Gérard Larrousse – Sportcars | The “forgotten” drivers of F1

1970 Interserie at Hockenheim; the “Südwest Pokal” of 1970. Gérard Larrousse drove this Martini Porsche 908 to 7th position. A race won by Vic Elford (McLaren) in front of Gijs van Lennep (Porsche) en Jo Bonnier (Lola). Photo Jim Culp

1970 Practice for the BOAC 1000km. Photo and info Tim Marshall

1970 Targa Florio. Photo via Carros e Pilotos /source Porsche Archive

1970 Targa Florio. Photo Telemaco Ulisse

1971 1000 km of the Nürburgring. Photo/source AUTOMOBILSPORT FB page – source Porsche Muzeum

1971 Targa Florio. Photo Angelo Boscarino

1972 1000km Spa. Photo Walter C Harbers III

1972 Spa 1000 km Gerard Larrousse & Hugues de Fierlant – Lola T280 Ford – Belgian Racing Team – finished 5th. Photo and info Romain Moorman

1972 Spa 1000 km Gerard Larrousse & Hugues de Fierlant – Lola T280 Ford – Belgian Racing Team – finished 5th. Photo and info Romain Moorman

1972 – Here is a great picture of Gerard in the pits with the ill fated Lola T280 he shared with Jo Bonnier and van Lennep in 1972. They were in the next pit to us. We had Lola no.27. Info Barrie Smith and © Photo by Jacques Barichella of Nice.jpg

1973 1000km Spa. Photo Charles Chaineux

1973 Gérard Larrousse (F) in the car and Henri Pescarolo (F) the winners – 1973 Watkins Glen 6 Hours

1973 Watkins Glen 6 Hours. Photo John Singer

1973 Le Mans with Henri Pescarolo – Matra-Simca MS670B. Source FB group Matra and Motor Sport Magazine

1973 Gérard Larrousse – the winner with Henri Pescarolo

1973 Gérard Larrousse – the winner with Henri Pescarolo

1973 Zeltweg 1000 Kilometres. Photo Walter C Harbers III

1973 1000km Spa with Matra-Simca MS670B Matra. Photo Romain Moormann

1974 Imola, 1000 km – Gérard Larrousse shared the Matra-Simca MS670C with Henri Pescarolo and they won the race with two laps in lead; archive Paolo D’Alessio. Photo from motorsportfriends.ch

1974 – 29th September British Airways 1000KMS Brands Hatch Gérard Larrousse – Matra MS73 V12 60 OHC 2993 cc: Photo and info Alan Cooper

1974 6hrs Kyalami. Photo Paul Kimble

1974 Magny Course

1974 Alpine A441 Clermont-Ferrand

1974 6Hr Endurance Race Kyalami. Photo Jack Wright

1975 Gérard Larrousse – Alpine Renault – Monza. Photo and info Cosmo Aletto

1975 Gerard Larrousse and Jean-Pierre Jarier 6 hrs Watkins Glen 1975. Source Twister