4 ▁in ▁sports ▁car ▁races ▁in ▁France . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁at ▁Mont l hé ry , ▁he ▁crossed ▁the ▁line ▁in ▁second ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁Paris ▁Cup ▁but ▁was ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁Coupe ▁de ▁Mont le h ery . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁he ▁also ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Le ▁Mans ▁ 2 4 ▁hour ▁race , ▁with ▁Jean - Paul ▁Col as ▁as ▁his ▁co - driver , ▁being ▁forced ▁to ▁ret ire ▁after ▁ 1 4 ▁hours ▁following ▁a ▁rear ▁ax le ▁failure . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁he ▁ran ▁out ▁of ▁fuel ▁whilst ▁leading ▁the ▁Tour ▁de ▁France ▁Auto ▁and ▁retired ▁with ▁a ▁dam aged ▁engine ▁in ▁the ▁R ally ▁of ▁Mor oc co . ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁in ▁the ▁Sal on ▁Cup , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁also ▁had ▁to ▁ret ire , ▁he ▁drove ▁a ▁G ord ini ▁Type ▁ 1 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁he ▁( with ▁co - driver ▁Lucas ) ▁were ▁dis qual ified ▁for ▁speed ing ▁in ▁the ▁Monte ▁Carlo ▁R ally , ▁eventually ▁class ified ▁ 4 6 th ▁and ▁ 4 th ▁in ▁class , ▁won ▁the ▁Coupe ▁de ▁Mont l h ery ▁again , ▁won ▁the ▁R ally ▁S able - S oles mes ▁and ▁was ▁ 5 th ▁in ▁the ▁GT ▁class ▁of ▁the ▁M ille ▁M iglia ▁with ▁co - driver ▁Vid ille . ▁▁ ▁Da ▁Silva ▁Ram os ▁participated ▁in ▁seven ▁Formula ▁One ▁World ▁Championship ▁Gr