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{{Short description|Monégasque racing driver (1899–1979)}}
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{{Infobox racing driver
| name = Louis Chiron
| image = Louis Chiron 1931bw.jpg
| caption = Chiron in 1931
| birth_name = Louis Alexandre Chiron
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1899|08|03|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Monte Carlo]], Monaco
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1979|06|22|1899|08|03|df=y}}
| death_place = Monte Carlo, Monaco
| module1 =
{{Infobox F1 driver|embed=yes
| Nationality = {{flagicon|MCO}} Monégasque
| Years = {{F1|1950}}–{{F1|1951}}, {{F1|1953}}, {{F1|1955}}–{{F1|1956}}, {{F1|1958}}
| Team(s) = [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] (works and non-works), [[Talbot-Lago]], [[O.S.C.A.]], [[Lancia in Formula One|Lancia]]
| Races = 19 (15 starts)
| Championships = 0
| Wins = 0
| Podiums = 1
| Points = 4
| Poles = 0
| Fastest laps = 0
| First race = [[1950 British Grand Prix]]
| Last race = [[1958 Monaco Grand Prix]]
| module2 =
{{Infobox Champ Car driver|embed=yes
| Total_Champ_Races = 1
| Years_In_Champ = 1
| First_Champ_Race = [[1929 AAA Championship Car season|1929]] [[1929 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]] ([[Indianapolis Motor Speedway|Indianapolis]])
| Champ_Wins = 0
| Champ_Podiums = 0
| Champ_Poles = 0
| module3 =
{{Infobox Le Mans driver|embed=yes
| Years = {{24hLM|1928}}–{{24hLM|1929}}, {{24hLM|1931}}–{{24hLM|1933}}, {{24hLM|1937}}–{{24hLM|1938}}, {{24hLM|1951}}, {{24hLM|1953}}
| Teams = [[Chrysler (brand)|Chrysler]], ''[[Charles Terres Weymann|Weymann]]'', [[Bugatti]], ''Bouriat'', ''privateer'', ''[[Luigi Chinetti|Chinetti]]'', Ecurie Bleue, [[Lancia]]
| Best Finish = DNF ({{24hLM|1929}}, {{24hLM|1931}}, {{24hLM|1932}}, {{24hLM|1933}}, {{24hLM|1937}}, {{24hLM|1938}}, {{24hLM|1953}})
| Class Wins = 0
}}}}}}}}

'''Louis Alexandre Chiron''' ({{IPA|fr|lwi ʃi.ʁɔ̃}}; 3 August 1899 – 22 June 1979) was a Monégasque racing driver who competed in [[Rallying|rallies]], [[sports car racing|sports car races]], and [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grands Prix]].

Among the greatest drivers between the two World Wars, his career embraced over thirty years, starting in 1923,<ref name=":0" /> and ending at the end of the 1950s. He is still the oldest driver ever to have started a race in the Formula One World Championship, having taken 6th place in the [[1955 Monaco Grand Prix]] when he was 55.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2019-09-26 |title=Louis Chiron {{!}} The 'forgotten' drivers of F1 |url=https://www.f1forgottendrivers.com/drivers/louis-chiron/ |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=F1forgottendrivers.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Three years later he became the oldest driver to enter a Formula One race, at 58.<ref name="ESPN">{{cite web |title=Louis Chiron – Monaco |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/driver/451.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303031818/http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/driver/451.html |archive-date=3 March 2021 |access-date=28 August 2018 |work=ESPN}}</ref> The [[Bugatti Chiron]] takes its name from him. Until [[2024 Monaco Grand Prix|2024]], when [[Charles Leclerc]] matched his achievement, he was the only Monegasque driver to have won the [[Monaco Grand Prix]].

