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Didier Pironi

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Didier Pironi

Born March 26, 1952 · Villecresnes, Val-de-Marne, France

Died August 23, 1987 · aged 35

Didier Joseph Louis Pironi (26 March 1952 – 23 August 1987) was a French racing driver. During his career, he competed in 72 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, driving for Tyrrell (1978–1979), Ligier (1980) and Ferrari (1981–1982), his F1 career ending after a practice crash at the 1982 German Grand Prix. He won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1978 driving a Renault Alpine A442B.

Known For

Double First - Williams & Jones: Formula One 1980 - A Review Of The 1980 Grand Prix SeasonDouble First - Williams & Jones: Formula One 1980 - A Review Of The 1980 Grand Prix Season · 2004
Double First - Williams & Jones: Formula One 1980 - A Review Of The 1980 Grand Prix Season
2004
MovieDocumentary
The new decade brought a record number of entries for the start of the season. Expectations were high that the champions of 1979, Ferrari and Jody Scheckter, could be beaten. Enter Team Williams and Alan Jones - the new force in a bright new era for Formula One racing. But it took the entire 1980 season before the victory was in the bag. Jones took the opening race, but then faltered. Brabham’s Nelson Piquet took advantage in the interim, completing a spectacular double in the Dutch and US GPs to lead the championship with two races remaining. It was up to Williams and Jones to pull out all the stops to seize the title.

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Double First - Williams & Jones: Formula One 1980 - A Review Of The 1980 Grand Prix SeasonDouble First - Williams & Jones: Formula One 1980 - A Review Of The 1980 Grand Prix Season · 2004
Double First - Williams & Jones: Formula One 1980 - A Review Of The 1980 Grand Prix Season
2004
MovieDocumentary
The new decade brought a record number of entries for the start of the season. Expectations were high that the champions of 1979, Ferrari and Jody Scheckter, could be beaten. Enter Team Williams and Alan Jones - the new force in a bright new era for Formula One racing. But it took the entire 1980 season before the victory was in the bag. Jones took the opening race, but then faltered. Brabham’s Nelson Piquet took advantage in the interim, completing a spectacular double in the Dutch and US GPs to lead the championship with two races remaining. It was up to Williams and Jones to pull out all the stops to seize the title.