Former Formula 1 team boss and racing driver Guy Ligier dies - autosport.com
Former racing driver and Formula 1 team owner Guy Ligier has died. Prior to that Ligier had started his working life in a butcher's shop in his home town, with his first sporting foray in the world of rowing, becoming champion of France in 1947. Ligier also represented the France B team in rugby in the late 1940s... Significantly, Ligier moved into the construction business from which he made his early fortune as he played a significant role in helping to develop France's motorway system. Turning to motorsport, Ligier started out on two wheels, winning French titles at an intermediate level in 1959 and '60. Ligier then turned his attention to cars, with his first race in a single seater Elva-DKW in a category known as Formula One... After a foray into sportscars, with Ligier competing in the 1964 Le Mans 24 Hours, driving a Porsche 904, he eventually switched to F1. Ligier competed in only 12 grands prix across 1966 and '67, with the death of close friend Jo Schlesser in '68... Ligier then moved on into sportscar construction, with his first named the JS1 to honour the memory of Schlesser. Source: www.autosport.com
