson

|align="left"| Jaguar XJR-5

| GTP

| 324

| 13th

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

1986

|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} Porsche AG

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} René Metge

|align="left"| Porsche 961

| GTX

| 321

| 7th

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

1988

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Chamberlain Engineering

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Louis Ricci
{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Claude Andruet

|align="left"| Spice SE88C-Ford Cosworth

| C2

| 17

| DNF

| DNF

1989

|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} Joest Racing

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Henri Pescarolo
{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Louis Ricci

|align="left"| Porsche 962C

| C1

| 371

| 6th

| 6th

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=NASCAR=

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

==Winston Cup Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
colspan=45| NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! 21

! 22

! 23

! 24

! 25

! 26

! 27

! 28

! 29

! 30

! 31

! {{Tooltip|NWCC|NASCAR Winston Cup classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

1978

! rowspan=2| GC Spencer Racing

! 49

! Dodge

| RSD

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY
22

| RCH

| CAR

| ATL

| BRI

| DAR

| NWS

| MAR

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL
18

| DOV

| CLT

| NSV

| RSD

| MCH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
35

| NSV

| POC

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
37

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| MAR

| NWS

| CLT

| CAR

| ATL

| ONT

|

! NA

! 0

! {{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/ballocl01/1978/W|title=Claude Ballot-Lena − 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=September 21, 2015}}

1979

! 6

! Olds

| RSD

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY
DNQ

| CAR

| RCH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
27

| NWS

| BRI

| DAR

| MAR

| TAL

| NSV

| DOV

| CLT

| TWS

| RSD

| MCH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
31

| NSV

| POC

| TAL

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| MAR

| CLT

| NWS

| CAR

| ATL

| ONT

! NA

! 0

!

===Daytona 500===

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
Year

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Start

! Finish

1978

|rowspan=2| GC Spencer Racing

| Dodge

|align=center| 35

|align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 22

1979

| Oldsmobile

|align=center colspan=2 style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • {{Racing-Reference driver|Claude_Ballot-Lena}}

{{24 Hours of Daytona winners}}

{{Spa 24 Hours winners}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ballot-Lena, Claude}}

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