== Early life and career ==

Coming from a family of wine-growers, Louis Chiron's father gained employment as a butler in the [[Hôtel de Paris]] at Monaco. As a teenager, Louis was employed as a bellboy at the hotel, and his interest in cars and racing started at that time. During [[World War I]], he was seconded from an artillery regiment as a driver for [[Philippe Pétain|Maréchal Pétain]] and [[Ferdinand Foch|Maréchal Foch]], thanks to his persistence and a driving license financed by a Russian duchess he met at the hotel.<ref name="ESPN" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=MORENO |first=Cathy |date=2022-05-16 |title=Louis Chiron, le gentleman driver |url=https://codesportmonaco.mc/louis-chiron-le-gentleman-driver/ |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=Code Sport Monaco |language=fr-FR}}</ref>

Employed as a dancer after World War I, Chiron's racing career started in 1923, after a rich American woman he was friends with bought him a second hand Bugatti Brescia.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" /> He started in local hillclimbs,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Delaney |first=Michael |date=2015-08-03 |title=Course de leur vie #56 Louis Chiron, Monaco 1950 |url=https://f1i.autojournal.fr/magazine/magazine-classic/course-de-leur-vie-56-louis-chiron-monaco-1950/ |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=f1i.autojournal.fr |language=fr-FR}}</ref> and moved to Grand Prix racing in 1926, after getting a [[Bugatti Type 35|Bugatti T35]], and befriending rich industrialist Alfred Hoffman.<ref name=":0" /> He won the Grand Prix du Comminges that year, at [[Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne|Saint-Gaudens]], near [[Toulouse]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Pourquoi la nouvelle Bugatti s'appelle-t-elle Chiron ? |url=https://www.largus.fr/actualite-automobile/pourquoi-la-nouvelle-bugatti-sappelle-t-elle-chiron-6770385.html |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=www.largus.fr}}</ref>

== Driving career ==

Starting in 1928, Chiron became a Bugatti factory driver in parallel to his role in Hoffman's private team. During that period, he became one of the dominant drivers in Grand Prix racing. He took major victories at the [[1928 Italian Grand Prix]], [[1929 German Grand Prix]], and [[1930 Belgian Grand Prix]]. In the [[1929 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]] of 1929, he drove a [[Delage]] to 7th place.<ref name="MotorSportMagazine">{{cite web |title=Louis Chiron – Biography |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/louis-chiron |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828041224/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/louis-chiron |archive-date=28 August 2018 |access-date=28 August 2018 |work=Motor Sport Magazine}}</ref> He won the [[1931 Monaco Grand Prix]] and [[1931 French Grand Prix]] in a [[Bugatti]] [[Bugatti T51|T51]].<ref name=":0" />

Chiron's partnership with Hoffman ended in the early 1930s after he was found having an affair with his wife Alice. He was also fired from Bugatti's factory team at the end of 1932. He then founded with his friend [[Rudolf Caracciola]] a new team, called Scuderia CC. At the team's first race, the [[1933 Monaco Grand Prix]], Caracciola had a season ending accident, and Chiron switched to [[Alfa Romeo]] cars run by [[Scuderia Ferrari]] mid-season.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=8W - Who? - Louis Chiron |url=http://8w.forix.com/chiron.html |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=8w.forix.com}}</ref> He won the 1933 [[Spa 24 hours]] race with specialist endurance racer [[Luigi Chinetti]] in an [[Alfa Romeo 8C]] 2300 Monza.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spa 24 Hours 1933 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Spa-1933-07-02-7608.html |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=www.racingsportscars.com}}</ref>

Chiron drove an [[Alfa Romeo P3]] run by Ferrari for the [[1934 Grand Prix season]]. He won the [[1934 French Grand Prix]] at [[Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry|Montlhéry]], against several works Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union entries, a race that is often considered one of the greatest victories of his career.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=8W - When? - Racing in the 40s |url=http://8w.forix.com/40s-nice.html |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=8w.forix.com}}</ref> The Alfa Romeos struggled against the German cars in [[1935 Grand Prix season|1935]], and Chiron only salvaged a podium at the [[1935 Belgian Grand Prix]] and a minor victory at the Lorraine Grand Prix that year.<ref name=":0" />

