His first appearance in the race was in 1971, when he partnered André Wicky in the Swiss driver's own Porsche 908. The gearbox failed in the twentieth hour, with the pair in 10th place in the race and second in their class. The Wicky car failed to start the race the following year, but they had better luck in 1973 as they were joined by the Swiss driver Philippe Carron. The trio were the slowest of all the finishers, 21st on the road and 9th in class. For 1974 Wicky ran a De Tomaso Pantera for Cohen-Olivar and Carron, but the duo retired in the fourth hour of the race. In 1975 Cohen-Olivar drove the lead Wicky Porsche, alongside Carron and Frenchman Joël Brachet. They were uncompetitive again, before the clutch failed in the seventeenth hour, causing Cohen-Olivar's third retirement in four Le Mans entries.
Wicky entered a De Tomaso Pantera for Cohen-Olivar, Jacques Marché and Martial Delalande for the 1976 race but the trio did not start the race. In 1977 Cohen-Olivar joined the French ROC (Racing Organisation Course) entry, driving a Chevron B36 alongside Alain Flotard and Michel Dubois. The car once again failed to make the finish, dropping out in the eighteenth hour. ROC ran two B36s in 1978, and while the other car managed to win the S 2.0 class, the car Cohen-Olivar shared with Frenchmen Jacques Henry and Albert Dufrene suffered a similar fate to the previous year, again retiring in the eighteenth hour, this time with an engine failure.
For 1979 24 Hours of Le Mans, Cohen-Olivar joined up with a new French entry under the Lambretta banner, sharing a Lola T298 with Pierre Yver and Michel Elkoubi. This combination gave Cohen-Olivar his first finish since 1973, and even some silverware, as they finished 21st overall and third in the S 2.0 class.
Despite this success, the team did not enter the race again, and it wasn't until 1981 that Cohen-Olivar was able to race at Le Mans again. He again raced a T298, this time owned by Frenchman Jean-Marie Lemerle. The car was co-piloted by Lemerle and his fellow Frenchman Alain Levié. Another uncompetitive race for Cohen-Olivar ended in the seventeenth hour when the car's electrics failed. He remained with Lemerle in 1982, who with support from Italian firm Sivama Motor was able to run a new car, a Lancia Beta Monte Carlo. Levié was replaced in the team by American Joe Castellano, and the trio had much better luck than the previous year, with 12th overall and second in class. This 12th place would remain Cohen-Olivar's best ever result in the race.[3]
Racing recordedit
Complete World Sportscar Championship resultsedit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
^In 1976 and 1977 the World Championship was divided into two series that ran simultaneously but separately: The World Sportscar Championship and the World Championship for Makes.
^"Pilote des 24 heures du Mans : Max Mimoun Cohen-Olivar". www.24h-en-piste.com (in French). Retrieved 21 June 2023.
^"MAX COHEN-OLIVAR (1945-2018) : DÉCÈS DU CHAMPION AUTOMOBILE MAROCAIN". theautomobilist.fr (in French). Retrieved June 29, 2018.
