Fernand Bachmann

Fernand Bachmann (6 June 1886 - 22 May 1965) was a car dealer, administrator of the Chenard and Walcker establishments and French racing driver. In 1923, Fernand Bachmann finished 7th in the first edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.[1]

Fernand Bachmann
Nationality French
Born(1886-06-06)6 June 1886
Remiremont, France
Died22 May 1965(1965-05-22) (aged 78)
Brienon-sur-Armançon, France
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years1923–1924
TeamsChenard and Walcker
Best finish7th (1923)

Biography
Chenard and Walcker exposition with Fernand Bachmann

Fernand Bachmann, born on 6 June 1886 in Remiremont, France and died on 22 May 1965 in Brienon-sur-Armançon, is a car dealer, administrator of the Chenard and Walcker establishments[2] and a French car driver with Chenard and Walcker race team.

Fernand Bachmann was a car dealer in France at La Madeleine, in the North, near Lille.

He represented the Chenard and Walcker cars and he was the administrator of the brand's establishments in France.

24 Hours of Le Mans
Team Chenard and Walcker - 24 Hours of Le Mans 1923

In 1923, Fernand Bachmann participated in the first edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans organized on the Circuit de la Sarthe the 26 and 27 May 1923 by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest, on board one of the three Chenard et Walcker 3.0L S4 cars.

Fernand Bachmann - Chenard & Walcker #11

The team Fernand Bachmann and Raymond Glaszmann (n°11) finished the race in 7th place[3] while his brother Raoul and Christian Dauvergne (n°10)[4] drop the second position. The victory went to the third Chenard-Walcker 15 HP Tourism team (n°9) piloted by André Lagache and René Léonard, and thus form the first hat-trick of the historic race of Le Mans 24 Hours.[5][6][7][8]

The following year, he participated at 1924 24 Hours of Le Mans with his brother on new Chenard and Walcker Type TT 12CV 2-litres. But because of a spectacular road exit they did not finish the race.

Fernand Bachmann then continued his racing career by participating in numerous international races such as the Spa 24 Hours in 1925 and the 24 Hours of San Sebastian in 1926.

Bibliography
  • Clausager, Anders (1982) Le Mans London: Arthur Barker Ltd ISBN 0-213-16846-4
  • Laban, Brian (2001) Le Mans 24 Hours London: Virgin Books ISBN 1-85227-971-0
  • Spurring, Quentin (2015) Le Mans 1923–29 Yeovil, Somerset: Haynes Publishing ISBN 978-1-91050-508-3

References
  1. "Fernand Bachmann, une montée d'adrénaline". The Fashion Post. William Arlotti. 5 December 2016.
  2. "Oone partenaire de Fernand Bachmann". Oone.
  3. "Chenard et Walcker 15 HP Tourisme". Les 24 heures.
  4. "30 voitures et 90 ans de 24 heures du Mans 29/30 : La Chenard et Walcker (1923)". LeMans.org. 8 January 2013.
  5. "24h du Mans - The 1923 ranking, revised and corrected". www.24h-en-piste.com (in French).
  6. "Le Mans 24 Hours 1923 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars". www.racingsportscars.com.
  7. Spurring, Quentin. Le Mans, 1923-29: the official history of the world's greatest motor race. Sherborne, Dorset, UK. pp. 42, 86. ISBN 9781910505083. OCLC 951812820.
  8. "Chenard et Walcker U7". Auto cyber.
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