Mont Ventoux Hill Climb
# 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), 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

| 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. | | |
| 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 3L | 20m 27.6s. | | |
| 1922 | René Thomas | Delage Sprint | 18m 58s. | | |
| 1923 | René Thomas | Delage Sprint | 18m 18s. | | |
| 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. | | |
| 1934 | Hans Von Stuck | Auto Union Type A | 13m 38.8s. | | Sept 16. |
| 1935 Cancelled. ||||||
| 1936 | René Carrière | 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. | | |
| 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 T15 | 13m 17.7s. | 97.480 km/h | July 27. |
| 1956 | Cotton | Mercedes-Benz | 14m 1.6s. | 92.395 km/h | July 29. |
| 1957 | Willy Daetwyler | Maserati 200S | 12m 39.5s | 102.383 km/h | June 30. |
| 1958 | Jean Behra | Porsche 1500RSK | 12m 9.8s | 106.549 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 km |
| 1967 | 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/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.

