He suffered serious injuries to his left leg when he crashed his Pegaso Z-102 during trials for the 1953 24 Hours of Le Mans, but returned to hillclimbing in June 1954.
Sufriu graves feridas na perna esquerda cando se estrelou co seu Pegaso Z-102 durante as probas para as 24 Horas de Le Mans de 1953, pero volveu as hillclimbing en xuño de 1954.