Racing driver who made Formula One history when he won the French Grand Prix in 1979 in a turbocharged car Although Jean-Pierre Jabouille was far from being the best-known member of an outstanding generation of French racing drivers, he could claim a unique distinction. At Dijon in 1979 he became the first driver to win a Formula One race in a turbocharged car, heralding a new era. Even then Jabouille, who has died aged 8
