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Louis Wagner (racing driver)

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Wagner was diagnosed with tuberculosis of the bone, compelling the amputation of a leg. Wagner was given the post of instructor and supervisor at the Montlhery circuit, but the disease worsened, by the late 1950s he was housebound. In 1955 Wagner was awarded the
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together with fellow countryman Charles Flohot in a Ariès Type S GP, they finished sixth overall, and second in class 3.0. In 1927 Wagner came second overall at the
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for distinguished service in the First World War, although it had been delayed 37 years as a criticism of his racing for
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List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Aéro-Club de France in 1910
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Wagner began racing cars while in his teens and claimed victory in 1903 driving a
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had dropped out with mechanical issues on the sixth lap of the 110-lap race.
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but went out with a broken wheel on lap 45. In 1924 he drove for the
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Wagner began flying airplanes in 1910. He worked for the
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won the first ever United States Grand Prix driving a
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on lap 83, Wagner drove to victory in the first ever
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September 1926. 829: 519:Motorsports career results 463:In August, Wagner won the 708:EarlyAviators.com ; 595: 448:In 1926, after relieving 264: 260: 198: 194: 162: 120: 108: 92: 28: 798:Indianapolis 500 drivers 764:(VanderbiltCupRaces.com) 524:Indianapolis 500 results 469:1925 24 Hours of Le Mans 401:Christian Lautenschlager 121:2 races run over 2 years 421:Wagner competed in the 465:Grand Prix de la Baule 392: 390:1922 French Grand Prix 803:French racing drivers 423:1919 Indianapolis 500 387: 723:"British Grand Prix" 491:Later life and death 325:Circuit des Ardennes 299:Le Pré-Saint-Gervais 279:American Grand Prize 271:Louis Auguste Wagner 133:American Grand Prize 56:Le Pré-Saint-Gervais 44:Louis Auguste Wagner 297:Wagner was born in 204:24 Hours of Le Mans 88:Championship titles 788:Grand Prix drivers 454:British Grand Prix 393: 345:Circuit d'Auvergne 337:Gordon Bennett Cup 323:class race at the 283:British Grand Prix 281:and the inaugural 793:Brooklands people 679: 678: 672: 671: 610: 609: 405:French Grand Prix 358:, Wagner won the 354:Competing in the 303:Seine-Saint-Denis 268: 267: 190: 189: 820: 749: 741: 735: 734: 719: 713: 705: 614: 533: 529: 502:Legion d'Honneur 443:Giuseppe Campari 349:Clermont-Ferrand 213: 164: 163: 152:Indianapolis 500 73: 52: 50: 33: 21: 828: 827: 823: 822: 821: 819: 818: 817: 768: 767: 758: 753: 752: 742: 738: 721: 720: 716: 706: 702: 697: 685: 680: 526: 521: 493: 481: 450:Robert Sénéchal 416:First World War 311: 295: 135: 96: 94:Major victories 75: 71: 54: 53:5 February 1882 48: 46: 45: 36: 17: 12: 11: 5: 826: 824: 816: 815: 810: 805: 800: 795: 790: 785: 780: 770: 769: 766: 765: 757: 756:External links 754: 751: 750: 736: 714: 699: 698: 696: 693: 692: 691: 684: 681: 677: 676: 670: 669: 666: 662: 661: 658: 654: 653: 650: 646: 645: 642: 638: 637: 634: 630: 629: 626: 622: 621: 618: 611: 608: 607: 605: 602: 599: 593: 592: 589: 586: 583: 580: 577: 574: 571: 568: 562: 561: 558: 555: 552: 549: 546: 543: 540: 537: 527: 525: 522: 520: 517: 492: 489: 480: 477: 439:Antonio Ascari 388:Wagner at the 360:Vanderbilt Cup 310: 307: 294: 291: 266: 265: 262: 261: 258: 257: 254: 250: 249: 242: 238: 237: 228: 224: 223: 214: 208: 207: 200: 199: 196: 195: 192: 191: 188: 187: 184: 181: 177: 176: 171: 168: 160: 159: 146: 142: 141: 127: 123: 122: 118: 117: 110: 109: 106: 105: 98:Vanderbilt Cup 90: 89: 85: 84: 74:(aged 78) 68: 64: 63: 42: 38: 37: 35:Wagner in 1914 34: 26: 25: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 825: 814: 811: 809: 806: 804: 801: 799: 796: 794: 791: 789: 786: 784: 781: 779: 776: 775: 773: 763: 760: 759: 755: 748: 747: 740: 737: 732: 728: 724: 718: 715: 712: 711: 704: 701: 694: 690: 687: 686: 682: 675: 667: 664: 663: 659: 656: 655: 651: 648: 647: 643: 640: 639: 635: 632: 631: 627: 624: 623: 619: 616: 615: 612: 606: 603: 600: 598: 594: 591:Broken wheel 590: 587: 584: 581: 578: 575: 572: 569: 567: 564: 563: 559: 556: 553: 550: 547: 544: 541: 538: 535: 534: 531: 530: 523: 518: 516: 514: 509: 507: 506:Mercedes-Benz 503: 498: 490: 488: 486: 478: 476: 474: 470: 466: 461: 459: 455: 451: 446: 444: 440: 436: 432: 428: 424: 419: 417: 412: 410: 406: 402: 398: 391: 386: 382: 380: 376: 372: 368: 364: 361: 357: 356:United States 352: 350: 346: 342: 338: 334: 330: 326: 322: 321: 316: 308: 306: 304: 300: 292: 290: 288: 284: 280: 276: 275:racing driver 272: 263: 259: 255: 251: 247: 243: 239: 236: 232: 229: 225: 222: 218: 215: 209: 205: 201: 197: 193: 185: 182: 179: 178: 175: 172: 169: 166: 165: 161: 157: 153: 150: 147: 143: 139: 134: 131: 128: 124: 119: 115: 111: 107: 103: 99: 95: 91: 86: 82: 81:Seine-et-Oise 78: 70:30 March 1960 69: 65: 61: 57: 43: 39: 32: 27: 22: 19: 746:Louis Wagner 745: 739: 730: 726: 717: 710:Louis Wagner 709: 703: 673: 596: 510: 494: 482: 473:Coppa Florio 462: 447: 420: 413: 403:in the 1914 394: 353: 318: 312: 309:Motor racing 305:department. 296: 277:who won the 270: 269: 156:Indianapolis 93: 72:(1960-03-30) 24:Louis Wagner 18: 783:1960 deaths 778:1882 births 727:Motor Sport 497:World War 2 458:Delage 155B 456:. 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Index


Le Pré-Saint-Gervais
Seine
Montlhéry
Seine-et-Oise
Vanderbilt Cup
1906
Champ Car
1911
American Grand Prize
Savannah
1919
Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis
Poles
24 Hours of Le Mans
1925
1926
Ariès
Peugeot
1925
racing driver
American Grand Prize
British Grand Prix
aviator
Le Pré-Saint-Gervais
Seine-Saint-Denis
Darracq
voiturette
Circuit des Ardennes

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