Tribute to Jean-Claude Sanchez and Jules Bianchi at Kart’Are in Algues-Vives

Sunday September 15 at the kart'Are in Algues-Vives took place the race in tribute to Jean-Claude Sanchez, an emblematic figure of the Lavelanet-Aigues-Vives karting circuit but also in the world of regional, national and international karting.

Charles Leclerc who after winning on the grounds of his team on September 1st, won the Jules Bianchi Karting Marathon, in tribute to his friend who died tragically.

It is under the bright Provence sun that the event supported by Charles Leclerc returned on Friday for a second edition on the Paul-Ricard du Castellet circuit which will end on Sunday.

Organized all weekend in Le Castellet, the Jules Bianchi Karting Marathon took place in the presence of numerous personalities from the automotive world as well as other stars.

Scuderia Ferrari star driver Charles Leclerc kicked off a unique 42-hour karting marathon at the Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, in tribute to his friend and mentor Jules Bianchi. The event, created more than ten years ago by Philippe Bianchi, Jules' father, pays vibrant tribute to the young French driver who died tragically in 2015, following an accident during the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix.

Indeed, on September 6, 7 and 8 at the prestigious Paul Ricard complex, Philippe Bianchi and Franck Lagorce are offering an endurance race lasting 42 hours 19 minutes and 50 seconds. During this new edition, which team, French or international, is ready to register its name in this incredible event, after the success of 2023 ?

In this interview, Leclerc also shares his memories of his first experience in karting, a passion that began by chance during a visit to the karting track of Philippe Bianchi, the father of Jules Bianchi.

Following the disappearance of his protector, Charles in a certain way fulfilled the destiny promised to Jules, who would have had to race in red without that damn 2014 Japanese GP. Like his elder, Leclerc had a remarkable race to finally impose on Monaco by compensating for any possible strategic blow from Piastri's McLaren.

Raffaele Marciello is wearing the colors of Jules Bianchi for his first 24 Hours of Le Mans. A habit that has become valuable for the new BMW driver. This year, he will proudly wear colors identical to those of the late Jules Bianchi. A leitmotif for him, who spent five years in the Ferrari Driver […]

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc wanted to dedicate his victory at the 2024 Monaco Grand Prix to his dad and former F1 driver and friend, Jules Bianchi.

I lost two very good friends, Jules Bianchi and Anthoine Hubert with whom I was really very, very close...

As May 1 marks the sad anniversary of Ayrton Senna's death during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Formula 1 has recorded 34 other fatal accidents. The latest was Jules Bianchi, in 2014. Note that eight drivers died during the Indianapolis 500, between 1953 and 1959. During this period, this competition was integrated into the […]

Since the creation of Formula 1 in 1946 and the first world championship four years later, no fewer than 44 drivers have died during a Formula 1 weekend. Including Jules Bianchi, the French motorsport prodigy, who tragically passed away in 2015.

Since the tragic accident which cost the death of French driver Jules Bianchi ten years ago, no fatal accident has occurred in Formula 1.

In Japan, it was time to pay tribute to Jules Bianchi, ten years after his very serious accident on the Suzuka circuit. During this Grand Prix, Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez came first and second, followed respectively by Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc.

Legendary circuit where 19 title fights took place, the Suzuka track hosted the fourth round of the 2024 Formula 1 season this weekend. After two consecutive doubles, the Red Bull machine stalled in Australia following the retirement of Verstappen at the start of the race and the fifth place of Pérez, almost a minute behind the winner. Was the Austrian team going to suffer another setback in Japan? No !

The Monegasque pilot wanted to pay tribute to his sporting godfather Jules Bianchi. The French driver suffered a fatal accident ten years ago at the Japanese GP. He was a great hope in the discipline and a member of the Ferrari academy. Ten years already since Jules Bianchi suffered his accident at the Japanese GP. […]

Charles Leclerc unveils a helmet in tribute to the 10th anniversary of Jules Bianchi's accident at the Japanese GP The Monegasque pilot wanted to pay tribute to his sporting godfather Jules Bianchi.

The Frenchman's tragic accident in October 2014 had a profound impact on the paddock. It still strongly imbues the memory of Suzuka and many drivers today, while the Japanese Grand Prix took place this Sunday.

This 2024 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, brought forward to spring, marks almost 10 years since Jules Bianchi's terrible accident, which ended up costing the French driver his life in July 2015 in his hospital bed. Max Verstappen and Pierre Gasly both spoke about their memories of Bianchi even though they were not yet in Formula 1 at the time.