 In 1989, Jean Alesi took his first victory after a turbulent start (the race was restarted four times because of successive problems on the grid, and a spectacular crash).In 1994, French driver Nicolas Leboissetier had a spectacular accident at the "Virage de la gare" ("train station corner"), reviving the climate of tension that followed the deaths of Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger at Imola during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.The Pau-born driver David Dussau participated in the race in 1996.