Georges Boillot

Georges Louis Frédéric Boillot (3 August 1884 – 19 May 1916) was a French racing driver and World War I fighter pilot.

He went on to join drivers Paul Zuccarelli and Jules Goux to help create a novel range of racing cars as part of the Peugeot team.

The following year, France again sent a number of competitors to the Indiana speedway where on 27 May, during qualifying, Boillot came tantalizingly close to breaking the 100 mile-an-hour (161 km/h) barrier when he set a new speed record of 99.86 mph (160.70 km/h).

After demonstrating his tremendous skills by keeping the vehicle running and near the lead, it finally overheated on the last lap and he was forced to retire.

[1] Frustrated at his duties away from the front lines he requested to join a fighting unit and promptly embarked on becoming an Ace flyer.

Boillot in his Peugeot EX3
Boillot and Georges Rigal in the French Army in 1914