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Olivier Grouillard

Nationality French

Formula One World Championship career
Active years	1989 - 1992
Teams	Ligier, Osella, Fondmetal, AGS, Tyrrell
Races	62 (41 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podium finishes	0
Career points	1
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First race	1989 Brazilian Grand Prix
Last race	1992 Australian Grand Prix

Olivier Grouillard (born September 2, 1958 in Fenouillet) is a racing driver from France. The FIA Super Licence is a qualification allowing the Licence holder to take part in Formula One Grands Prix as a driver This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The 1989 Formula One season was the 40th FIA Formula One World Championship season The 1992 Formula One season was the 43rd FIA Formula One World Championship season Ligier is a French Automobile maker created by former racing driver and rugby player Guy Ligier. Osella is an Italian racing car manufacturer and former Formula One team based in Volpiano near Turin, Italy Fondmetal was a Formula One constructor from 1991 through 1992, as well as a Formula One engine supplier in 2000. Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives ("AGS" or Gonfaron Sports Cars) was a small French racecar constructor who competed in various racing categories Lower Formulae (1958 - 1967 Tyrrell Racing first came into being in 1958 running Formula Three cars for Ken Tyrrell and local stars The Formula One World Drivers' Championship (WDC is awarded by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ( FIA) to the most successful Formula One The term " pole position " comes from the Horse racing term where the number one starter starts on the inside next to the inside pole In motorsport, the fastest lap is the quickest lap run during a race The 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Jacarepaguá on March 26, 1989. The 1992 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Adelaide on November 8, 1992. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fenouillet is the name or part of the name of the following communes in France Fenouillet Haute-Garonne, in the Haute-Garonne department Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, motor racing or car racing) is a Motorsport involving Racing Cars It This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. He raced in Formula One from 1989 to 1992, participating in 62 Grands Prix, scoring 1 championship point. The 1989 Formula One season was the 40th FIA Formula One World Championship season The 1992 Formula One season was the 43rd FIA Formula One World Championship season

Grouillard won the French Formula 3 championship in 1984, from which he progressed to Formula 3000 where he competed from 1985 to 1988. Formula Three, also called Formula 3 or F3, is a class of open-wheel formula racing. He was not competitive for the first few seasons, but improved in the 1988 championship.

The following year Grouillard made his debut in Formula One for Ligier in the 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix. Ligier is a French Automobile maker created by former racing driver and rugby player Guy Ligier. The 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Jacarepaguá on March 26, 1989. The high point in his Grand Prix career was soon after with a sixth place in the 1989 French Grand Prix. The 1989 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Paul Ricard on July 9, 1989. He subsequently drove for Osella and its successor Fondmetal as well as AGS and Tyrrell in Formula One before attempting to establish himself in IndyCar in the U.S., but with little success. Osella is an Italian racing car manufacturer and former Formula One team based in Volpiano near Turin, Italy Fondmetal was a Formula One constructor from 1991 through 1992, as well as a Formula One engine supplier in 2000. Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives ("AGS" or Gonfaron Sports Cars) was a small French racecar constructor who competed in various racing categories Lower Formulae (1958 - 1967 Tyrrell Racing first came into being in 1958 running Formula Three cars for Ken Tyrrell and local stars Champ Car, was the name for a class and specification of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades primarily for use in the Indianapolis The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

Grouillard was often criticised by other driver for blocking tactics when he was being approached by faster cars in qualifying and races.

Some of these incidents were at the 1989 Belgian Grand Prix when he stayed on the racing line whilst he was approached by the Lotus of Nelson Piquet in qualifying, Piquet spun off trying to overtake the Frenchman meaning Piquet did not qualify. Piquet furiously shook his fist at Groulliard when the Ligier passed.

In qualifying for the 1990 San Marino Grand Prix, Groulliard now driving for Osella blocked and ruined a quick lap for Nigel Mansell. Mansell pulled up alongside Groulliard and remonstrated furiously with him. This was apparently repeated in the Australian Grand Prix.

Although not a block as such in the 1991 French Grand Prix Groulliard made a last gasp effort to qualify his Fondmetal (aka Osella) but his engine blew, and rather than pull off Groulliard continued to the pits with oil spluttering everywhere. Ayrton Senna trying for pole position lost control of his McLaren as he crossed the line and missed a chance to qualify on pole. Senna referred to this as one reason why he did not qualify 1st.

At the same track one year on Groulliard (now driving for Tyrrell) blatantly jumped the second start and later on in the race blocked Johnny Herbert's Lotus much to the anger of Herbert and Lotus boss Peter Collins.

