Régine Gordine
Régine Gordine (1915–2012) was a French rally and circuit driver who was most active in the 1950s.
Biography[edit]
She was born Régine Mirielle Peter on 24 November 1915 in Besançon.[1] (Some sources indicate her birth name was Bruno, and that Peter was her first husband's surname.)[2] She participated in rallies before World War II, and after the war was recruited by Germaine Rouault to join her 1950 24 Hours of Le Mans entry.[2]
In 1952, she met film producer and amateur racer Sacha Gordine, whom she soon married.[2] In 1955, she raced in the Monte Carlo Rally while pregnant with their son, Sacha Gordine Jr.[2] The two led a glamorous life, mixing with movie stars and nobility.[2] Gordine was sometimes styled Princess of Bashkir, a title she apparently inherited due to her husband's Russian aristocratic lineage.[2][3]
Following her husband's death in 1968, she married printer and race driver Léon Storez.[2]
Gordine died on 20 May 2012 in Breteuil, Eure.[1]
Record[edit]
Le Mans[edit]
- 1950 24 Hours of Le Mans, teammate Germaine Rouault, Simca-Gordini,[4] retired
Monte Carlo Rally[edit]
- 1950, teammate Germaine Rouault, Simca 8 coupe, No. 236. (16th) Ladies' Cup[5]
- 1951, teammate Yvonne Simon, Simca 8 sports coupe, No. 103, (130th), Ladies' Cup 2nd[6]
Soleil Cannes Rally[edit]
- 1946 (as Régine Peter), co-drivers Germaine Rouault and Suzanne Largeot, Delahaye 135, 1st[7]
Tour de France automobile[edit]
- 1951, co-driver Mme. Boeswillwald, Peugeot 203, 50th, 2nd Ladies' Cup[8]
- 1952, co-driver Germaine Rouault, Renault 4 cv 1063, 17th
Mille Miglia[edit]
- 1955, co-driver Lise Renaud, Moretti 750, retired
- 1957, co-driver Lise Renaud, Citroen DS 19, retired
References[edit]
- ^ a b État civil sur le fichier des personnes décédées en France depuis 1970
- ^ a b c d e f g Bouzanquet, Jean François (July 2009). Fast Ladies: Female Racing Drivers 1888 to 1970. Veloce Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84584-225-3.
- ^ Williams, Richard (25 May 2023). 24 Hours. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-3985-1723-3.
- ^ "Palmares de Régine Gordine aux 24H du Mans". Database des 24h du Mans. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Lot 31: Souvenirs du Rallye de Monte Carlo 1950..." Osenat Commissaire-priseur. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "Rallye Monte-Carlo 1951 » Unclassified". Rallye Monte-Carlo 1951. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "Complete record of the Cannes Soleil rally (1946-1955)" (Doc). ttworld.free.fr.
- ^ "TOUR DE FRANCE 1951 General classification". www.classicscars.com.