Chiron moved to [[Mercedes-Benz]]'s factory team for the [[1936 Grand Prix season|1936]] Grand Prix season. He started the European championship campaign with a pole at his home race of Monaco, but his race ended after an accident on lap one. A more serious accident at the second round, the [[1936 German Grand Prix]], left him with head and shoulders injuries. He decided to retire from Grand Prix racing after that. He won the [[1937 French Grand Prix]], a race that was run for sports cars only that year.<ref name=":0" />

Chiron retired from racing in 1938,<ref name=":0" /> and [[World War II]] curtailed motor racing a year later. When racing resumed after the War, he came out of retirement and drove a [[Talbot-Lago]] to victory in two French Grands Prix.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-chilou.html |title=Drivers – Louis Chiron |work=grandprix.com |access-date=28 August 2018 |archive-date=28 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828071126/http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-chilou.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

According to a ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' review of fellow driver [[Hellé Nice]]'s biography, Chiron accused her, at a 1949 party in [[Monaco]] to celebrate the first postwar [[Monte Carlo Rally]], of "collaborating with the [[Nazism|Nazis]]". The review says biographer [[Miranda Seymour]] is "circumspect on Nice's guilt".<ref name=Dan>{{cite news |last=Neil |first=Dan |title=In pursuit of the Queen of Speed |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=8 December 2004 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-dec-08-et-book8-story.html |access-date=4 February 2016 |archive-date=19 March 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160319092238/http://articles.latimes.com/2004/dec/08/entertainment/et-book8 |url-status=live }}</ref> A review of the same book in ''[[The New York Times]]'' says Nice was accused of being a "[[Gestapo]] agent"; that Seymour "rebuts" the charge; and that it made Nice "unemployable".<ref>{{cite news |last=Grimes |first=William |title=A Racing Life: Plenty of Men and Fast Cars |newspaper=The New York Times |date=24 December 2004 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/24/books/a-racing-life-plenty-of-men-and-fast-cars.html |access-date=4 February 2016 |archive-date=7 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807072529/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/24/books/a-racing-life-plenty-of-men-and-fast-cars.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Seymour's book says that in a letter to [[Antony Noghes]], the head of the Monte Carlo Rally committee, Hellé Nice "protested her innocence"; that she told him she would appeal to the Monaco court unless Chiron wrote an apology; that no letter from Chiron has been found; and that the court has no record of such a case between 1949 and 1955.<ref>{{Citation |first=Miranda |last=Seymour |title=Bugatti Queen |publisher=[[Random House]] |year=2004 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/bugattiqueeninse00seym/page/258 258–259] |isbn=1-4000-6168-7 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/bugattiqueeninse00seym/page/258}}</ref>

Chiron took part in the first ever Formula One World Championship season in [[1950 Formula One season|1950]], as a factory Maserati driver.<ref name=":1" /> At his home Grand Prix of Monaco he finished in third, at age 50,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Statistics Drivers - Podiums - By age • STATS F1 |url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiques/pilote/podium/age.aspx |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=www.statsf1.com}}</ref> the only points scoring finish of his career.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Louis CHIRON - Points • STATS F1 |url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/louis-chiron/point.aspx |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=www.statsf1.com}}</ref>

Paired with the Swiss driver [[Ciro Basadonna]], Chiron won the 1954 [[Monte Carlo Rally]]. His last race was in 1955,<ref name="Brad">{{cite news |last=Spurgeon |first=Brad |title=Measuring Experience in Youthful Formula One |newspaper=The New York Times |date=22 August 2009 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/23/sports/autoracing/23prix.html?_r=0 |access-date=4 February 2016 |archive-date=7 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807073320/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/23/sports/autoracing/23prix.html?_r=0 |url-status=live }}</ref> when he took a [[Lancia D50]] to sixth place in the [[1955 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco Grand Prix]] a few weeks before his 56th birthday,<ref>{{cite web |title=1955 Monaco Grand Prix |url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/database/races/42-1955-monaco-grand-prix |website=Motor Sport Magazine |access-date=4 February 2016}}</ref> becoming the oldest driver to compete in a Formula One race.<ref name="Brad" /> He is also the oldest driver ever to have entered for a Formula One race, taking part in practice for the [[1958 Monaco Grand Prix]] when he was 58.<ref name=":1" />

