Gérard Larrousse

Template:Short description {{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template other{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters | check | ignoreblank = y | unknown = Template:Main other | preview = Page using Template:Infobox F1 driver with unknown parameter "_VALUE_" | embed | child | subbox | name | Name | image | Image | image_size | upright | image_upright | alt | caption | birth_name | birth_date | birth_place | death_date | death_place | relations | relatives | nationality | Nationality | years | Years | teams | Teams | Team(s) | team | Team | engines | Engines | current_team | current team | Current team | 2025 Team | 2026 Team | car_number | car number | Car number | races | Races | championships | Championships | wins | Wins | podiums | Podiums | points | Points | poles | Poles | fastest_laps | fastest laps | Fastest laps | first_race | first race | First race | first_win | first win | First win | last_win | last win | Last win | last_race | last race | Last race | last_position | last position | Last position | last_season | last season | Last season | bf1_years | bf1 years | BF1 Years | bf1_races | bf1 races | BF1 Races | bf1_championships | bf1 championships | BF1 Championships | bf1_wins | bf1 wins | BF1 Wins | bf1_podiums | bf1 podiums | BF1 Podiums | bf1_points | bf1 points | BF1 Points | bf1_poles | bf1 poles | BF1 Poles | bf1_fastest_laps | bf1 fastest laps | BF1 Fastest laps | signature | signature_size | signature alt | signature_alt | website | module | module1 | module2 | module3 | module4 | module5 | record template1 | record template2 | record template3 | record template4 | record template5 | career template1 | career template2 | career template3 | career template4 | career template5 | updated | Updated }} 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 in Formula One as a team manager for 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.

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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 917K 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 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 Formula One team during its final days as a full-fledged factory team in 1984 and 1985.

Larrousse also shared ownership of an 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 Template:F1. However the team struggled in following seasons and by Template:F1, Larrousse was forced to run several pay-drivers to help make ends meet. Although plans were in place to participate in the Template:F1 season, a lack of funds meant that the team was forced to withdraw from Formula One.

Racing record

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With Ford Capri RS in 1973 at 6 hours of Nürburgring

Formula One World Championship results

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Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	WDC	Pts.
Template:F1	Scuderia Finotto	Brabham BT42	Ford V8	ARG	BRA	RSA	ESP	BEL Template:Small	MON	SWE	NED	FRA Template:Small	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA	NC	0
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Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Template:24hLM	Template:Flagicon Ecurie Savin-Calberson	Template:Flagicon Patrick Depailler	Alpine A210	P 1.15	204	DNF	DNF
Template:24hLM	Template:Flagicon Société des Automobiles Alpine	Template:Flagicon Henri Grandsire	Alpine A220	P 3.0	204	DNF	DNF
Template:24hLM	Template:Flagicon Porsche System Engineering	Template:Flagicon Hans Herrmann	Porsche 908 Coupé	P 3.0	372	2nd	1st
Template:24hLM	Template:Flagicon Martini Racing Team	Template:Flagicon Willi Kauhsen	Porsche 917L	S 5.0	338	2nd	2nd
Template:24hLM	Template:Flagicon Martini Racing Team	Template:Flagicon Vic Elford	Porsche 917LH	S 5.0		DNF	DNF
Template:24hLM	Template:Flagicon Ecurie Bonnier Switzerland	Template:Flagicon Jo Bonnier Template:Flagicon Gijs van Lennep	Lola T280-Ford Cosworth	S 3.0	213	DNF	DNF
Template:24hLM	Template:Flagicon Equipe Matra-Simca Shell	Template:Flagicon Henri Pescarolo	Matra-Simca MS670B	S 3.0	355	1st	1st
Template:24hLM	Template:Flagicon Equipe Gitanes	Template:Flagicon Henri Pescarolo	Matra-Simca MS670C	S 3.0	337	1st	1st
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Complete IMC results

Year	Entrant	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1970	Porsche System Engineering	Porsche 911 S	MON 2	SWE	ITA	KEN	AUT	GRE	GBR 6
1971	Porsche System Engineering	Porsche 914/6	MON Ret	SWE	ITA	KEN	MAR	AUT	GRE	GBR
1972	Porsche System Engineering	Porsche 911 S	MON 2	SWE	KEN	MAR	GRE	AUT	ITA	USA	GBR
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External links

• Gerard Larrousse official website (French)