Changes: Guy Ligier

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Guy Camille Ligier (pronounced gee lee-JEE-ay; born 12 July 1930 in Vichy, Allier, Auvergne, France – died 23 August 2015) is a French former rugby player, former racing driver, former team owner and businessman who amongst other things, spent two seasons in Formula One (scoring one point) and created and owned the Equipe Ligier team.

Ligier first entered F1 in 1966 in a self-entered Cooper-Maserati T81. At his first race in Monaco, Ligier finished 25 laps down and was not classified in a race with just four classified finishers. A year and a half later, at the 1967 German Grand Prix, Ligier scored his only point, finishing eighth but behind two Formula Two drivers for sixth in the F1 race.

A rich man through business (and a friendship with future French president François Mitterand) saw Ligier found the Equipe Ligier team in 1968 with driver Jo Schlesser. Schlesser, however, was killed in an accident at the 1968 French Grand Prix and Ligier started naming the chassis in his friend's honour. After buying the assets of the Matra in 1976, Equipe Ligier became an F1 team. Despite funding from the government, and Renault engines, Ligier was never a great success and Ligier sold his team to Cyril de Rouvre in 1992. When the Ligier team was sold to Alain Prost in 1997, the Ligier name left F1.

Ligier used the money from the sale of the F1 team to build a fortune in the natural fertilizer industry.

Formula One Career

Before racing

Racing

Formula One driver

Equipe Ligier's beginnings

Formula One team owner

After Formula One

Formula One Statistical Overview

Formula One Record

Year	Entrant	Team	WDC Points	WDC Pos.	Report
1966	Guy Ligier	Cooper-Maserati	0	NC	Report
1967	Guy Ligier	Cooper-Maserati Brabham-Repco	1	19th	Report

Career Statistics

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Career Results

Complete Formula One Results
Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Pts	Pos Template:1966 Results/11 Template:1967 Results/11

Key
Symbol	Meaning	Symbol	Meaning
1st	Winner	Ret	Retired
2nd	Podium finish	DSQ	Disqualified
3rd	Podium finish	DNQ	Did not qualify
5th	Points finish	DNPQ	Did not pre-qualify
14th	Non-points finish	TD	Test driver
Italics	Scored point(s) for Fastest Lap	DNS	Did not start
18th^†	Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance)	NC	Non-classified finish (<90% race distance)
4th^P	Qualified for pole position	[+] More Symbols

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-'''Guy Camille Ligier''' (pronounced {{respell|gee}} {{respell|lee|JEE|ay}}; born [[July 12|12 July]] 1930 in Vichy, Allier, Auvergne, France) is a French former rugby player, former racing driver, former team owner and businessman who amongst other things, spent two seasons in [[Formula One]] (scoring one point) and created and owned the [[Equipe Ligier]] team.
+'''Guy Camille Ligier''' (pronounced {{respell|gee}} {{respell|lee|JEE|ay}}; born [[July 12|12 July]] 1930 in Vichy, Allier, Auvergne, France – died [[August 23|23 August]] 2015) is a French former rugby player, former racing driver, former team owner and businessman who amongst other things, spent two seasons in [[Formula One]] (scoring one point) and created and owned the [[Equipe Ligier]] team.
+Ligier first entered F1 in {{F1|1966}} in a self-entered {{Cooper-Maserati}} [[Cooper T81|T81]].  At his first race in [[1966 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco]], Ligier finished 25 laps down and was not classified in a race with just four classified finishers.  A year and a half later, at the [[1967 German Grand Prix]], Ligier scored his only point, finishing eighth but behind two [[Formula Two]] drivers for sixth in the F1 race.
+A rich man through business (and a friendship with future French president François Mitterand) saw Ligier found the '''Equipe Ligier''' team in 1968 with driver [[Jo Schlesser]].  Schlesser, however, was killed in an accident at the [[1968 French Grand Prix]] and Ligier started naming the chassis in his friend's honour.  After buying the assets of the {{Matra-CON}} in {{F1|1976}}, Equipe Ligier became an F1 team.  Despite funding from the government, and {{Renault-ENG}} engines, Ligier was never a great success and Ligier sold his team to [[Cyril de Rouvre]] in {{F1|1992}}.  When the Ligier team was sold to [[Alain Prost]] in {{F1|1997}}, the Ligier name left F1.
+Ligier used the money from the sale of the F1 team to build a fortune in the natural fertilizer industry.
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+{{1967 Results/11||||10th|{{NC}}|10th|{{8th}}<ref>Scored one point as Ligier finished behind two [[Formula Two]] drivers</ref>||{{Ret}}|{{Ret}}|11th|1|19th}}
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