The Grand Sport Vitesse “Jean-Pierre Wimille” was the first Legends edition model and celebrated its world premiere in August 2013 in Pebble Beach, California. The model pays tribute to Bugatti’s former factory driver, who achieved the brand’s first win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1937 and then repeated the feat two years later.
The Legends edition is modelled on the design of Wimille’s 1937 race car, a Bugatti Type 57G Tank and produced at the Bugatti factory in Molsheim, France between 1936 and 1937. Only three units were made in total.
The carbon body of the "Jean-Pierre Wimille" Legends Vitesse is a gleaming blue, as this was the color of the French race cars at the time. Dark blue visible carbon provides a harmonious contrast with the light blue "Blue Wimille" tone recreated especially for this model inspired by the original color of the 57G Tank. The outline of the historic Le Mans racecourse is painted in Silver on the bottom of the rear wing, recalling Wimille's legendary victories.
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