Yvonne Marie Louise Simon (nee Hémart) was a French racing driver who participated in rallying, circuit races and endurance racing.
Yvonne Marie Louise Simon (née Hémart) was born on 6 December 1910 in Charmont-sous-Barbuise, France. Other sources incorrectly report that she was born in 1917, in Troyes, Champagne-Ardenne or on 6 December 1906 in Charmont, Aube, France.
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MoreYvonne Marie Louise Simon (nee Hémart) was a French racing driver who participated in rallying, circuit races and endurance racing.
Yvonne Marie Louise Simon (née Hémart) was born on 6 December 1910 in Charmont-sous-Barbuise, France. Other sources incorrectly report that she was born in 1917, in Troyes, Champagne-Ardenne or on 6 December 1906 in Charmont, Aube, France.
Simon died on 16 August 1992 in Saint-Martin-de-Ré.
Simon's racing career spanned the years from the mid-1930s to the mid-1950s.
One of her earliest racing appearances was in the 1937 Rallye Paris – Saint-Raphaël Féminin. Although she did not win in 1937, she placed second on her first attempt and would go on to win this event four times, finishing first in the last race held prior to World War II in 1939, and in three consecutive events after the war in 1952, '53, and '54.
Simon made two appearances at the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race, driving a 2 L Ferrari 166 MM both times.
Subject ID: 49138
Subject ID: 49138