Groulliard's reputuation apparently saw him sacked by Fondmetal at the end of 1991 when he decided to use his race car in pre qualifying at the Portuguese Grand Prix despite a damaged gearbox. Groulliard decided not to use the spare car and when this did not pay off he was apparently sacked the following Monday by fax.

In 1993 Grouillard went to the US-based CART series with the Indy Regency Racing. Champ Car, was the name for a class and specification of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades primarily for use in the Indianapolis Indy Regency Racing was a racing team owned by Sal Incandela who had worked with several Formula One and CART teams His first race was to be the Indianapolis 500 but he failed to qualify. The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, and historically known simply as "The 500" is an American He made 11 starts scoring 4 points (good enough for 28th in the championship) with a best finish of 11th at the Cleveland Grand Prix. The Grand Prix of Cleveland was an Open wheel automobile racing event in the Champ Car World Series, held annually at Burke Lakefront Airport in

He later raced sports cars somewhat successfully in the BPR Global GT Series, FIA GT, and the American Le Mans Series. The BPR Global GT Series (sometimes referred to as the BPR Global GT Endurance Series or simply abbreviated as BPR. The FIA GT Championship is a Sports car racing series organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO at the behest of the Fédération Internationale de The American Le Mans Series ( ALMS) is a Sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada.

Complete Formula One results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	WDC	Points
1989	Ligier Loto	Ligier JS33	Cosworth V8	BRA 9	SMR DSQ	MON Ret	MEX 8	USA DNQ	CAN DNQ	FRA 6	GBR 7	GER Ret	HUN DNQ	BEL 13	ITA Ret	POR DNQ	ESP Ret	JPN Ret	AUS Ret	26th	1
1990	Osella Squadra Corse	Osella FA1M	Cosworth V8	USA Ret	BRA Ret															-	0
1990	Osella Squadra Corse	Osella FA1ME	Cosworth V8			SMR Ret	MON DNQ	CAN 13	MEX 19	FRA DNPQ	GBR DNQ	GER DNQ	HUN DNPQ	BEL 16	ITA Ret	POR DNQ	ESP Ret	JPN DNQ	AUS 13	-	0
1991	Fondmetal F1 SpA	Fomet FA1M-E90	Cosworth V8	USA DNPQ	BRA DNPQ															-	0
	Fondmetal F1 SpA	Fomet F1				SMR DNPQ	MON DNPQ	CAN DNPQ	MEX Ret	FRA Ret	GBR DNPQ	GER DNPQ	HUN DNQ	BEL 10	ITA Ret	POR DNPQ
	Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives	AGS JH27															ESP DNPQ	JPN	AUS
1992	Tyrrell Racing Organisation	Tyrrell 020B	Ilmor V10	RSA Ret	MEX Ret	BRA Ret	ESP Ret	SMR 8	MON Ret	CAN 12	FRA 11	GBR 11	GER Ret	HUN Ret	BEL Ret	ITA Ret	POR Ret	JPN Ret	AUS Ret	-	0

Preceded by Michel Ferté	French Formula Three Champion 1984	Succeeded by Pierre-Henri Raphanel

