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A member of France’s golden generation of 1970s racing drivers, Jean-Pierre Jaussaud, who died recently aged 84, was a two-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner. He made 13 starts at the great race between 1966 and 1983, winning for the first time in 1978, when he partnered future Formula 1 ace Didier Pironi in the dominant Alpine-Renault A442B. But it was his second win in 1980 that really cemented his place in French motorsport legend. He and national hero Jean Rondeau prevailed over the Porsche 908 of Jacky Ickx and Reinhold Joest to claim a unique place in Le Mans history, as Rondeau became the first and so far only man to win in a car bearing his own name. Jaussaud also raced single-seaters, including in Formula 1, contesting a British-series round held in France in 1979.