Jean-Pierre Jabouille at the wheel of the Renault RS01 F1 car in 2017 Two-time grand prix winner Jean-Pierre Jabouille, the man who drove the first turbocharged F1 car, has died at the age of 80. The Frenchman raced in Formula 1 from 1974 until 1981, winning twice for Renault. He made his debut at the 1974 French Grand Prix for Frank Williams Racing Cars, though failed to qualify for that event. A switch to Team Surtees later that season netted the same result for the Austrian Grand Prix. His first race start came in the 1975 French Grand Prix where he raced a Tyrrell 007 to 12th place. Having sat out the 1976 campaign, during which time he won the European Formula 2 Championship, he...
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