Brilliant driver Amédée Gordini (1899-1979) was also a mechanical genius and his talents earned him the nickname "Sorcier" (sorcerer). In the mid-thirties, his story is first of all related to Simca, who at that time were the French subsidiary of Fiat. He began a project to transform the Simca Huit (based on the Fiat 1100) into a race car that made its debut in 1938. It made ​​its first appearance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans that year, with a ninth place finish. Six Simca Huit were entered in 1939. To give him his due, Amédée Gordini with José Scaron, was the first of the eight Simca entered (including two Simca Cinq) and finished tenth overall. Ten years later it raced agan in in the resumption of the 24 hours after the Second World War, finishing 14th and 17th, while the road version, was a huge success throughout its existence, and was manufactured until 1951. Amédée Gordini meanwhile become a privileged partner of Renault from 1956.

Year : 17th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (25th & 26th June 1949)
Number of cars entered : Six
Technical Information :
1.1 litre straight four.
Drivers :
Félix Lecerf-Robert Redge (n°46)
Norbert Jean Mahe-Roger Crovetto (n°47)
Just Emile Vernet-Claude Batault (n°48)
Robert Tocheport-Roger Caron (n°51)
Andre Guillard-Theodore Martin (n°52)
Viviane Elder-Victor Tamerano (n°54)
Results :
14th (Norbert Jean Mahé-Roger Crovetto)
17th (André Guillard-Théodore Martin)
Retired (Félix Lecerf-Robert Redge, Just Emile Vernet-Claude Batault, Robert Tocheport-Roger Caron, Viviane Elder-Victor Tamerano)