== Later life and legacy ==

Chiron retired after 35 years in racing but maintained an executive role with the organizers of the Monaco Grand Prix, who honoured him with a statue on the Grand Prix course and renamed the Swimming Pool corner after him.<ref name="Chiron statue">{{cite web |url=http://www.montecarlodailyphoto.com/2009/03/louis-chiron-monegasque-gentleman.html |title=Louis Chiron – the Monegasque Gentleman Driver |publisher=montecarlodailyphoto.com |access-date=28 August 2018 |archive-date=28 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828035804/http://www.montecarlodailyphoto.com/2009/03/louis-chiron-monegasque-gentleman.html |url-status=live }}</ref> As he had achieved the greatest number of podium finishes in Bugattis, the 1999 [[Bugatti 18/3 Chiron]] concept car and the 2016 [[Bugatti Chiron (2016)|Bugatti Chiron]] are named in his honour.<ref>{{cite book |title=European Car, Volume 37, Issues 7–12 |publisher=Argus Publishers |year=2006 |page=106}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.autoblog.com/2016/02/29/bugatti-chiron-genva-official/ |title=Bugatti Chiron blasts into Geneva with nearly 1,500 hp |last=Taylor |first=Michael |website=Autoblog |date=29 February 2016 |access-date=28 August 2018 |archive-date=1 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301042715/http://www.autoblog.com/2016/02/29/bugatti-chiron-genva-official/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Louis Chiron was so popular in [[Czechoslovakia]], whose [[Czechoslovakian Grand Prix|Grand Prix]] he won three consecutive times, that even after 75 years his name still lives in a popular saying "He drives like Chiron", used mainly when referring to speeding motorists or generally to people who drive very quickly.<ref name="Chiron statue" />

Chiron was the only Monegasque driver to score points in a Formula One race until [[Charles Leclerc]] did so at the [[2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix]], the only one to achieve a podium until Leclerc at the [[2019 Bahrain Grand Prix]], and the only Monegasque to win the [[Monaco Grand Prix]] until Leclerc’s victory in the [[2024 Monaco Grand Prix]].

== Motorsports career results ==

=== Major career victories ===

[[File:Louis Chiron after winning the 1934 French Grand Prix.jpg|thumb|upright=1.22|Chiron after winning the [[1934 French Grand Prix]]]]

*[[Belgian Grand Prix]] – [[1930 Belgian Grand Prix|1930]]
*[[Czechoslovakian Grand Prix]] – 1931, [[1932 Masaryk Grand Prix|1932]], [[1933 Masaryk Grand Prix|1933]]
*[[French Grand Prix]] – [[1931 French Grand Prix|1931]], [[1934 French Grand Prix|1934]], [[1937 French Grand Prix|1937]], [[1947 French Grand Prix|1947]], [[1949 French Grand Prix|1949]]
*[[German Grand Prix]] – [[1929 German Grand Prix|1929]]
*[[Italian Grand Prix]] – [[1928 Italian Grand Prix|1928]]
*[[Spanish Grand Prix]] – [[1928 Spanish Grand Prix|1928]], [[1929 Spanish Grand Prix|1929]], [[1933 Spanish Grand Prix|1933]]
*[[Monaco Grand Prix]] – [[1931 Monaco Grand Prix|1931]]
*[[Moroccan Grand Prix]]– 1934
*[[Grand Prix du Comminges]] – 1947
*[[Grand Prix de Marseilles]] – 1933
*[[Grand Prix de Nice]] – [[1932 Nice Circuit Race|1932]]
*[[Spa 24 hours]] – [[1933 Spa 24 Hours|1933]]
*[[Rome Grand Prix]] – 1928
*[[Marne Grand Prix]] – 1928
*[[Monte Carlo Rally]] – 1954