The 1989 Formula One season was the 40th FIA Formula One World Championship season Ligier is a French Automobile maker created by former racing driver and rugby player Guy Ligier. Ligier is a French Automobile maker created by former racing driver and rugby player Guy Ligier. Cosworth is an Automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958 specialising in engines for automobile racing (motorsport A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders mounted on the Crankcase in two banks of four cylinders in most cases set at a right angle to each other The 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Jacarepaguá on March 26, 1989. The 1989 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Imola on April 23, 1989. The 1989 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Monaco on May 7, 1989. The 1989 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Mexico City on May 28, 1989. The 1989 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on June 4, 1989 in Phoenix Arizona. The 1989 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on June 18, 1989. The 1989 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Paul Ricard on July 9, 1989. The 1989 British Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Silverstone on July 16, 1989. The 1989 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Hockenheimring on July 30, 1989. The 1989 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Hungaroring on August 13, 1989. The 1989 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Spa-Francorchamps on August 27, 1989. The 1989 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Monza on September 10, 1989. The 1989 Portuguese Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Estoril on September 24, 1989. The 1989 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Jerez on October 1, 1989. The 1989 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Suzuka Circuit, Japan, on October 22, 1989. The 1989 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Adelaide on November 5, 1989. The 1990 Formula One season was the 41st FIA Formula One World Championship season Osella is an Italian racing car manufacturer and former Formula One team based in Volpiano near Turin, Italy Osella is an Italian racing car manufacturer and former Formula One team based in Volpiano near Turin, Italy Cosworth is an Automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958 specialising in engines for automobile racing (motorsport A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders mounted on the Crankcase in two banks of four cylinders in most cases set at a right angle to each other The 1990 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on March 11, 1990 in Phoenix Arizona. The 1990 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on March 25, 1990 at Interlagos. Osella is an Italian racing car manufacturer and former Formula One team based in Volpiano near Turin, Italy The 1990 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 13 May 1990 at Imola. The 1990 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 27 May 1990 at Monaco. The 1990 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 10 June 1990 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. The 1990 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Mexico City on June 24, 1990. The 1990 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Paul Ricard on July 8, 1990. The 1990 British Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Silverstone on July 15, 1990. The 1990 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Hockenheimring on July 29, 1990. The 1990 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Hungaroring on August 12, 1990. The 1990 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Spa-Francorchamps on August 26, 1990. The 1990 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 9 September 1990 at Monza. The 1990 Portuguese Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 23 September 1990 at Estoril. The 1990 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 30 September 1990 at Jerez. The 1990 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 21 October 1990 at Suzuka. The 1990 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 4 November 1990 at Adelaide. The 1991 Formula One season was the 42nd FIA Formula One World Championship season Fondmetal was a Formula One constructor from 1991 through 1992, as well as a Formula One engine supplier in 2000. Fondmetal was a Formula One constructor from 1991 through 1992, as well as a Formula One engine supplier in 2000. Cosworth is an Automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958 specialising in engines for automobile racing (motorsport A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders mounted on the Crankcase in two banks of four cylinders in most cases set at a right angle to each other The 1991 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on March 10, 1991 in Phoenix Arizona. The 1991 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Interlagos on March 24, 1991. Fondmetal was a Formula One constructor from 1991 through 1992, as well as a Formula One engine supplier in 2000. The 1991 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Imola on April 28, 1991. The 1991 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Monaco on May 12, 1991. The 1991 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on June 2, 1991. The 1991 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Mexico City on June 16, 1991. The 1991 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Magny-Cours on July 7, 1991. The 1991 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 14 July 1991 The 1991 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Hockenheimring on July 28, 1991. The 1991 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Hungaroring on August 11, 1991. The 1991 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on August 25, 1991. The 1991 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Monza on September 8, 1991. The 1991 Portuguese Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Autódromo do Estoril on September 22, 1991. Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives ("AGS" or Gonfaron Sports Cars) was a small French racecar constructor who competed in various racing categories Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives ("AGS" or Gonfaron Sports Cars) was a small French racecar constructor who competed in various racing categories The 1991 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on September 29, 1991 at the Circuit de Catalunya. The 1991 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Suzuka on October 20, 1991. The 1991 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on November 3 1991 at the Adelaide Street Circuit The 1992 Formula One season was the 43rd FIA Formula One World Championship season Lower Formulae (1958 - 1967 Tyrrell Racing first came into being in 1958 running Formula Three cars for Ken Tyrrell and local stars Lower Formulae (1958 - 1967 Tyrrell Racing first came into being in 1958 running Formula Three cars for Ken Tyrrell and local stars Ilmor, founded by Mario Illien and Paul Morgan in 1984 is a British independent high-performance autosport engineering company A V10 engine is a V engine with 10 cylinders in two banks of five The 1992 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami on March 1 1992. The 1992 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Mexico City on March 22, 1992. The 1992 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Interlagos on April 5, 1992. The 1992 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on May 3, 1992 at the Circuit de Catalunya. The 1992 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Imola on May 17, 1992. The 1992 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on May 31, 1992. The 1992 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on June 14, 1992. The 1992 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Magny-Cours on July 5, 1992. The 1992 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on July 12, 1992. The 1992 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Hockenheimring on July 26, 1992. The 1992 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Hungaroring on August 16, 1992. The 1992 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on August 30, 1992. The 1992 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on September 13, 1992. The 1992 Portuguese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Autódromo do Estoril on September 27, 1992. The 1992 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Suzuka on October 25, 1992. The 1992 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Adelaide on November 8, 1992. Michel Ferté (born December 8, 1958 in Falaise) is a professional racing driver French Formula Three Championship is the name of a former French Formula Three racing competition Pierre-Henri Raphanel (born May 27, 1961 in Algiers, Algeria) is a former Racing driver who raced under the French flag despite being

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