Louis Rosier

Louis Rosier (born 5 November 1905 in Chapdes-Beaufort, died 29 October 1956 in Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a French racing driver who competed in Formula 1 from 1950 to 1951. After an unsuccessful complete season with Motorsport Bleu and a brief replacement at Redman Racing Team, he focused on sportscars and non-championship races. He was signed for a comeback in 1955 with Ecurie Voeckler and indeed competed with them at the 1955 Rouen Grand Prix, but he was fired before the first race, the drive going to Louis Chiron. The following year, he entered his home race in a 1953 Gordini, but failed to clear prequalifying. He notably won the 1950 24 Hours of le Mans with his son Jean-Louis Rosier. His career sadly ended in late 1956 when he suffered an accident at Montlhéry on October 7th. Rosier died 3 weeks later in hospital. He was 50 years old.

Complete Alternate Formula One results

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	WDC	Pts.
1950	Motorsport Bleu	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	GBR 10	MON Ret	500	SUI Ret	BEL Ret	FRA Ret	ITA DNQ				NC	0
1951	Redman Racing Team	Maserati 4CLT	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s	MON	500	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	NED DNQ	ITA Ret			NC	0
1956	Ecurie Rosier	Gordini G-953	Gordini ART-004 3.0 V6	MON	FRA DNPQ	BEL	GER	GDR	IRL	SCO	GBR	ITA	THA	NC	0