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Ligier JS2 2.8L 1972. - source Cars & Motorbikes Stars of the Golden era.

The #38 NART Ferrari 365 GTB/4 of Bob Grossman & Lucien Guitteny leads the #6 sister car of Sam Posey & Milt Minter and the #19 Ligier JS2 of Alain Couderc & Jean-Pierre Paoli. All three cars would retire.

At the most glamorous circuit on the calendar, Lauda took pole alongside Clay Regazzoni on the front row. Lauda led into the first corner and never relinquished the lead for the entire race. Thanks to Ronnie Peterson's March in second place, holding up Regazzoni and Jody Shacketer and Patrick Depailler in the two Tyrrells, Lauda pulled away from the pack. Regazzoni went down an escape road because of oil on the track, and Peterson spun off and crashed on the next lap due to the same reason, causing him to retire from the race. This left Scheckter in second, and Depailler third, but a charging Regazzoni passed Depailler. However, while chasing Scheckter, Regazzoni crashed out of the race with 5 laps left, thus ensuring that both the six-wheeled cars were on the podium behind Lauda. Lauda now had a massive 33-point lead in the championship over Regazzoni and Hunt, who retired early in the race with engine problems.

Ligier, The Green Sun

1972 Ligier JS2

brazilian grand prix são paulo, 1976.

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