Henri Fournier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Henri Fournier

French racing driver

Date of Birth: 14-Apr-1871

Place of Birth: Le Mans, Pays de la Loire, France

Date of Death: 18-Dec-1919

Profession: aircraft pilot, sport cyclist, motorcycle racer, racing automobile driver

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Henri Fournier

  • Henri Fournier (14 April 1871 – 18 December 1919) was a French racing driver.
  • Born in 1871 in Le Mans, Fournier began his career on motorcycles and tricycles.
  • In 1901 he came to the Mors racing team and was the most successful driver of this year, as he won both the Paris–Bordeaux and Paris–Berlin races.
  • In addition to his racing career, he did well in speed tests and in the United States set a new record for the mile with his car.
  • At the 1902 Paris-Vienna race he also dominated the first leg with an average speed of 114 km/h, but later had to give up with transmission failure.
  • In the autumn of that year he set the then land speed record at 123 km/h.

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