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Joël Gouhier

ジョエル・グヒエ　/　じょえる・ぐひえ

Racing automobile driver from France

October 22, 1949 (age 76)　・　Trizay-Coutretot-Saint-Serge, Eure-et-Loir, France

Eure-et-Loir
racing automobile driver

My Take

Just hearing Le Mans gets my pulse going, and Joël Gouhier raced the 24 Hours from 1983 to 1986, returning in 1993 before retiring in 1994. Endurance racing isn't about raw speed alone; it rewards patience, stamina, and sheer stubbornness across a full day and night, and he also tackled the grueling Spa 24 Hours. To me that marks him as a long-haul man through and through, the kind of driver who befriends a punishing machine over endless hours. The quiet way he stepped away from the spotlight feels fitting for a craftsman of the cockpit, and I find that understatement genuinely admirable.

Overview

Joël Gouhier (born 22 October 1949) is a French former racing driver. He raced in the 24 Hours of Le Mans from 1983 until 1986, where he returned to the series in 1993 and retiring in 1994. He also raced in the 24 Hours of Spa.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Joël Gouhier
Name (Japanese): ジョエル・グヒエ
Reading: じょえる・ぐひえ
Born: October 22, 1949 (age 76)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Ox
Origin: Trizay-Coutretot-Saint-Serge, Eure-et-Loir, France
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: racing automobile driver

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

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Children: Private
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4. Personality

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B0%E3%83%92%E3%82%A8

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