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Trophées de France

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Category
  
Formula Two

Inaugural season
  
1964

Last Drivers' champion
  
Jochen Rindt

Country
  
France

Folded
  
1967

Last Teams' champion
  
Roy Winkelmann Racing

The Trophées de France, was a domestic championship which took place in France for between 1964 and 1967, for Formula Two cars.

History

Formula Two was the traditionally been regarded as the last major stepping stone for F1 hopefuls - it is typically the last point in a driver's career at which most drivers in the series are aiming at professional careers in racing rather than being amateurs and enthusiasts.

Most notably thing with the Trophées de France, it was domination by one marque, who won three of the four titles. In 1964, 1966 and 1967, these titles were won by drivers using Brabham cars.

References

Trophées de France Wikipedia