Jean Louis Schlesser, unforgettable character in the world of motorsports, is a french race car driver born on September 12th 1948, in Nancy, France. Single seater ( formula 3, formula 1 ), Touring car cham­pionships, Sports prototypes, LeMans… Jean Louis is well known for his 2 world championships with Sauber-Mercedes in 1989 and 1990. He is particularly popular and respected for his one of a kind career in Cross Country World Cup where he has been successful both as driver and manufacturer of his own brand.

From 1992, Schlesser illustrates himself in the Cross Country Rally World Cup by producing his own racing cars to compete against manufac­turers such as Mitsubishi or Volkswa­gen. Jean Louis won the Paris-Dakar twice, five times world champion in all categories and won 6 of the 12 last editions of the Africa Eco Race, the race which he now runs.

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