Bertrand Gachot

Bertrand Jean Gachot is a Belgian-French former racing driver. Gachot enjoyed some success in the junior formulae, winning titles in Formula Ford before progressing through Formula 3 and Formula 3000, reaching Formula One in 1989. After winning the 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans, Gachot was sentenced to 18 months in prison for an aggravated assault that had occurred the previous December. He was released after two months on appeal, but his enforced absence enabled Michael Schumacher to make his Grand Prix debut.

23 December 1962

Born on the same birth date (23 December 1962): Kang Je-gyu • Keiji Muto • Stefan Hell

Born on the same birth day (23 December): Ante Zelck • Carla Bruni • Chris Cook (racing driver) • Dave Murray (musician) • Edward Blyth • Harry Judd • Jori Lehterä • Maritza Correia • Niels Kaj Jerne • Reed Alexander • Robbie Dupree • Stefan Hell • Susan Lucci • Tianqi Emperor • William Armstrong (Virginia politician)

Born in the same month (December 1962): Bill Self • Chris Hallam • Jeffrey Donaldson • Kang Je-gyu • Kate Spade • Keiji Muto • Marty Friedman • Pablo Morales • Rakhat Aliyev • Roxanne Swentzell • Tracy Austin • Vinnie Dombroski