
Didier Pironi
Actor · 1952 – 1987 · Villecresnes, Val-de-Marne, France
Didier Joseph Louis Pironi (26 March 1952 – 23 August 1987) was a French racing driver. During his career, he competed in 72 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, driving for Tyrrell (1978–1979), Ligier (1980) and Ferrari (1981–1982), his F1 career ending after a practice crash at the 1982 German Grand Prix. He won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1978 driving a Renault Alpine A442B.
Movies5
MovieDocumentaryAn A-to-Z driver's eye view track tour of 23 Formula One Grand Prix circuits in the 1970's and 1980's. Narrated by Murray Walker.
Lap of the Gods
1992
Movie6.4DocumentaryVilleneuve Pironi tells the astonishing story of Canadian Formula 1 legend Gilles Villeneuve and French star Didier Pironi, two fearless Ferrari Formula 1 racing drivers, forever torn apart by a historic and hugely controversial moment in time.
Villeneuve Pironi
2022 · 12 votes
Movie8.3TV Movie"Droit de Réponse" (Right of Reply) is a French debate program broadcast between December 12, 1981 and September 19, 1987 on the TF1 channel, presented by Michel Polac and produced by Maurice Dugowson. Broadcast live on a weekly basis, on Saturdays from 8.30 p.m., the right of reply has been the source of many controversies, due to the various speakers who have come to present their point of view on the show (which leads to famous scandals , remained in the memory of viewers), but also for the variety and relevance of the topics covered, which ensured the success of the program on the air for several years. On French television, this program is considered by some observers as a “pioneer program in terms of controversy-show or clash, in modern language”.
Droit de Réponse
1981 · 3 votes
MovieDocumentaryThis is the follow up documentray to 1978's Speed Fever.
Movie4.8DocumentaryThe official FOCA end-of-season video review, featuring comprehensive highlights of all 16 rounds of the 1982 FIA Formula One World Championship. And what a dramatic season it proved to be, with team changes, driver unrest and technical challenges setting the scene for a most unpredictable outcome. Niki Lauda (McLaren) made his comeback, Keke Rosberg replaced Alan Jones for Williams, Riccardo Patrese drove for Brabham alongside Nelson Piquet and Eddie Cheever joined Jacques Lafitte at Talbot-Ligier. Enjoy 90 action-packed minutes of highlights from this extraordinary season, with a sharply observed and highly entertaining commentary by Clive James at his brilliant best.
Series1
TV8.0Talk ShowNewsLe Grand Échiquier is a French variety television program created and presented by Jacques Chancel. It aired at 8:30 pm on the first channel of the ORTF from January 12, 1972 to July 12, 1972, then on the second color channel of the ORTF from September 1972 to December 1974, and finally on Antenne 2 from January 1975 to December 21, 1989. The program returned to France 2 on December 20, 2018 and is hosted by Anne-Sophie Lapix.
Le Grand Échiquier
1972 · 3 votes