Marius Eugène Chaboud (12 April 1907 – 28 December 1983) was a French racing driver. He participated in three Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, scoring one championship point. He also participated in numerous non-Championship Formula One races.

Career

Talbot Lago T26 GS

Chaboud completed his first car race in 1936 aged 29 in a Delahaye sports car and partnered his mentor Jean Trémoulet in the 1937 24 Hours of Le Mans race, where they failed to finish. The following year however the partnership won the race in a Delahaye. In 1939 he won the Paris-Nice road race for Ecurie France and after the Second World War he won the 1946 Belgian Grand Prix at Bois de la Cambre in a Delage.

After Formula 1 was introduced in 1950, Chaboud drove a Talbot Lago T26 in several Formula 1 events, including three Grand Prix World Championship races, during 1950 and 1951, scoring 1 championship point for a fifth place in the French Grand Prix.

Chaboud retired from the sport after crashing his Talbot-Lago T26 at Le Mans during the 1952 event, when he became trapped under his car.

Racing record

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

YearEntrantChassisEngine12345678WDCPoints
1950Ecurie LutetiaTalbot-Lago T26CTalbot Straight-6GBRMON500SUIBEL Ret20th1
Philippe ÉtancelinTalbot-Lago T26C-DAFRA 5 *ITA
1951Eugène ChaboudTalbot-Lago T26C-GSTalbot Straight-6SUI500BELFRA 8GBRGERITAESPNC0
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* Indicates shared drive with Philippe Étancelin. Chaboud had entered his Ecurie Lutetia Talbot-Lago but did not race this car.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class Pos.
1937France Eugéne Chaboud (private entrant)France Jean TrémouletDelahaye 135CS5.09DNF
1938France Eugène Chaboud / Jean Trémoulet (private entrant)France Jean TrémouletDelahaye 135CS5.02351st1st
1949France Ecurie Charles Pozzi (private entrant)France Charles PozziDelahaye 175SS5.052DNF (Electrics / fire)
1951France E. Chaboud (private entrant)France Lucien VincentTalbot-Lago T26 GS BiplaceS5.033DNF (Radiator)
1952France E. Chaboud (private entrant)France Charles PozziTalbot-Lago T26 GS SpyderS5.0?DNF (Accident)
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Sporting positions
Preceded byJean-Pierre Wimille Robert BenoistWinner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1938 With: Jean TrémouletSucceeded byJean-Pierre Wimille Pierre Veyron