=== Complete European Championship results ===

([[:Template:EC driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap.)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! {{Tooltip|EDC|European Drivers' Championship}}
! Pts
|-
| [[1931 Grand Prix season|1931]]
! [[Ettore Bugatti|Automobiles Ettore Bugatti]]
! [[Bugatti]] [[Bugatti T51|T51]]
! [[Bugatti]] 2.3 [[Straight-eight engine|L8]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1931 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]] {{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[1931 French Grand Prix|FRA]] {{small|1}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ''[[1931 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]'' {{small|Ret}}
|colspan=4|
! 6th
! 13
|-
|rowspan=2| [[1932 Grand Prix season|1932]]
!rowspan=2 | [[Ettore Bugatti|Automobiles Ettore Bugatti]]
! [[Bugatti]] [[Bugatti T54|T54]]
! [[Bugatti]] 5.0 [[Straight-eight engine|L8]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1932 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]] {{small|Ret}}
|colspan=6|
!rowspan=2| 5th
!rowspan=2| 17
|-
! [[Bugatti]] [[Bugatti T51|T51]]
! [[Bugatti]] 2.3 [[Straight-eight engine|L8]]
|
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1932 French Grand Prix|FRA]] {{small|4}}
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[1932 German Grand Prix|GER]] {{small|Ret}}
|colspan=4|
|-
|rowspan=2| [[1935 Grand Prix season|1935]]
!rowspan=2 | [[Scuderia Ferrari]]
!rowspan=2 | [[Alfa Romeo in motorsport#Grand Prix racing|Alfa Romeo]] [[Alfa Romeo Tipo B|Tipo B/P3]]
! [[Alfa Romeo in motorsport#Grand Prix racing|Alfa Romeo]] 2.9 [[Straight-eight engine|L8]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1935 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]] {{small|5}}
|colspan=6|
!rowspan=2| 10th
!rowspan=2| 40
|-
! [[Alfa Romeo in motorsport#Grand Prix racing|Alfa Romeo]] 3.2 [[Straight-eight engine|L8]]
|
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[1935 French Grand Prix|FRA]] {{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1935 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]] {{small|3}}
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[1935 German Grand Prix|GER]] {{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[1935 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]] {{small|Ret}}
| [[1935 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1935 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]] {{small|Ret}}
|-
| [[1936 Grand Prix season|1936]]
! [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Daimler-Benz AG]]
! [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]] [[Mercedes-Benz W25|W25K]]
! [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]] ME25 4.7 [[Straight-eight engine|L8]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| '''[[1936 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]''' {{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1936 German Grand Prix|GER]] {{small|Ret}}
| [[1936 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]
| [[1936 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
|colspan=3|
! 18th
! 28
|-
!colspan=13|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goldenera.fi/main.htm |title=THE GOLDEN ERA – OF GRAND PRIX RACING |work=goldenera.fi |access-date=18 April 2025 |archive-date=6 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606091347/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/main.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>}}}}
|}

=== Post-WWII Grandes Épreuves results ===

([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap.)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
|-
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
|-
| rowspan=3| [[1947 Grand Prix season|1947]]
! Ecurie Auto-Sport
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Maserati 4CL and 4CLT|4CL]]
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] 4CL 1.5 [[Inline-four engine|L4]][[Supercharger|s]]
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1947 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]] {{small|13}}
|colspan=4|
|-
! Ecurie France
! [[Talbot-Lago]] MC
! [[Talbot-Lago|Talbot]] 4.5 [[Straight-six engine|L6]]
|
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1947 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]] {{small|Ret}}
|
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[1947 French Grand Prix|FRA]] {{small|1}}
|
|-
! [[Enrico Platé]]
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Maserati 4CL and 4CLT|4CL]]
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] 4CL 1.5 [[Inline-four engine|L4]][[Supercharger|s]]
|colspan=2|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1947 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]] {{small|Ret}}
|colspan=2|
|-
| [[1948 Grand Prix season|1948]]
! Ecurie France
! [[Talbot-Lago]] MC
! [[Talbot-Lago|Talbot]] 4.5 [[Straight-six engine|L6]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1948 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]] {{small|2}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1948 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]] {{small|6}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1948 French Grand Prix|FRA]] {{small|9}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1948 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]] {{small|Ret}}
|
|-
| [[1949 Grand Prix season|1949]]
! Ecurie France
! [[Talbot-Lago]] [[Talbot-Lago T26C|T26C]]
! [[Talbot-Lago|Talbot]] 23CV 4.5 [[Straight-six engine|L6]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1949 British Grand Prix|GBR]] {{small|Ret}}
| [[1949 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1949 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[1949 French Grand Prix|FRA]] {{small|1}}
| [[1949 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
|-
!colspan=9|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref name="MotorSportMagazine" />}}}}
|}

