Gérard Larrousse is a racing driver from France who last raced in Formula 1 for Brabham. Larrousse has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 1 start.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,944 ranks Larrousse 2988th of 15,348 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1974-05-12 | Nivelles-Baulers | DNF | −81 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | ▸Formula 1 | Brabham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P21 | −81 | 2,944 |
Gérard Larrousse was a French racing driver whose career encompassed sports cars, rallying, and a single-seater venture. His most significant achievements came in endurance racing, where he won the 24 Hours of Le Mans twice, in 1973 and 1974, driving a Matra-Simca MS670. This success in one of motorsport's most demanding events established him as a capable professional in that discipline.[1]
Larrousse's Formula 1 appearance came in 1974, when he started a single Grand Prix for Brabham. He did not finish in the points, recording a twenty-first place finish. The single-seater grid represented a different competitive environment from his endurance racing expertise, and the one-race sample offers limited insight into how he might have fared had his Grand Prix career extended further. After retiring from driving, Larrousse remained prominent in Formula 1 as a team manager for Renault and later as founder and principal of his own Formula 1 team, Larrousse, which operated from 1987 to 1994.[2]