Bernard Béguin
French rally driver (born 1947)
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Bernard Béguin (born 24 September 1947 in Grenoble) is a French former rally driver, who won the Tour de Corse in 1987, a round of the World Rally Championship.
Nationality
French
FrenchBorn24 September 1947
Grenoble
Grenoble
Co-driver Jacques Delaval
Jean-François Fauchille
Guy Gillot
Willy Huret
Philippe Ozoux
Jean-Jacques Lenne
Jean-Bernard Vieu
Jean-Marc Andrié
Jean-Paul Chiaroni
Jacques Delaval Jean-François Fauchille Guy Gillot Willy Huret Philippe Ozoux Jean-Jacques Lenne Jean-Bernard Vieu Jean-Marc Andrié Jean-Paul ChiaroniBernard Béguin during the 1984 Ypres Rally | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | French |
| Born | 24 September 1947 Grenoble |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 1974 – 1993 |
| Co-driver | Jacques Delaval Jean-François Fauchille Guy Gillot Willy Huret Philippe Ozoux Jean-Jacques Lenne Jean-Bernard Vieu Jean-Marc Andrié Jean-Paul Chiaroni |
| Teams | Porsche, BMW |
| Rallies | 16 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 3 |
| Stage wins | 13 |
| Total points | 62 |
| First rally | 1974 Tour de Corse |
| First win | 1987 Tour de Corse |
Career
A regular competitor on the Tour de Corse, Béguin scored his first World Rally Championship points by finishing third on the 1985 Tour de Corse in a Porsche 911. He returned two years later in a BMW M3 and won the rally.[1] He scored points finishes on the event on three later occasions.
Béguin won the French Rally Championship four times, in 1979, 1991, 1992 and 1993.
WRC victories
# Event Season Co-driver Car 1 31ème Tour de Corse - Rallye de France1987 Jean-Jacques Lenne BMW M3
