Gérard Larrousse

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Gérard Larrousse
Nationality  French
Formula One World Championship career
Active years	1974
Teams	Scuderia Finotto
Races	2 (1 start)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podium finishes	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First race	1974 Belgian Grand Prix
Last race	1974 French Grand Prix

Gérard Larrousse (born May 23, 1940) is a former sports car racing and Formula One driver from France.

Larrousse was born in Lyon. He participated in two Grands Prix, debuting on May 12, 1974, scoring no championship points. He drove Brabham BT42s for Scuderia Finotto.

Larrousse won the French Rally chanpionship with an Alpine A110 before focusing on closed track racing.

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.

Following his sports car career, he moved into racing management. Ultimately, Larrousse managed the original factory Renault Formula One team during its final days as a full fledged factory team in 1984/5 (the current Renault F1 team was created when the company purchased the Benetton Formula team in 2001). Larrousse also shared ownership of a Formula One team with various partners, and under various names, from 1987 to 1994.

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Yr	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Team	WDC	Points
1974	Scuderia Finotto	ARG	BRA	RSA	ESP	BEL Ret	MON	SWE	NED	FRA DNQ	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA	Scuderia Finotto	-	0

Preceded by Henri Pescarolo Graham Hill	Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1973 with: Henri Pescarolo	Succeeded by Henri Pescarolo Gérard Larrousse
Preceded by Henri Pescarolo Gérard Larrousse	Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1974 with: Henri Pescarolo	Succeeded by Jacky Ickx Derek Bell