Photo: David Merrett from Daventry, England / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Christophe Bouchut interests me as a study in endurance racing's particular cruelty and reward. Winning the 1993 Le Mans 24 Hours demands mechanical sympathy and patience as much as speed, the connoisseur's way to win. Yet his named role as Larrousse's lead F1 driver evaporated when the team folded before the 1995 season opener, glory and bad luck sitting side by side. What I respect most is that he simply kept racing, later in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series. Reinventing where you compete, rather than retiring on a single great memory, is the mark of someone who genuinely loves the work.
Overview
Christophe Joseph Marie Bouchut (born 24 September 1966 in Voiron, Isère) is a French professional racing driver. He currently competes in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, driving for Dexwet-df1 Racing and Alex Caffi Motorsport in a part-time effort. He won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1993. He was named as the first driver for the F1 Larrousse team for the 1995 season, but the team withdrew before the first race.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Christophe Bouchut
- Name (Japanese)
- クリストフ・ブシュー
- Reading
- くりすとふ・ぶしゅー
- Born
- September 24, 1966 (age 59)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Horse
- Origin
- Voiron, Isère, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- racing automobile driver / Formula One driver
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Racing automobile driver — see all → · Formula One driver — see all → · More people from France →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.