=== Complete Formula One World Championship results ===

([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]])
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! {{Tooltip|WDC|World Drivers' Championship}}
! [[List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems|Pts]]
|-
| {{F1|1950}}
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Officine Alfieri Maserati]]
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Maserati 4CLT/48|4CLT/48]]
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] 4CLT 1.5 [[Straight-4|L4]][[Supercharger|s]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1950 British Grand Prix|GBR]] {{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1950 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]] {{small|3}}
| [[1950 Indianapolis 500|500]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1950 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]] {{small|9}}
| [[1950 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1950 French Grand Prix|FRA]] {{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1950 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]] {{small|Ret}}
|colspan=4|
! 10th
! 4
|-
|rowspan=2| {{F1|1951}}
! [[Enrico Platé]]
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Maserati 4CLT/48|4CLT/48]]
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] 4CLT 1.5 [[Straight-4|L4]][[Supercharger|s]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1951 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]] {{small|7}}
| [[1951 Indianapolis 500|500]]
|colspan=9|
!rowspan=2| NC
!rowspan=2| 0
|-
! [[Ecurie Rosier]]
! [[Talbot-Lago]] [[Talbot-Lago T26C|T26C]]
! [[Talbot (automobile)|Talbot]] 23CV 4.5 [[Straight-6|L6]]
|colspan=2|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1951 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]] {{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1951 French Grand Prix|FRA]] {{small|6}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1951 British Grand Prix|GBR]] {{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1951 German Grand Prix|GER]] {{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1951 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]] {{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1951 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]] {{small|Ret}}
|colspan=3|
|-
| {{F1|1953}}
! Louis Chiron
! [[O.S.C.A.|OSCA]] [[OSCA 20|20]]
! [[O.S.C.A.|OSCA]] 2000 2.0 [[Straight-6|L6]]
| [[1953 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
| [[1953 Indianapolis 500|500]]
| [[1953 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1953 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1953 French Grand Prix|FRA]] {{small|15}}
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[1953 British Grand Prix|GBR]] {{small|DNS}}
| [[1953 German Grand Prix|GER]]
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[1953 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]] {{small|DNS}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1953 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]] {{small|10}}
|colspan=2|
! NC
! 0
|-
| {{F1|1955}}
! [[Lancia in Formula One|Scuderia Lancia]]
! [[Lancia in Formula One|Lancia]] [[Lancia D50|D50]]
! [[Lancia]] DS50 2.5 [[V8 engine|V8]]
| [[1955 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1955 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]] {{small|6}}
| [[1955 Indianapolis 500|500]]
| [[1955 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1955 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1955 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1955 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
|colspan=4|
! NC
! 0
|-
| {{F1|1956}}
! [[Scuderia Centro Sud]]
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Maserati 250F|250F]]
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] 250F1 2.5 [[Straight-6|L6]]
| [[1956 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[1956 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]] {{small|DNS}}
| [[1956 Indianapolis 500|500]]
| [[1956 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1956 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1956 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1956 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1956 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
|colspan=3|
! NC
! 0
|-
| {{F1|1958}}
! [[André Testut]]
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Maserati 250F|250F]]
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] 250F1 2.5 [[Straight-6|L6]]
| [[1958 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[1958 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]] {{small|DNQ}}
| [[1958 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1958 Indianapolis 500|500]]
| [[1958 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1958 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1958 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1958 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1958 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]
| [[1958 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1958 Moroccan Grand Prix|MOR]]
! NC
! 0
|-
!colspan=17|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.statsf1.com/en/louis-chiron/engagement.aspx |title=Louis Chiron – Involvement |work=StatsF1 |access-date=28 August 2018 |archive-date=28 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828035642/http://www.statsf1.com/en/louis-chiron/engagement.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>}}}}
|}

