Claude Ballot-Léna
22. Apr 2025
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Claude Ballot-Léna (1936 – 1999) was a French racing driver born in Paris. He won the 1969 Spa 24 Hours in a Porsche 911 and the 1983 24 Hours of Daytona in a Porsche 935 Turbo owned by Preston Henn (picture-below). He was one of the great Porsche specialists.
He also entered the 24 Hours of Le Mans many times (23) from 1966 until the 1980s and other than record holder Tom Kristensen, has scored the most class victories at Le Mans with seven wins driving Porsche, Ferrari and Jaguar GT class cars.
Ballot-Léna was also one of the earliest European NASCAR drivers when he made six Winston Cup starts in 1978 to 1979 at Talladega, Daytona and Atlanta Motor Speedway. Sadly, Claude Ballot-Léna died on 5 December 1999 in Paris from cancer.
Categories:
Endurance, Daytona, Le Mans, 24 Hours Le Mans, 24 Hours Daytona, Claude Ballot-Lena, Porsche, France, 1969, 1983
Source: DR
