Guy Ligier

Guy Camille Ligier (pronounced ; 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 in a self-entered 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 in , Equipe Ligier became an F1 team. Despite funding from the government, and engines, Ligier was never a great success and Ligier sold his team to Cyril de Rouvre in . When the Ligier team was sold to Alain Prost in , 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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==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
 	Guy Ligier	 	0 	NC 	Report
 	Guy Ligier	 	1 	19th 	Report
===Career Statistics===
===Career Results===
==Team owner awards/accolades==
==Notes==
==External links==
Category:1930 births
Category:2015 deaths
Category:1966 Début Drivers
Category:French Drivers
Category:People
Category:Team Owners
Category:Cooper Drivers
Category:Brabham Drivers
Category:Equipe Ligier
Category:Team principals
Category:Deceased Drivers