7 July

1936 Jo Siffert born 1957 Juan Manuel Fangio won the French Grand Prix 1959 Alessandro Nannini born 1968 Jacky Ickx won the French Grand Prix 1968 Jo Schlesser killed 1974 Ronnie Peterson won the French Grand Prix 1985 Nelson Piquet won the French Grand Prix 1991 Nigel Mansell won the French Grand Prix 2002 Michael Schumacher won the British Grand Prix