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Jules Moriceau
Moriceau in 1926
Born	Jules Auguste Moriceau (1887-01-02)2 January 1887 Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France
Died	20 June 1977(1977-06-20) (aged 90) Garches, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Champ Car career
1 race run over 1 year
First race	1929 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Wins Podiums Poles 0 0 0
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years	1925
Teams	Talbot-Darracq
Best finish	DNF (1925)
Class wins	0

Jules Auguste Moriceau (2 January 1887 – 20 June 1977) was a French racing driver.

Career

Moriceau was originally a mechanic at Mors and Darracq; after he spent the First World War as an ambulance driver, he joined Ballot and was the riding mechanic for Louis Wagner at the 1919 Indianapolis 500. In 1921 he joined Talbot as a fitter, and soon became chief tester.

After Talbot's (temporary) withdrawal from racing in 1928, Moriceau joined Amilcar as tester and reserve driver, but only drove twice - winning the 1,100cc at the 1929 Grand Prix d'Antibes and at the 1929 Indianapolis 500 - before Amilcar also withdrew from racing, and Moriceau's racing career came to an end.

Motorsports career results

Grands Prix

He took part in two national Grands Prix; however his debut, in a Talbot at the 1926 British Grand Prix, was a disaster, as his front axle collapsed as soon as he applied the brakes for the first time, and he retired before a lap was out. His second and last appearance was at the 1927 French Grand Prix, at which he was Talbot's designated reserve driver, and on lap 29 (out of 46) the fifth-placed "Williams" stepped out of his car for Moriceau to bring home, which he did so in 4th position.

Indianapolis 500 results

Year	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Led	Retired
1929	35	15	105.609	29	29	30	0	Crash T4
Totals						30	0

Starts	1
Poles	0
Front Row	0
Wins	0
Top 5	0
Top 10	0
Retired	1

Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
1925	Talbot	Jules Moriceau	Talbot 2SC	1.5	98	ret	ret
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