Origins
Guy Chasseuil was born in Paris, France, on 26 January 1942.
Breakthrough
Chasseuil’s first major race was the 1966 24 Hours of Spa, where he drove an NSU 1000 TT. He began his racing career in the early 1960s in the French Rally Championship, initially with Jean Todt as his co-driver, later partnering with Christian Baron. He found success in African rallies, and competed once in the Paris Dakar in 1981, driving a Porsche 924.
Peak seasons
In 1968, Chasseuil made his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The following year, he won the 24-hour race at Spa-Francorchamps with Claude Ballot-Léna, driving a Porsche 911. In 1970, he achieved a class victory at Le Mans, finishing sixth overall with Ballot-Léna in a Porsche 914/6 GT. That same year, he partnered with Ove Andersson and Björn Waldegård at the Marathon de la Route at the Nürburgring, where the trio placed third overall. He also won the Rallye de l'Ouest in 1970, driving a Porsche 911 with Christian Baron for Team Sonauto BP. Further success in 1970 included winning the Critérium de Touraine in a Porsche 911 Gr.4, and securing third place in the 1000 km of Paris in a Porsche 908.
Chasseuil had twelve starts at Le Mans throughout his career. In 1975, while driving for Ligier, he came closest to an overall win. Chasseuil and Lafosse were initially instructed to drive a conservative race, but following the retirement of two other Ligier JS2s, team management changed their strategy, allowing them to challenge the leaders. They moved up the field, ultimately finishing second to Jacky Ickx and Derek Bell in the Gulf GR8, missing the win due to time constraints.
Defining incidents
At the 1981 24 Hours of Le Mans, Chasseuil drove a Kremer Racing 917 K/81, a twelve-year-old design that proved uncompetitive. The car retired after 82 laps due to an oil line failure caused by an off-course excursion. In 1982, Chasseuil drove a Ferrari 308GTB at the Tour de Corse, supplied by Charles Pozzi, having previously driven a Ford GT40 in the same rally ten years prior.
Beyond the primary series
Chasseuil continued racing sports cars into the early 1980s, making his final appearance at Le Mans in 1981. He also participated in some World Rally Championship races in the early 1980s, achieving a 14th-place finish at the 1985 Monte Carlo Rally in a Volkswagen Golf GTI. He also achieved multiple rally victories and podiums throughout the 1970s, including second place at the Rallye du Mont-Blanc and the Ronde Cévenole in 1974, both in a Porsche 911 Carrera. He was also successful in the French Rally Championship, winning in Groupe 3 in 1974 with a Porsche 911.
Following his racing career, Chasseuil became a stuntman and stunt driver, working on films such as Le Mans and Ronin.