Mont Ventoux Hill Climb
Introduction '''Mont Ventoux Hill Climb''' is a car and motorcycle hillclimbing race course near Avignon in France. The course, up Mont Ventoux, starts from the village of Bédoin and rises  for , to the observatory at the summit, for an average gradient of 7.4%.In 1970: "Andre Willem of Belgium was killed June 20 in practice for the Mont Ventoux Hill Climb near Carpentras. His Lotus Formula 3 car slid off the road and struck a tree. "A shortened version of the course was used in 1976.A revival meeting called "Ronde du Ventoux" was held in 2009.
Winners of the Mont Ventoux Hill Climb YearDriverVehicleTimeSpeedNotes 1902  Paul Chauchard Panhard et Levassor 70 HP 27m 17s. 1903  Denjean Richard-Brasier 40 HP 25m 25s. 1904  Henri Rougier Turcat-Méry 21m 12.6s1905  Alessandro Cagno Fiat 19m 30s. 1906  Collomb Rochet-Schneider 24m 40s. Sept 15/16.1907  Henri Rougier Lorraine-Dietrich 20m 14s. Sept 14/15.1908  Paul Bablot Brasier 120 HP 19m 8.8s.1909  Paul Bablot Brasier 120 HP 18m 41s.1910  Georges Boillot Peugeot Lion 21m 30.4s.1911  Georges Deydier Cottin et Desgouttes 21m 10.6s. 65.598 km/h 1912  Georges Boillot Peugeot L76 17m 46s.1913  Georges Boillot Peugeot 17m 38s.1921  Paul Bablot Voisin 3L20m 27.6s.1922  René Thomas Delage Sprint18m 58s.1923  René Thomas Delage Sprint18m 18s.1924  Albert Divo Delage DH18m 17.8s.1925  Albert Divo Delage Sprint II17m 23.2s. '''1926 No event. '''1927  Jourdan Salmson 110019m 52.6s1928  René Lamy Bugatti T35C16m 45.2s1929  Marcel Lanciano Bugatti T37A18m 38.4.s1930  Pierre Rey Bugatti T35C17m 38s.1931  Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz SSKL15m 22s.1932  Rudolf Caracciola Alfa Romeo Monza15m 12.4s.1933  Whitney Straight Maserati 8CM14m 31.6s. 1934  Hans Von Stuck Auto Union Type A13m 38.8s.Sept 16. '''1935 Cancelled. '''1936  René Carrière  Delahaye 13514m 52.4s.87.135 km/h1947  "Claude des Tages" Cisitalia D46 16m 38.8s. 77.853 km/h 1948  Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini T11 14m 30.4s. 1949  Maurice Trintignant Simca-Gordini T11 14m 3.6s. 92.176 km/h 1950  Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini T15 13m 21.4s 97.030 km/h  July 9. '''1951 No event. '''1952  Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini T1513m 17.7s.97.480 km/h  July 27.1956  Cotton Mercedes-Benz14m 1.6s.92.395 km/h  July 29.1957  Willy Daetwyler Maserati 200S12m 39.5s102.383 km/h June 30.1958  Jean Behra Porsche 1500RSK 12m 9.8s106.549 km/h  June 29.1959  Edgar Barth Porsche RSK 12m 16.8s. June 28.1960  Maurice Trintignant Cooper T43-Climax 11m 51.8s. June 12.1961  Heini Walter Porsche RS61 12m 9.8s. June 25; 13.42 miles.1962  Ludovico Scarfiotti Ferrari 196 SP 11m 28.8s. 112.521 km/h  June 17.1963  Heini Walter Porsche RS 11m 50s. 109.521 km/h  June 23.1964  Maurice Trintignant BRM P57 11m 17.2s. June 14.1965  Hans Herrmann Abarth 2000 SP 11m 16.5s. '''R''' 114.944 km/h 1966  Gerhard Mitter Porsche Carrera 6 10m 44.0s. '''R'''  June 26; 21.6 km1967  Rolf Stommelen Porsche 910 Bergspyder 10m 53.9s. June 18.1968  Gerhard Mitter Porsche 910 Bergspyder 10m 12.1s. Sept 22.1969  Peter Schetty Ferrari 212 E Montagna 10m 0.5s. '''R''' 129.492 km/h1970  Johannes Ortner Abarth 3000 10m 4.8s. 128.571 km/h1971  Jimmy Mieusset Pygmée MDB15-Ford 10m 14.3s.1972  Xavier Perrot March 722-Ford9m 51.5s.131.552 km/h1973  Jimmy Mieusset March 722-Ford9m 3.6s. '''1974 No event. ''''''1975 No event. '''1976  Jimmy Mieusset March 762-BMW 6m 11s. 149.163 km/h (15.4 km)Key: '''R''' = Course Record.
See also * European Hill Climb Championship* Championnat de France de la Montagne
Footnotes
External links * Daily Telegraph: * History in French: