Isabelle Haskell and Annie Bousquet with their Porsche in 1956
The 12 Hours of Reims was a major sportscar race that ran, on and off, between 1953 and 1967. It was held at the Reims-Gueux circuit in France, and was a round of the World Sportscar Championship (or the World Championship for Makes) between 1953 and 1965.
It is significant for the 1956 edition, during which Annie Bousquet was killed in a crash early on. This accident, and the negative publicity that stemmed from it, was the cause of women drivers being banned from major circuit races in France until the early 1970s, although the ban at Reims itself was lifted much earlier.
1953
Yvonne Simon/Jean Hémard (Panhard Monopole) – 14th
1954
Gilberte Thirion/Olivier Gendebien (Gordini T15S) – 14th
1955
Race cancelled
1956
Gilberte Thirion/Roger Loyer (Gordini T15S) – DNF
1500cc:
Gilberte Thirion/Roger Loyer (Gordini T15S) – DNF
Annie Bousquet/Isabelle Haskell (Porsche 550) – DNF
1957
No female entries
1958
No female entries
1959-1963
No race held
1964
Annie Soisbault/Claude Dubois (Porsche 904) – 13th
1965
Annie Soisbault/Gérard Langlois van Ophem (Ferrari 250 LM) – DNF
1966
No race held
1967
No female entries
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