The Larrousse-Calmels Formula One team was founded in 1987 by Didier Calmels and former racer Gérard Larrousse. It was based in Antony, in the southern suburbs of Paris. It was later renamed simply Larrousse when Calmels was arrested for shooting his wife in a domestic argument in the spring of 1989. The inaugural Formula One World Championship was won by Italian Giuseppe Farina in his Alfa Romeo in 1950, barely defeating his Argentine teammate Juan Manuel Fangio. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gerard Larrousse was a Formula One driver from France. ... Antony is a city in France, in the southern suburbs of Paris, chief town of the arrondissement of Hauts_de_Seine History The name of the city comes from a rich Gallo_Roman land owner called Antonius. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...

The team's first car was commissioned from Lola and was powered by a Cosworth DFZ V8 engine. It was driven by Philippe Alliot. By the end of 1987, a second car was built, driven by Yannick Dalmas. Jump to: navigation, search Lola Racing Cars (also Lola Cars International) is a racing car engineering company founded in 1961 by Eric Broadley and based in Huntingdon, United Kingdom. ... A Ford Cosworth DFV on a Ligier JS11 The original company was founded as a British racing engine maker, based in Northampton in 1958 by Mike Costin and Keith Duckworth. ... Philippe Alliot (born 27 July 1954 in Voves Eure et Loir, France) was a Formula One driver who participated during the years 1984 to 1990 and 1993 to 1994. ... Yannick Dalmas was a Formula One driver from France. ...

The team continued to race throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s with little success. Frequently running near the back of the field, Larrousse were rarely competitive and scored points mainly through attrition. Jump to: navigation, search // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... Jump to: navigation, search // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but otherwise retaining the same mindset. ...

At the end of the 1994 season, with costs spiraling and many independent teams facing financial difficulty, Larrousse were forced to withdraw from Formula One. Jump to: navigation, search 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...