Tony Gillet Explained

Tony Gillet (born 4 September 1945 in Marche, Belgium)[1] is a Belgian former racing driver and founder of the Gillet sports car company.

Racing career

Gillet started racing in 1968 in provincial rallies, at the wheel of a Renault 4. In 1979 and 1980 he won the Belgian hill-climb championship[2] driving a Formula 2 Renault previously driven by Jean-Pierre Jabouille. In the 1980s he built prototype cars for competitions including the Paris-Dakar rally.[3]

Gillet automobiles

See main article: Gillet. Tony Gillet founded Automobiles Gillet in 1991. It released its first car in 1994.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oostvogels. Bart. Zagato Maserati Mostro met Belgische roots. De Telegraaf. TMG Landelijke Media B.V. 15 June 2015. Dutch.
  2. Web site: L'histoire de la Course de côte en Belgique. Championnat de Belgique des courses de côte. Royal Automobile Club Belgium. 15 June 2015. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150713040700/http://www.coursedecote.be/history/history.htm. 13 July 2015.
  3. Web site: Fauxbert. Jean. Tony Gillet - Le magicien des circuits. WAW magazine. 28 January 2015 . Basse-Meuse. 15 June 2015. French.

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