Nov 18, 2010

Q.49

The man on the left is Pierre ____, an engineering student turned race car driver, whose most famous achievement was winning the 25 hour Le Mans race in 1939 (along with Jean Pierre Wimille, seen on the right).

During World War 2, he became part of the French Resistance, eventually receiving national honours in 1945.

Who is he, or what eye-catching wallet-reducing thing is named after him?

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