Jean-Claude Vidilles (born 26 October 1928 and died 4 August 1997) was a French racing driver. He was one of many Formula Two drivers who entered into the 1958 Moroccan Grand Prix in Cooper F2 cars, which the organizers allowed to increase the size of the grid. However, he did not arrive at the race. He is more well known for his career in sports cars.
He began racing in the early 1950s, racing a Renault 4CV. After some success in 1952, he graduated to more powerful sports cars, including the Osca MT4 and Aston Martin DB2. He also became a works driver for the French car manufacturer Deutsch & Bonnet.
In 1954, he participated in his first 24 Hours of Le Mans race with the Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet team, racing a Deutsch & Bonnet DB HBR. He continued racing in the 24 Hours of Le Mans until 1962, also participating in the occasional race in the sports car world championship.
At the 1961 24 Hours of Le Mans, Vidilles' car race wide into the sand on the outside of the Mulsanne corner and became beached. He spent hours during the race attempting to dig his car out of the sand with a shovel, but was unsuccessful. Photos of the incident circulated in the following years.
In 1958, after some success in sports car events earlier in the year, Vidilles privately entered a Cooper T45 into the Moroccan Grand Prix. Although it was a Formula Two car, the event organizers allowed some Formula Two entries to increase the size of the field. However, Vidilles never participated in the race and made no other attempt to enter Formula One.
Formula One Statistical Overview[]
Formula One Record[]
| Year | Entrant | Team | WDC Points | WDC Pos. |
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| 1958 |  Jean-Claude Vidilles
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Cooper | Did not participate | |
Career Statistics[]
| Entries | 1 |
| Starts | 0 |
| Pole Positions | 0 |
| Race Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Fastest Laps | 0 |
| Points | 0 |
| Laps Raced | 0 |
| Distance Raced | 0 km (0 mi) |
Career Results[]
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| Symbol | Meaning | Symbol | Meaning | ||
| 1st | Winner | Ret | Retired | ||
| 2nd | Podium finish | DSQ | Disqualified | ||
| 3rd | DNQ | Did not qualify | |||
| 5th | Points finish | DNPQ | Did not pre-qualify | ||
| 14th | Non-points finish | TD | Test driver | ||
| Italics | Fastest Lap | DNS | Did not start | ||
| 18th† | Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance) | NC | Non-classified finish (<90% race distance) | ||
| 4thP | Qualified for pole position | [+] More Symbols | |||
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