France and was used to host an International Federation of Model Auto Racing (IFMAR) meeting in 1999. As a result of his fatal accident, a new chicane was built into the Ostkurve at the Hockenheim circuit in order to slow the cars down - previously it had been a flat out curving right hander. The new Ostkurve Schikane was first used during the 1982 German Grand Prix. Depailler was portrayed by Xavier Laurent in the 2013 film Rush, directed by Ron Howard. Racing record Career summary Graded drivers not eligible for European Formula Two Championship points 24 Hours of Le Mans results Complete European Formula Two Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Graded drivers not eligible for European Formula Two Championship points Complete Formula One World Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) References French racing drivers French Formula One drivers Tyrrell Formula One drivers Ligier Formula One drivers Alfa Romeo Formula One drivers Formula One race winners European Formula Two Championship drivers French Formula Three Championship drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers 12 Hours of Reims drivers World Sportscar Championship drivers International Race of Champions drivers Atlantic Championship drivers French motorcycle racers Racing drivers who died while racing Sport deaths in Germany Sportspeople from Clermont-Ferrand 1944 births 1980 deaths BMW M drivers