Born in Valentigney, Doubs, he was the younger brother of race car driver, Georges Boillot.

After the war, André Boillot returned to racing as part of the Peugeot factory team and drove their EXS model to victory in the 1919 Targa Florio.

Boillot's finish was unique, as he had crashed just around 30 meters before the line in a grandstand, in order to avoid spectators standing on the road.

[1][2] French drivers had been a major force since the inception of the Indianapolis 500 in the United States, and Boillot was part of a large post-war contingent of entrants from France.

Boillot was driving a Peugeot 201 when he crashed during practice for the 1932 Ars hillclimbing race at La Châtre.