Michel Trollé
Michel Trollé (born 23 June 1959) is a French former racing driver from Lens, Pas-de-Calais.
He began his career in Championnat de France Formule Renault Turbo in 1984, finishing second in the championship.
In 1985 he moved to the French Formula Three Championship and finished third in points with two wins.
In 1986 he participated in a handful of major Formula Three races including the Macau Grand Prix and participated in one World Sports-Prototype Championship race in a Porsche 962C for John Fitzpatrick Racing.
In 1987 he made his International Formula 3000 debut and finished second in his first race and won the third race of the season at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. Trollé finished sixth in the championship.
He returned to the series in 1988 but his season was curtailed after a serious accident at Brands Hatch. However, he still finished 11th in points on the strength of two podium finishes in the first six races.
Trollé was regarded as one of the best of a promising crop of French drivers and had held discussions with both Larrousse and Tyrrell for an F1 seat in 1989. He was due to sign a provisional agreement with Tyrrell at the Belgian Grand Prix, to be held the weekend after the Brands Hatch Formula 3000 race.[1]
In 1990 he moved to sports cars part-time and participated in the World Sports-Prototype Championship for Courage Compétition and made his 24 Hours of Le Mans debut with the team, finishing 7th overall.
He returned to Courage in the Sportscar World Championship in 1991 for 3 races in what would be his last professional racing starts.[2]
24 Hours of Le Mans results
[edit]| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 |  John Fitzpatrick Racing
|
 Philippe Alliot Paco Romero
|
Porsche 962C | C1 | 312 | 10th | 8th |
| 1987 |  Brun Motorsport
|
Paul Belmondo Pierre de Thoisy
|
Porsche 962C | C1 | 88 | DNF | DNF |
| 1988 |  Italiya Sport Team Le Mans Co.
|
 Danny Ongais Toshio Suzuki
|
March 88S-Nissan | C1 | 74 | DNF | DNF |
| 1990 | Courage Compétition
|
Pascal Fabre Lionel Robert
|
Cougar C24S-Porsche | C1 | 347 | 7th | 7th |
| 1991 | Courage Compétition
|
 Claude Bourbonnais Marco Brand
|
Cougar C26S-Porsche | C2 | 293 | NC | NC |
References
[edit]- ^ Sniffer (2 September 2013). "Michel Trolle: The forgotten victim of Brands 88". Sniffer Media. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ Michel Trollé - Career Detail, Driver Database, Retrieved 2011-01-21
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