Prince Birabongse Bhanudej Bhanubandh, better known as Prince Bira of Siam or by his nom de course B. Bira, was a member of the Thai royal family, racing driver, sailor, and pilot.
Birabongse in 1944
Prince Bira with Franco Comotti and René Dreyfus at the 1938 Cork Grand Prix
Prince Bira at Zandvoort in 1948, a race which he ended up winning.
Bira's 1936 Maserati 8CM, seen in his original all blue livery with Siamese flags on the tail and the White Mouse emblem just ahead of the cockpit
Gordini is a division of Renault Sport Technologies. In the past, it was a sports car manufacturer and performance tuner, established in 1946 by Amédée Gordini (1899–1979), nicknamed "Le Sorcier". Gordini became a division of Renault in 1968 and of Renault Sport in 1976.
1937 Simca-Gordini Type 5 Le Mans
1939 Simca-Gordini Type 8
1946 Simca-Gordini 11
1950 Simca-Gordini T15s, as raced, and retired, at the 1950 24 Hours of Le Mans by José Froilán González and Juan Manuel Fangio