Tony Gillet
{{Short description|Belgian racing driver}}
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Tony Gillet (born 4 September 1945 in Marche, Belgium){{cite web|last1=Oostvogels|first1=Bart|title=Zagato Maserati Mostro met Belgische roots|url=http://www.telegraaf.nl/autovisie/autovisie_nieuws/24108771/__Zagato_Maserati_Mostro_met_Belgische_roots__.html|website=De Telegraaf|publisher=TMG Landelijke Media B.V|access-date=15 June 2015|language=Dutch}} is a Belgian former racing driver and founder of the Gillet sports car company.
Racing career
Gillet started racing in 1968 in provincial rallies, at the wheel of a Renault 4. In 1979 and 1980 he won the Belgian hill-climb championship{{cite web|title=L'histoire de la Course de côte en Belgique|url=http://www.coursedecote.be/history/history.htm|website=Championnat de Belgique des courses de côte|publisher=Royal Automobile Club Belgium|access-date=15 June 2015|language=French|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713040700/http://www.coursedecote.be/history/history.htm|archivedate=13 July 2015}} driving a Formula 2 Renault previously driven by Jean-Pierre Jabouille. In the 1980s he built prototype cars for competitions including the Paris-Dakar rally.{{cite web|last1=Fauxbert|first1=Jean|title=Tony Gillet - Le magicien des circuits|url=http://www.wawmagazine.be/fr/tony-gillet-le-magicien-des-circuits|website=WAW magazine|date=28 January 2015 |publisher=Basse-Meuse|access-date=15 June 2015|language=French}}
Gillet automobiles
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Tony Gillet founded Automobiles Gillet in 1991. It released its first car in 1994.
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.gilletvertigo.com}}
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Category:Belgian racing drivers
Category:20th-century Belgian people
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