^ ab"Max Cohen-Olivar: 1945-2018". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
^"All Results of Max Cohen-Olivar". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
External linksedit
Max Cohen-Olivar career summary at DriverDB.com
May 02, 2024
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Max Mimoun Cohen Olivar 1 30 April 1945 21 May 2018 was a Moroccan racing driver 2 He is considered to be one of the greatest Moroccan racing drivers of all time He competed extensively in the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans race and at the time of his final appearance in 2001 he was only the ninth driver to start the race 20 or more times 3 The others were Henri Pescarolo Bob Wollek Yojiro Terada Derek Bell Francois Migault Claude Ballot Lena Claude Haldi and Pierre Yver Max Cohen OlivarNationalityMoroccanBorn 1945 04 30 30 April 1945Casablanca MoroccoDied21 May 2018 2018 05 21 aged 73 Paris France Contents 1 Le Mans 2 Racing record 2 1 Complete World Sportscar Championship results 2 2 24 Hours of Le Mans results 3 References 4 External linksLe Mans edit nbsp Cohen Olivar right at Le Mans in 1991 His first appearance in the race was in 1971 when he partnered Andre Wicky in the Swiss driver s own Porsche 908 The gearbox failed in the twentieth hour with the pair in 10th place in the race and second in their class The Wicky car failed to start the race the following year but they had better luck in 1973 as they were joined by the Swiss driver Philippe Carron The trio were the slowest of all the finishers 21st on the road and 9th in class For 1974 Wicky ran a De Tomaso Pantera for Cohen Olivar and Carron but the duo retired in the fourth hour of the race In 1975 Cohen Olivar drove the lead Wicky Porsche alongside Carron and Frenchman Joel Brachet They were uncompetitive again before the clutch failed in the seventeenth hour causing Cohen Olivar s third retirement in four Le Mans entries Wicky entered a De Tomaso Pantera for Cohen Olivar Jacques Marche and Martial Delalande for the 1976 race but the trio did not start the race In 1977 Cohen Olivar joined the French ROC Racing Organisation Course entry driving a Chevron B36 alongside Alain Flotard and Michel Dubois The car once again failed to make the finish dropping out in the eighteenth hour ROC ran two B36s in 1978 and while the other car managed to win the S 2 0 class the car Cohen Olivar shared with Frenchmen Jacques Henry and Albert Dufrene suffered a similar fate to the previous year again retiring in the eighteenth hour this time with an engine failure For 1979 24 Hours of Le Mans Cohen Olivar joined up with a new French entry under the Lambretta banner sharing a Lola T298 with Pierre Yver and Michel Elkoubi This combination gave Cohen Olivar his first finish since 1973 and even some silverware as they finished 21st overall and third in the S 2 0 class Despite this success the team did not enter the race again and it wasn t until 1981 that Cohen Olivar was able to race at Le Mans again He again raced a T298 this time owned by Frenchman Jean Marie Lemerle The car was co piloted by Lemerle and his fellow Frenchman Alain Levie Another uncompetitive race for Cohen Olivar ended in the seventeenth hour when the car s electrics failed He