Claim: Equipe Ligier was founded by Guy Ligier is a motorsport team where they entered the Formula One World Championship in the 1976 Brazilian Grand Prix and unfortunately retired the same year due to unforseen circumstances.
Evidence: The team was founded in 1968 by former French rugby union player Guy Ligier as a sports car manufacturer. Equipe Ligier is a motorsport team, best known for its Formula One team that operated from 1976 to 1996. 1976 Brazilian Grand Prix Following the acquisition of the Matra F1 team's assets, Ligier entered Formula One in 1976 with a Matra V12-powered car, and won the 1977 Swedish Grand Prix with Jacques Laffite.