Mont Ventoux Hill Climb

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 5,289 feet (1,612 m) for 13.4 miles (21.6 km),^[1] 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."^[2]

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

Year	Driver	Vehicle	Time	Speed	Notes
1902	Paul Chauchard	Panhard et Levassor 70 HP	27m 17s.
1903	Denjean	Richard-Brasier 40 HP	25m 25s.
1904	Henri Rougier	Turcat-Méry	21m 12.6s
1905	Alessandro Cagno	Fiat	19m 30s.		^[3]
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	^[4]
1912	Georges Boillot	Peugeot L76	17m 46s.
1913	Georges Boillot	Peugeot	17m 38s.
1921	Paul Bablot	Voisin 3L	20m 27.6s.
1922	René Thomas	Delage Sprint	18m 58s.
1923	René Thomas	Delage Sprint	18m 18s.		^[5]
1924	Albert Divo	Delage DH	18m 17.8s.
1925	Albert Divo	Delage Sprint II	17m 23.2s.
1926 No event.
1927	Jourdan	Salmson 1100	19m 52.6s
1928	René Lamy	Bugatti T35C	16m 45.2s
1929	Marcel Lanciano	Bugatti T37A	18m 38.4.s
1930	Pierre Rey	Bugatti T35C	17m 38s.
1931	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz SSKL	15m 22s.
1932	Rudolf Caracciola	Alfa Romeo Monza	15m 12.4s.
1933	Whitney Straight	Maserati 8CM	14m 31.6s.		^[6]
1934	Hans Von Stuck	Auto Union Type A	13m 38.8s.		Sept 16.
1935 Cancelled.
1936	René Carrière ^[7]	Delahaye 135	14m 52.4s.	87.135 km/h
1947	"Claude des Tages"	Cisitalia D46	16m 38.8s.	77.853 km/h
1948	Robert Manzon	Simca-Gordini T11	14m 30.4s.		^[8]
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	^[9] July 9.
1951 No event.
1952	Robert Manzon	Simca-Gordini T15	13m 17.7s.	97.480 km/h	^[10] July 27.
1956	Cotton	Mercedes-Benz	14m 1.6s.	92.395 km/h	^[11] July 29.
1957	Willy Daetwyler	Maserati 200S	12m 39.5s	102.383 km/h	^[12] June 30.
1958	Jean Behra	Porsche 1500RSK	12m 9.8s	106.549 km/h	^[13] June 29.
1959	Edgar Barth	Porsche RSK	12m 16.8s.		^[14] June 28.
1960	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper T43-Climax	11m 51.8s.		^[15] June 12.
1961	Heini Walter	Porsche RS61	12m 9.8s.		^[16] June 25; 13.42 miles.
1962	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Ferrari 196 SP	11m 28.8s.	112.521 km/h	^[17] June 17.
1963	Heini Walter	Porsche RS	11m 50s.	109.521 km/h	^[18] June 23.
1964	Maurice Trintignant	BRM P57	11m 17.2s.		^[19] June 14.
1965	Hans Herrmann	Abarth 2000 SP	11m 16.5s. R	114.944 km/h	^[20]
1966	Gerhard Mitter	Porsche Carrera 6	10m 44.0s. R		^[21] June 26; 21.6 km
1967	Rolf Stommelen	Porsche 910 Bergspyder	10m 53.9s.		^[22] June 18.
1968	Gerhard Mitter	Porsche 910 Bergspyder	10m 12.1s.		^[23] Sept 22.
1969	Peter Schetty	Ferrari 212 E Montagna	10m 0.5s. R	129.492 km/h
1970	Johannes Ortner	Abarth 3000	10m 4.8s.	128.571 km/h
1971	Jimmy Mieusset	Pygmée MDB15-Ford	10m 14.3s.
1972	Xavier Perrot	March 722-Ford	9m 51.5s.	131.552 km/h
1973	Jimmy Mieusset	March 722-Ford	9m 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.

Footnotes

^ Road & Track, January 2010, Page 90.
^ Oregonian, June 30, 1970, Page 42.
^ For 1905-1907 see: International Motor Cyclopaedia, Year Book-March 1908 to March 1909, Pages 110-111, Publisher: E.E. Schwarzkopf, New York.
^ Road & Track, January 2010, Page 90.
^ Cyril Posthumus, The Roaring Twenties, An Album of Early Motor Racing, Page 42, Blandford Press, 1980.
^ For list of previous winners see: Motor Sport, October 1933, Page 572.
^ Motor Sport, December 1936, Page 29.
^ Motor Sport, November 1948, Page 467.
^ Motor Sport, December 1950, Page 616.
^ Motor Sport, January 1953, Page 11.
^ Motor Sport, January 1957, Page 15.
^ Motor Sport, January 1958, Page 22.
^ Motor Sport, January 1959, Page 31.
^ Motor Sport, January 1960, Page 20.
^ Motor Sport, January 1961, Page 19.
^ Automobile Year, No. 9, 1961-1962, Page 212.
^ Automobile Year, No. 10, 1962-1963, Page 241. Scarfiotti was European Hill Climb Champion in 1962.
^ Motor Sport, February 1964, Page 92.
^ Motor Sport, August 1964, Page 812. Edgar Barth won the Championship class in a Porsche Prototype Flat 8.
^ Motor Sport, September 1965, Page 748.
^ The Autocar, July 1, 1966, Page 51; Motor Sport, January 1967, Page 37.
^ Motor Sport, January 1968, Page 31.
^ Motor Sport, January 1969, Page 34.

External links

Daily Telegraph: [1]
History in French:[2]

[1] Road & Track, January 2010, Page 90.

[2] Oregonian, June 30, 1970, Page 42.

[3] For 1905-1907 see: International Motor Cyclopaedia, Year Book-March 1908 to March 1909, Pages 110-111, Publisher: E.E. Schwarzkopf, New York.

[4] Road & Track, January 2010, Page 90.

[5] Cyril Posthumus, The Roaring Twenties, An Album of Early Motor Racing, Page 42, Blandford Press, 1980.

[6] For list of previous winners see: Motor Sport, October 1933, Page 572.

[7] Motor Sport, December 1936, Page 29.

[8] Motor Sport, November 1948, Page 467.

[9] Motor Sport, December 1950, Page 616.

[10] Motor Sport, January 1953, Page 11.

[11] Motor Sport, January 1957, Page 15.

[12] Motor Sport, January 1958, Page 22.

[13] Motor Sport, January 1959, Page 31.

[14] Motor Sport, January 1960, Page 20.

[15] Motor Sport, January 1961, Page 19.

[16] Automobile Year, No. 9, 1961-1962, Page 212.

[17] Automobile Year, No. 10, 1962-1963, Page 241. Scarfiotti was European Hill Climb Champion in 1962.

[18] Motor Sport, February 1964, Page 92.

[19] Motor Sport, August 1964, Page 812. Edgar Barth won the Championship class in a Porsche Prototype Flat 8.

[20] Motor Sport, September 1965, Page 748.

[21] The Autocar, July 1, 1966, Page 51; Motor Sport, January 1967, Page 37.

[22] Motor Sport, January 1968, Page 31.

[23] Motor Sport, January 1969, Page 34.

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