2 July

1911 Reg Parnell born 1950 Juan Manuel Fangio won the French Grand Prix 1961 Giancarlo Baghetti won the French Grand Prix 1962 Peter Ryan died 1967 Jack Brabham won the French Grand Prix 1972 Jackie Stewart won the French Grand Prix 1978 Mario Andretti won the French Grand Prix 1985 David Purley killed 1995 Michael Schumacher won the French Grand Prix 2000 David Coulthard won the French Grand Prix