23/08/2026
Eleven years ago today, we lost Guy Ligier.
A rugby player, rower, motorcycle racer, Formula 1 driver, entrepreneur, Guy Ligier was passionate and determined. He never did things hallway.
In 1969, he gave his name to a make — and the initials JS, in memory of his friend Jo Schlesser who tragically died during the 1968 French Grand Prix at Rouen-Les-Essarts, to every car he built.
More than forty years later, Guy entrusted the Ligier name to Jacques Nicolet, who shared his determination to see the brand racing at the highest level again.
Guy was there to see the Ligier JS P2 bring his name back to international endurance racing. And in June 2015, two months before his passing, he stood alongside Jacques for the unveiling of the Ligier JS P3, at Le Mans.
Find out more about the Man behind the brand: https://ligierautomotive.com/en/company/people/guy-ligier/
Guy Ligier, 1930–2015.💙
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