remained with Lemerle in 1982 who with support from Italian firm Sivama Motor was able to run a new car a Lancia Beta Monte Carlo Levie was replaced in the team by American Joe Castellano and the trio had much better luck than the previous year with 12th overall and second in class This 12th place would remain Cohen Olivar s best ever result in the race 3 Racing record editComplete World Sportscar Championship results edit key Races in bold indicate pole position Races in italics indicate fastest lap Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pos Pts 1970 Wicky Racing Team S2 0 Porsche 910 Porsche Typ 901 21 2 0 F6 DAY SEB BRH MNZ TGA SPA NUR LMS GLN OSTDNS N 1 1971 Wicky Racing Team P3 0 Porsche 908 02 Porsche 908 3 0 F8 BUE DAY SEB BRH MNZ SPA TGA NUR LMSRet OST GLN N 1 1972 Wicky Racing Team S3 0 Porsche 908 02 Porsche 908 3 0 F8 BUE DAY SEB BRH MNZ SPA TGA NUR LMSDNS OST N 1 1973 Wicky Racing Team S3 0 Porsche 908 02 Porsche 908 3 0 F8 DAY VAL DIJ12 MNZRet SPA TGA NUR LMS21 OST GLN N 1 1974 Supercar S2 0 Lola T294 Ford Cosworth FVC L4 MNZRet SPA NUR IMO N 1 Wicky Racing Team GT De Tomaso Pantera Ford 5 8 V8 LMSRet OST GLN LEC BRH KYA 1977 S2 0 Lola T294 Ford Cosworth BDG L4 DIJ MNZ VAL PER EST LECRet IMO SAL N 2 1979 Lambretta S A F D S2 0 Lola T298 BMW M12 2 0 L4 DAY MUG DIJRet SIL NUR PER GLN BRH VAL N 1 1980 Jean Marie Lemerle S2 0 Lola T298 ROC Chrysler Simca 2 0 L4 DAY BRH MUG MNZ SIL NUR LMSDNQ GLN MOS VAL DIJDNS N 1 1981 Jean Marie Lemerle S2 0 Lola T298 BMW M12 2 0 L4 DAY SEB MUG MNZ RSD SIL NUR LMSRet PER DAY GLN SPA MOS ROA BRH NC 0 1982 Jean Marie Lemerle Gr 5 Lancia Beta Monte Carlo Lancia 1 4 L4t MNZ SIL NUR LMS12 SPA MUG FUJ BRH NC 0 1983 Scuderia Sivama Motor C Lancia LC1 Lancia 1 4 L4t MNZ SIL NUR LMSNC SPA FUJ KYA NC 0 1984 Helmut Gall B BMW M1 BMW M88 3 5 L6 MNZ SILRet LMS NC 0 Hubert Striebig C2 Sthemo SMC2 NURNC SPARet IMORet FUJ KYA SAN John Bartlett C1 Lola T610 Cosworth DFL 3 3 V8 BRH14 MOS 1985 Bartlett Racing C2 Chevron B62 Cosworth DFL 3 3 V8 MUG MNZ SIL LMSRet HOC16 MOSRet SPARet BRHRet FUJ SHA NC 0 1986 Bartlett Racing C2 Chevron B62 Cosworth DFL 3 3 V8 MNZDNS 65th 3 Bardon DB1 SILRet BRH18 Porsche Kremer Racing C1 Porsche 956 Porsche Type 935 76 2 6 F6t LMSRet NOR Roy Baker Racing Tiga C2 Tiga GC285 Ford Cosworth BDT 1 8 L4t JER10 SPARet FUJ Tiga GC286 NURRet 1987 John Bartlett Racing C2 Bardon DB1 Cosworth DFL 3 3 V8 JAR JERDNQ MNZ NC 0 Roy Baker Racing Tiga GC286 SILRet NUR15 SPA FUJ Charles Ivey Racing Tiga GC287 Porsche Type 935 76 2 6 F6t LMSRet NOR BRH 1988 Ark Racing C2 Ceekar 83J 1 Ford Cosworth DFV 3 0 V8 JERDNS NC 0 Swiss Team Salamin C1 Porsche 962C Porsche Type 935 79 2 8 F6t JAR15 SIL7 Automobiles Louis Descartes C2 ALD 04 BMW M88 3 5 L6 MNZRet Primagaz Competition Cougar C12 Cosworth DFL 3 3 V8 LMSNC BRN Roy Baker Racing Tiga GC286 BRHNC NUR SPARet FUJ SAN 1989 Swiss Team Salamin C1 Porsche 962C Porsche Type 935 3 0 F6t SUZ DIJ22 NURRet DON16 SPA16 MEX NC 0 Team Lee Davey JAR16 BRH 1990 Swiss Team Salamin C Porsche 962C Porsche Type 935 3 0 F6t SUZ MNZ SIL SPA DIJ NUR20 DON19 CGV20 MEXRet NC 0 1991 Swiss Team Salamin C2 Porsche 962C Porsche Type 935 3 2 F6t SUZ9 LMSRet NUR MAG MEX AUT 54th 2 Porsche Type 935 3 0 F6t MNZRet SILNC 1992 Equipe Almeras Chotard C3 