Tony Gillet

Tony Gillet (born 4 September 1945 in Marche, Belgium)[1] 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 [2] 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.[3]

Gillet automobiles

Main article: Gillet

Tony Gillet founded Automobiles Gillet in 1991. It released its first car in 1994.

References

  1. ↑ Oostvogels, Bart. "Zagato Maserati Mostro met Belgische roots". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). TMG Landelijke Media B.V. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "L'histoire de la Course de côte en Belgique". Championnat de Belgique des courses de côte (in French). Royal Automobile Club Belgium. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Fauxbert, Jean. "Tony Gillet - Le magicien des circuits". WAW magazine (in French). Basse-Meuse. Retrieved 15 June 2015.

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