Gérard Larrousse

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{{Short description|French racing driver (born 1940)}}
{{Infobox F1 driver|
name = Gérard Larrousse |
image = GerardLarrousse1975.jpg |
caption = Larrouse, pictured in 1975 |
nationality = {{flagicon|FRA}} French |
birth_date = {{birth date and age|1940|5|23|df=y}} |
Years = {{F1|1974}} |
Team(s) = [[Scuderia Finotto]] |
Races = 2 (1 start) |
Championships = 0 |
Wins = 0 |
Podiums = 0 |
Poles = 0 |
Fastest laps = 0 |
Points = 0 |
First race = [[1974 Belgian Grand Prix]] |
First win = |
Last win = |
Last race = [[1974 French Grand Prix]] |
}}
'''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 24 Hours of Le Mans|1973]] and [[1974 24 Hours of Le Mans|1974]], driving a [[Matra-Simca MS670]]. After the end of his career as racing car driver, he continued to be involved in Formula One as a team manager for [[Renault F1|Renault]]. He later founded and ran his own Formula One team, [[Larrousse]], from 1987 to 1994.

==Racing career==
Born in [[Lyon]], Larrousse began his motorsport career in rallying before focusing on circuit racing. He won the French Rally Championship with an [[Alpine A110]]. His biggest successes in international rallies came in a [[Porsche 911]]. He won the [[Tour de Corse]] in 1969, and placed second at the [[Monte Carlo Rally]] in 1969, 1970 and 1972. On gravel, he achieved a sixth place at the 1970 [[RAC Rally]].
[[Image:Porsche 908.02 - Gérard Larrousse 1970-05-31.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|left|Gérard Larrousse driving a Porsche 908/2 at the Nürburgring in 1970]]
In a team with [[Vic Elford]] in 1971, Larrousse won the [[12 Hours of Sebring]] with a [[Porsche 917]]K and the [[1000km Nürburgring]] in a [[Porsche 908]]/03. He would follow this with victory at the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] in 1973 and 1974 alongside [[Henri Pescarolo]] for [[Equipe Matra Sports|Matra]]-[[Simca]]. He participated in two Grands Prix, debuting on 12 May 1974, but failed to any score championship points. He drove [[Brabham]] BT42s for Scuderia Finotto.

==Team management==
Following his sports car career, he moved into racing management, running the Elf Switzerland operation in the [[European Formula Two Championship]]. From there, Larrousse went on to run the original factory [[Renault F1|Renault]] [[Formula One]] team during its final days as a full-fledged factory team in 1984 and 1985.

Larrousse also shared ownership of an [[Larrousse|eponymous Formula One team]] with various partners, from 1987 to 1994. His team achieved limited success in F1, with a best finish of 6th in the Constructor's Championship in {{f1|1990}}. However the team struggled in following seasons and by {{f1|1994}}, Larrousse was forced to run several pay-drivers to help make ends meet. Although plans were in place to participate in the {{f1|1995}} season, a lack of funds meant that the team was forced to withdraw from Formula One.

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==Racing record==
[[Image:Ford Capri mit Gérard Larrousse, Nürburgring (1973-07-06 Spu).jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|With Ford Capri RS in 1973 at 6 hours of Nürburgring]]
===Formula One World Championship results===
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]])
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! WDC
! Pts.
|-
| {{F1|1974}}
! [[Scuderia Finotto]]
! [[Brabham]] [[Brabham BT42|BT42]]
! [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[Cosworth DFV|V8]]
| [[1974 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
| [[1974 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
| [[1974 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]
| [[1974 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1974 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]] {{small|Ret}}
| [[1974 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1974 Swedish Grand Prix|SWE]]
| [[1974 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[1974 French Grand Prix|FRA]] {{small|DNQ}}
| [[1974 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1974 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1974 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]
| [[1974 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1974 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
| [[1974 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
! NC
! 0
|-
!colspan="21"|{{center|{{small|Sources:<ref name=MSportMagDatabase>{{cite web|title=Gerard Larrousse|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/gerard-larrousse/|work=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]|access-date=17 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Small|first=Steve|title=Grand Prix Who's Who|chapter=Gérard Larrousse|url=https://archive.org/details/grandprixwhoswho0000smal|year=2000|edition=Third|publisher=Travel Publishing|location=Reading, Berkshire|page=334|access-date=17 September 2023|isbn=978-1-902007-46-5|url-access=registration|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>}}}}
|}

===Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
! Year
! Team
! Co-Drivers
! Car
! Class
! Laps
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}
! {{Tooltip|Class Pos.|Class Position}}
|-
! {{24hLM|1967}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Ecurie Savin-Calberson
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Patrick Depailler]]
|align="left"| Alpine A210
| P 1.15
| 204
| DNF
| DNF
|-
! {{24hLM|1968}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Société des Automobiles Alpine
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Henri Grandsire
|align="left"| Alpine A220
| P 3.0
| 204
| DNF
| DNF
|-
! {{24hLM|1969}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Porsche]] System Engineering
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Hans Herrmann]]
|align="left"| [[Porsche 908]] Coupé
| P 3.0
| 372
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd'''
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st'''
|-
! {{24hLM|1970}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Martini Racing]] Team
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Willi Kauhsen]]
|align="left"| [[Porsche 917]]L
| S 5.0
| 338
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd'''
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd'''
|-
! {{24hLM|1971}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Martini Racing]] Team
|align="left"| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Vic Elford]]
|align="left"| [[Porsche 917]]LH
| S 5.0
|
| DNF
| DNF
|-
! {{24hLM|1972}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|CHE}} [[Ecurie Bonnier|Ecurie Bonnier Switzerland]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jo Bonnier]] {{flagicon|NLD}} [[Gijs van Lennep]]
|align="left"| [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] T280-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[Cosworth]]
| S 3.0
| 213
| DNF
| DNF
|-
! {{24hLM|1973}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Equipe [[Equipe Matra Sports|Matra]]-[[Simca]] [[Royal Dutch Shell|Shell]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Henri Pescarolo]]
|align="left"| [[Equipe Matra Sports|Matra]]-[[Simca]] [[Matra-Simca MS670|MS670B]]
| S 3.0
| 355
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st'''
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st'''
|-
! {{24hLM|1974}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Equipe [[Gitanes]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Henri Pescarolo]]
|align="left"| [[Equipe Matra Sports|Matra]]-[[Simca]] [[Matra-Simca MS670|MS670C]]
| S 3.0
| 337
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st'''
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st'''
|-
!colspan="8"|{{center|{{small|Sources:<ref>{{cite web|title=Gerard Larrousse|url=https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/track-record/driver/gerard-larrousse-4719|publisher=[[Automobile Club de l'Ouest]]|access-date=17 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gerard Larrousse Results|url=https://motorsportstats.com/driver/gerard-larrousse/results|publisher=Motorsport Stats|access-date=17 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Complete Archive of Gérard Larrousse|url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/archive/G%c3%a9rard-Larrousse-F.html|pages=[https://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/archive/G%c3%a9rard-Larrousse-F.html?page=2 2]–[https://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/archive/G%c3%a9rard-Larrousse-F.html?page=6 6]|publisher=Racing Sports Cars|access-date=17 September 2023}}</ref>}}}}
|}

===Complete IMC results===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
|-
! Year
! Entrant
! Car
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
|-
| [[International Championship for Manufacturers|1970]]
! [[Porsche in motorsport|Porsche System Engineering]]
! [[Porsche 911 S]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1970 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]] 2
| [[1970 Swedish Rally|SWE]]
| [[1970 Rallye Sanremo|ITA]]
| [[1970 Safari Rally|KEN]]
| [[1970 Österreichische Alpenfahrt|AUT]]
| [[1970 Acropolis Rally|GRE]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1970 RAC Rally|GBR]] 6
|
|
|-
| [[International Championship for Manufacturers|1971]]
! [[Porsche in motorsport|Porsche System Engineering]]
! [[Porsche 914/6]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1971 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]] Ret
| [[1971 Swedish Rally|SWE]]
| [[1971 Rallye Sanremo|ITA]]
| [[1971 Safari Rally|KEN]]
| [[1971 Rallye du Maroc|MAR]]
| [[1971 Österreichische Alpenfahrt|AUT]]
| [[1971 Acropolis Rally|GRE]]
| [[1971 RAC Rally|GBR]]
|
|-
| [[International Championship for Manufacturers|1972]]
! [[Porsche in motorsport|Porsche System Engineering]]
! [[Porsche 911 S]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1972 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]] 2
| [[1972 Swedish Rally|SWE]]
| [[1972 Safari Rally|KEN]]
| [[1972 Rallye du Maroc|MAR]]
| [[1972 Acropolis Rally|GRE]]
| [[1972 Österreichische Alpenfahrt|AUT]]
| [[1972 Rallye Sanremo|ITA]]
| [[1972 Press-on-Regardless Rally|USA]]
| [[1972 RAC Rally|GBR]]
|-
!colspan="12"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref name=MSportMagDatabase/>}}}}
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.gerard-larrousse.com/ Gerard Larrousse official website] (French)

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{{succession box|title=[[List of 24 Hours of Le Mans winners|Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans]] |before= [[Henri Pescarolo]] [[Graham Hill]]|after= [[Jacky Ickx]] [[Derek Bell (auto racer)|Derek Bell]]|years= [[1973 24 Hours of Le Mans|1973]]-[[1974 24 Hours of Le Mans|1974]]|with=[[Henri Pescarolo]]}}
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