=== Indianapolis 500 results ===

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{{col-break}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Year
!Car
!Start
!Qual
!Rank
!Finish
!Laps
!Led
!Retired
|-
![[1929 Indianapolis 500|1929]]
|6
|14
|107.351
|26
|7
|200
|0
|Running
|-
|colspan=6|'''Totals'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Louis Chiron |url=http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/ChironLouis.htm |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=www.champcarstats.com}}</ref>
|200
|0
|
|}
{{col-break|gap=1em}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Starts
|1
|-
!Poles
|0
|-
!Front Row
|0
|-
!Wins
|0
|-
!Top 5
|0
|-
!Top 10
|1
|-
!Retired
|0
|}
{{col-end}}

=== 24 Hours of Le Mans results ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
! Year
! Team
! Co-Drivers
! Car
! Class
! Laps
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}
! {{Tooltip|Class Pos.|Class Position}}
|-
! [[1928 24 Hours of Le Mans|1928]]
|align="left"| No Team Name
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Cyril de Vere
|align="left"| [[Chrysler Six]] Series 72
| 5.0
| 66
| style="background:#000000; color:white"| DSQ
| style="background:#000000; color:white"| DSQ
|-
! [[1929 24 Hours of Le Mans|1929]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} ''[[C. T. Weymann]]''
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Édouard Brisson
|align="left"| [[Stutz Motor Company|Stutz]] DV32
| 8.0
| 65
| DNF
| DNF
|-
! [[1931 24 Hours of Le Mans|1931]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Equipe [[Bugatti]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA|1861}} [[Achille Varzi]]
|align="left"| [[Bugatti Type 50]]S
| 5.0
| 24
| DNF
| DNF
|-
! [[1932 24 Hours of Le Mans|1932]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} ''Guy Bouriat''
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Guy Bouriat
|align="left"| [[Bugatti Type 55]]
| 3.0
| 23
| DNF
| DNF
|-
! [[1933 24 Hours of Le Mans|1933]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|MCO}} ''L. Chiron''
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA|1861}} Franco Cortese
|align="left"| [[Alfa Romeo 8C]] 2300MM
| 3.0
| 177
| DNF
| DNF
|-
! [[1937 24 Hours of Le Mans|1937]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA|1861}} ''[[Luigi Chinetti]]''
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA|1861}} [[Luigi Chinetti]]
|align="left"| [[Talbot (automobile)|Talbot]] T150C
| 5.0
| 7
| DNF
| DNF
|-
! [[1938 24 Hours of Le Mans|1938]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Ecurie Bleue
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[René Dreyfus]]
|align="left"| [[Delahaye]] 145
| 5.0
| 21
| DNF
| DNF
|-
! [[1951 24 Hours of Le Mans|1951]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} ''[[Luigi Chinetti]]''
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Pierre Louis-Dreyfus|Pierre-Louis Dreyfus]]
|align="left"| [[Ferrari America|Ferrari 340 America Barchetta]]
| S 5.0
| 29
| style="background:#000000; color:white"| DSQ
| style="background:#000000; color:white"| DSQ
|-
! [[1953 24 Hours of Le Mans|1953]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Scuderia Lancia]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Robert Manzon]]
|align="left"| [[Lancia]] D20
| S 8.0
| 174
| DNF
| DNF
|-
!colspan="8"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Louis Chiron/Results/24 Hours of Le Mans - The Third Turn |url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Louis_Chiron/Results/24_Hours_of_Le_Mans |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=thethirdturn.com |language=en}}</ref>}}}}
|}

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

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* [http://www.ddavid.com/formula1/chiron.htm Grand Prix History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716191249/http://www.ddavid.com/formula1/chiron.htm |date=16 July 2012 }}, Louis Chiron
* [http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/c/chironlouis.php Louis Chiron at The Crittenden Automotive Library] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222171412/http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/c/chironlouis.php |date=22 December 2015 }}
* {{24 Hours of Le Mans driver|255}}
* {{Find a Grave|16222660}}

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