Porsche 962C Porsche Type 935 3 0 F6t MNZ SIL LMSRet DON SUZ MAG NC 0 Footnotes a b c d e f g No drivers Championship In 1976 and 1977 the World Championship was divided into two series that ran simultaneously but separately The World Sportscar Championship and the World Championship for Makes 24 Hours of Le Mans results edit Year Team Co Drivers Car Class Laps Pos ClassPos 1971 nbsp Wicky Racing Team nbsp Andre Wicky Porsche 908 02 P3 0 DNF DNF 1972 nbsp Wicky Racing Team nbsp Andre Wicky nbsp Walter Brun Porsche 908 02 S3 0 DNS DNS 1973 nbsp Wicky Racing Team nbsp Andre Wicky nbsp Philippe Carron Porsche 908 02 S3 0 270 21st 9th 1974 nbsp Wicky Racing Team nbsp Philippe Carron De Tomaso Pantera Ford GT 16 DNF DNF 1975 nbsp Wicky Racing Team nbsp Philippe Carron nbsp Joel Brachet Porsche 908 02 S3 0 161 DNF DNF 1976 nbsp Wicky Racing Team nbsp Jacques Marche nbsp Martial Delalande De Tomaso Pantera Ford GTX DNS DNS 1977 nbsp Societe R O C nbsp Alain Flotard nbsp Michel Dubois Chevron B36 ROC Chrysler S2 0 176 DNF DNF 1978 nbsp R O C La Pierre du Nord nbsp Jacques Henry nbsp Albert Dufrene Chevron B36 ROC Chrysler S2 0 195 DNF DNF 1979 nbsp Lambretta S A F D nbsp Pierre Yver nbsp Michel Elkoubi Lola T298 BMW S2 0 248 21st 3rd 1980 nbsp Jean Marie Lemerle nbsp Jean Marie Lemerle Lola T298 ROC Talbot S2 0 DNQ DNQ 1981 nbsp Jean Marie Lemerle nbsp Jean Marie Lemerle nbsp Alain Levie Lola T298 BMW S2 0 104 DNF DNF 1982 nbsp Jean Marie Lemerle nbsp Jean Marie Lemerle nbsp Joe Castellano Lancia Beta Monte Carlo Gr 5 295 12th 2nd 1983 nbsp Scuderia Sivama Motor nbsp Oscar Larrauri nbsp Massimo Sigala Lancia LC1 C 217 NC NC 1985 nbsp Goodmands Sound nbsp Bartlett Chevron Racing nbsp Richard Jones nbsp Robin Smith Chevron B62 Ford Cosworth C2 19 DNF DNF 1986 nbsp Porsche Kremer Racing nbsp Pierre Yver nbsp Hubert Striebig Porsche 956 C1 160 DNF DNF 1987 nbsp Charles Ivey Racing nbsp John Cooper nbsp Tom Dodd Noble Tiga GC287 Porsche C2 224 DNF DNF 1988 nbsp Primagaz Competition nbsp Patrick de Radigues Cougar C12 Ford Cosworth C2 273 NC NC 1989 nbsp Tiga Race Team nbsp John Sheldon nbsp Robin Donovan Tiga GC289 Ford Cosworth C2 126 DNF DNF 1990 nbsp Team Davey nbsp Giovanni Lavaggi nbsp Tim Lee Davey Porsche 962C C1 306 19th 19th 1991 nbsp Team Salamin Primagaz nbsp Antoine Salamin nbsp Marcel Tarres Porsche 962C C2 101 DNF DNF 1992 nbsp Equipe Almeras Chotard nbsp Jean Marie Almeras nbsp Jacques Almeras Porsche 962C C3 85 DNF DNF 2000 nbsp Seikel Motorsport nbsp Michel Neugarten nbsp Tony Burgess Porsche 911 GT3 R GT 302 18th 3rd 2001 nbsp Seikel Motorsport nbsp Tony Burgess nbsp Andrew Bagnall Porsche 911 GT3 RS GT 272 12th 6th Source 4 References edit Pilote des 24 heures du Mans Max Mimoun Cohen Olivar www 24h en piste com in French Retrieved 21 June 2023 MAX COHEN OLIVAR 1945 2018 DECES DU CHAMPION AUTOMOBILE MAROCAIN theautomobilist fr in French Retrieved June 29 2018 a b Max Cohen Olivar 1945 2018 dailysportscar com Retrieved June 29 2018 All Results of Max Cohen Olivar racingsportscars com Retrieved June 29 2018 External links editMax Cohen Olivar career summary at DriverDB com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Max Cohen Olivar amp oldid 1219257220, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
