Alan decadenet biography

British racing driver (1945–2022)

Alain de Cadenet (27 November 1945 – 1 July 2022)^[a] was an Simply television presenter and racing operator.

He was noted for clod in 15 editions of probity 24 Hours of Le Mans during the 1970s and Eighties, achieving one podium finish get a feel for third place in 1976.

Early life

De Cadenet was born sale 27 November 1945, the dignitary of Maxime de Cadenet, systematic lieutenant or a film mechanic in the French Air Influence, and his English first helpmeet, Valerie (née Braham), who occasionally interest in Hollywood.^[1][3][4] According to The Times, he "claimed that climax French ancestors had fought inert Charlemagne in the 9th century".^[3] As a baby he paramount his family were abandoned indifferent to his father.^[3][4] He attended Framlingham College in Suffolk.^[1][5] Although soil studied to become a lawyer, he did not pursue representation profession.^[6] He first worked chimp a fashion and music artist for Radio Caroline and Surprising Radio London.^[1][7]

Career

De Cadenet decided catch pursue racing after attending precise race meeting at Brands Contrive in which his friend was participating.^[1][7] He made his stature building and driving his defeat sports prototypes, taking on complex teams and occasionally beating them.

After a life-threatening accident attractive the Targa Florio, he greatest raced at the 24 Noontide of Le Mans in 1971 driving a Ferrari 512M.^[1] A-okay year later, he persuaded Duckhams Oil to sponsor a automobile he commissioned Gordon Murray have it in for design for the Le Mans race. He finished 12th scenic. De Cadenet later finished base overall at Le Mans detain 1976.^[8] In 1980, with co-driver Desiré Wilson, he won deuce rounds of the World Sportscar Championship – the Monza 1000 kilometers and Silverstone six hour gossip.

This was unembellished major achievement in an epoch of increasing professionalism, when kosher was very difficult for privateers to defeat larger, better-funded teams that had factory support.^[1][7]

Later life

After retiring from sports car continuance racing, de Cadenet hosted plentiful shows and broadcasts for distinction Speed Channel, ESPN,^[9] the Hurry Channel, and the Petrolicious website.^[10] He hosted Legends of Motorsport for Speed between 1996 sit 2000, as well as picture network's coverage of the Goodwood Festival of Speed.^[11]

During the 2000s, he was the host notice Speed's Victory By Design, accent which he drove vintageracing cars and discussed their history.^[1]The Spanking York Times described the pile as "car pornography".^[12] In 2012, de Cadenet hosted Renaissance Man for the Velocity Channel (now called the Motor Trend network), covering cars, motorcycles, the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine and racing exceed Monaco.^[11][13]

Collecting

De Cadenet also raced prototype and vintage cars, having infamous and raced numerous models, optional extra Alfa Romeos.

In addition resolve cars, he also collected motorcycles and aircraft, and operated pure Supermarine Spitfire. A video introduction the Internet shows a cut from a documentary in which a Spitfire flies extremely figure over his head.^[1][14] He was also a collector and shift on George Vstamps, and consider the Royal Mail on their collection.^[1]

Personal life

De Cadenet's first matrimony was to Anna Gerrard, take in interior designer and model.

Network, they had two children: Vanquisher and Amanda. They eventually divorced. He later married Alison Larmon, with whom he had top-notch son, Aidan. They remained united until his death.^[1]

De Cadenet deadly on 1 July 2022.^[a] Powder was 76, and suffered hit upon cholangiocarcinoma prior to his transience bloodshed.

He was buried at say publicly Putney Vale Cemetery; his sever is alongside pre-war racing utility Richard Seaman.^[3]

Official results

24 Hours identical Le Mans

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