Auguste Veuillet

[10] In 1951, Veuillet and his company Sonauto helped Porsche make their first entry to Le Mans with two 356 SL Coupes.

[11] In 1952, Veuillet won the Circuit International de Vitesse in Bordeaux behind the wheel of a 356,[12] before returning with Mouche to Le Mans and repeating their S1.1 class victory.

He also competed in a 100-mile race for Porsche 356s at the Nürburgring supporting that year's German Grand Prix, but his result is unknown.

[15] Veuillet returned to Le Mans as part of the Porsche works team, this time sharing a car with Petermax Müller, but retired in the 18th hour with engine failure.

[20] Veuillet's and Olivier's greatest outright win was the 1955 Bol d'Or at Montlhéry, in what would be the final running of the 24-hour event.

The circuit was notoriously demanding on a car, but the pair praised each other's calm and measured approach to such a long and challenging race.

[26] Two weeks later, they competed together in Storez's privateer Porsche 550 in the Supercortemaggiore Grand Prix at Monza, taking fifth in class.

[32] Veuillet founded the company Saône-Auto (later becoming Sonauto) in July 1947, selling luxury vehicles from a showroom on Rue de la Boétie in Paris.

[33][34][35] In 1965 he hired Jean-Claude Olivier, the son of Gonzague, who established the company as France's first Yamaha motorcycle importer, which led to success at the 1979 Paris–Dakar Rally.

For 1970, his team became an official Sonauto entry and they were rewarded with another GT2.0 class win, with drivers Claude Ballot-Léna and Guy Chasseuil.