Régine Gordine Explained

Régine Gordine (1915–2012) was a French rally and circuit driver who was most active in the 1950s.

Biography

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

Le Mans

• 1950 24 Hours of Le Mans, teammate Germaine Rouault, Simca-Gordini,^[4] retired

Monte Carlo Rally

• 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

• 1946 (as Régine Peter), co-drivers Germaine Rouault and Suzanne Largeot, Delahaye 135, 1st^[7]

Tour de France automobile

• 1951, co-driver Mme. Boeswillwald, Peugeot 203, 50th, 2nd Ladies' Cup^[8]
• 1952, co-driver Germaine Rouault, Renault 4 cv 1063, 17th

Mille Miglia

• 1955, co-driver Lise Renaud, Moretti 750, retired
• 1957, co-driver Lise Renaud, Citroen DS 19, retired

Notes and References

1. https://deces.matchid.io/search?size=n_60_n&advanced=true&fn=regine&sex=F&bd=24%2F11%2F1915&bc=besan%C3%A7on État civil sur le fichier des personnes décédées en France depuis 1970
2. Book: Bouzanquet . Jean François . Fast Ladies: Female Racing Drivers 1888 to 1970 . July 2009 . Veloce Publishing Ltd . 978-1-84584-225-3 . en.
3. Book: Williams . Richard . 24 Hours . 25 May 2023 . Simon and Schuster . 978-1-3985-1723-3 . en.
4. Web site: Palmares de Régine Gordine aux 24H du Mans . Database des 24h du Mans . 3 July 2024.
5. Web site: Lot 31: Souvenirs du Rallye de Monte Carlo 1950... . Osenat Commissaire-priseur . 12 April 2023.
6. Web site: Rallye Monte-Carlo 1951 » Unclassified . Rallye Monte-Carlo 1951 . 12 April 2023.
7. Web site: Complete record of the Cannes Soleil rally (1946-1955). ttworld.free.fr. Doc.
8. Web site: TOUR DE FRANCE 1951 General classification . www.classicscars.com .