RACING DRIVER

Marcel Balsa

1909 - 1984

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Emanuel Marcel Lucien Balsa (January 1, 1909 in Creuse – August 11, 1984 in Maisons-Alfort) was a French racing driver. Balsa started in racing after World War II, when he acquired a Bugatti Type 51 and became quite competitive in the French national events. He later built a BMW-engined Formula 2 car, and had a good reputation, until he tried a Jicey-BMW developed by Jean Caillas. With it he finished third in the Grand Prix of Cadours, the same event where fellow racer Raymond Sommer was killed. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marcel Balsa is the 634th most popular racing driver (down from 248th in 2019), the 5,123rd most popular biography from France (down from 3,800th in 2019) and the 72nd most popular French Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Marcel Balsa ranks 634 out of 1,080. Before him are Eddie Keizan, Pierre-Henri Raphanel, Renato Pirocchi, Mike Sparken, Franco Forini, and Jim Hall. After him are Juan Manuel Bordeu, John James, Dries van der Lof, Ferdinand Zvonimir von Habsburg, Red Amick, and Alain de Changy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Marcel Balsa ranks 386. Before him are William Gemmell Cochran, Archie Cochrane, Teofilo Spasojević, Alex Raymond, Don Finlay, and Raúl Landini. After him are Andrei Bărbulescu, Julius J. Epstein, Piero Scotti, C. Douglas Dillon, Sam Balter, and Frank Henry. Among people deceased in 1984, Marcel Balsa ranks 252. Before him are Karl Neumer, Joan Lindsay, Jon-Erik Hexum, Bjarne Johnsen, Balasaraswati, and Víctor Balaguer. After him are Pascale Ogier, Franz Fühmann, Chuck Cooper, Bill Holland, H. Bruce Humberstone, and Luther Adler.

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In France

Among people born in France, Marcel Balsa ranks 5,123 out of 6,770. Before him are Marc Alexandre (1959), Alain Couriol (1958), Yvan Colonna (1960), Mike Sparken (1930), Giorgio Capitani (1927), and Zabou Breitman (1959). After him are David Beauchard (1959), Philippe Montanier (1964), Gabriel De Michèle (1941), Abou Diaby (1986), Louise Bourgoin (1981), and Nicole Bricq (1947).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In France

Among racing drivers born in France, Marcel Balsa ranks 72. Before him are Esteban Ocon (1996), Robert La Caze (1917), Pascal Fabre (1960), Jean-Marc Gounon (1963), Georges Grignard (1905), and Mike Sparken (1930). After him are François Delecour (1962), Gil de Ferran (1967), Johann Zarco (1990), Jean-Christophe Boullion (1969), Gilles Panizzi (1965), and Isack Hadjar (2004).

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