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Gérard Larrousse. Gérard Gilles Marie Armand Larrousse (born 23 May 1940) is a former sports car racing, rallying and Formula One driver from France. His greatest success as a driver was winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1973 and 1974, driving a Matra-Simca MS670. After the end of his career as racing car driver, he continued to be involved ...
Gérard Larrousse est un ancien pilote automobile français, né le 23 mai 1940 à Lyon 3e, France, ayant obtenu des victoires variées, dans plusieurs types de disciplines, de 1966 à 1975. Double vainqueur en huit participations des 24 Heures du Mans ( 1973 - 1974) avec Henri Pescarolo sur Matra Simca MS670B.
Jun 30, 2023 · Gérard Larrousse had various successes in motorsport as a driver, including two outright wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Matra in 1973 and 1974. In 1976, at the age of 36, saddened by the loss of friends who died racing, he decided to stop driving and accepted an offer from Renault, which, under the brilliant and courageous President Bernard Hanon, wanted a more significant role in competition.
Dec 24, 2023 · Fabulous interview of motorsport icon & Le Mans winner Gerard Larrousse about his career as a Porsche factory driver, Le Mans 1969 and the 908 "Lang Heck" c...
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Gérard Larrousse (born 23 May 1940) is a former sports car racing, rallying and Formula One driver from France. After the end of his career as racing car driver, he continued to be involved in Formula One as a team manager for Renault. He later founded and ran his own Formula One team, Larrousse, from 1987 to 1994. The winner Le Mans 1969 ...
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May 20, 2020 · 23/05/2020. Today, Gérard Larrousse, former Porsche works driver, celebrates his 80th birthday. Gérard Gilles Marie Armand Larrousse was born in 1940 in Lyon, where his father ran a textile factory. “I was fascinated by motorbikes and sports cars from a young age but my family had other plans for me. For my father, cars were mainly a means ...
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Dec 12, 2022 · 24 HOURS CENTENARY – PEOPLE and MACHINES ⎮ A winning driver and team manager, and president of the Drivers' Club: Gérard Larrousse has proven inextricably linked to the legendary race for nearly 50 years. From Alpine to Matra by way of Porsche then Renault-Alpine, here is a look back at an atypical career, marked by three victories at Le Mans, two as a driver and one as a sporting director.
