Jean Ragnotti

Jean Ragnotti

Ragnotti at the 2011 Monte Carlo Rally
Personal information
Nationality	French
Born	August 29, 1945 Pernes-les-Fontains
World Rally Championship record
Active years	1973 – 1987, 1990 – 1995
Co-driver	Jean-Marc Andrié Pierre Thimonier
Teams	Renault
Rallies	41
Championships	0
Rally wins	3
Podiums	9
Stage wins	90
Total points	190
First rally	1973 Monte Carlo Rally
First win	1981 Monte Carlo Rally
Last win	1985 Tour de Corse
Last rally	1995 Tour de Corse

Jean "Jeannot" Ragnotti (born 29 August 1945 in Pernes-les-Fontaines, Vaucluse), is a French former rally driver for Renault in the World Rally Championship.

Ranking among his achievements are his conquering of the Monte Carlo Rally in 1981,^[1] what was the first turbo victory in the history of the WRC, alongside compatriot Jean-Marc Andrié against the might of the ultimate four-wheel-drive upstart, the Audi Quattro. In the following season, he took his Renault 5 Turbo to victory at the Tour de Corse. The Maxi version of the same Renault 5 was to reign again on the asphalt stages of European rallying, when in 1985, Ragnotti claimed the Tour de Corse again with Group B rallying at its zenith; a win that came on debut of Renault 5 Maxi Turbo. The 1985 Rothmans Tour de Corse would also prove to be a tragic affair after the fatal crash of Attilio Bettega on SS4 (Zerubia) of the event.

In the 1990s, Ragnotti continued to drive for Renault, this time in their front-wheel drive Clio Maxi.

Ragnotti's Renault 5 Maxi Turbo.

WRC victories

#	Event	Season	Co-driver	Car
1	49ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo	1981	Jean-Marc Andrié	Renault 5 Turbo
2	26ème Tour de Corse - Rallye de France	1982	Jean-Marc Andrié	Renault 5 Turbo
3	29ème Tour de Corse - Rallye de France	1985	Pierre Thimonier	Renault 5 Maxi Turbo

References

1. Smith, Roy (2008). Alpine & Renault: The Development of the Revolutionary Turbo F1 Car 1968 to 1979. Veloce Publishing Ltd. p. 22. ISBN 1-84584-177-8. Retrieved 17 March 2011.