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Born | Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France | 23 April 1963
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Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | ![]() |
Active years | 1992, 1994 |
Teams | March, Pacific |
Entries | 27 (7 starts) |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Career points | 0 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First entry | 1992 South African Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1994 Australian Grand Prix |
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Paul Alexandre Belmondo (born 23 April 1963) is a French racing driver who raced in Formula One for the March and Pacific Racing teams. He was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, the son of actor Jean-Paul Belmondo and grandson of sculptor Paul Belmondo. Around 1981, Paul gained publicity for becoming the lover of Princess Stéphanie of Monaco.[1]
Through 1987, he participated in Formula 3 and Formula 3000, although he was never a top 10 championship finisher in either.[2] In 1992, he joined the March F1 team as a pay driver, getting a ninth place at the Hungarian Grand Prix, but only qualifying 4 more times before he ran out of money and was replaced by Emanuele Naspetti. Two years later he became a member of the uncompetitive Pacific Grand Prix team, where he only qualified for two races and was usually behind teammate Bertrand Gachot. Thereafter he concentrated on GT racing, at the wheel of a Chrysler Viper GTS-R. He started his own team, Paul Belmondo Racing, which raced in the FIA GT Championship and Le Mans Endurance Series championship before folding in 2007.[citation needed]
Racing record
[edit]24 Hours of Le Mans results
[edit]Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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1985 | ![]() |
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Porsche 956 | C1 | 277 | DNF | DNF |
1987 | ![]() |
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Porsche 962C | C1 | 88 | DNF | DNF |
1988 | ![]() |
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Courage C22-Porsche | C1 | 66 | DNF | DNF |
1989 | ![]() ![]() |
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Porsche 962C | C1 | 61 | DNF | DNF |
1993 | ![]() |
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Jaguar XJ220 | GT | 176 | DNF | DNF |
1995 | ![]() |
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Venturi 600LM | GT1 | 193 | NC | NC |
1996 | ![]() |
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Ferrari F40 GTE | GT1 | 40 | DNF | DNF |
1999 | ![]() |
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Chrysler Viper GTS-R | GTS | 299 | 17th | 6th |
2004 | ![]() |
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Courage C65-JPX | LMP2 | 80 | DNF | DNF |
2005 | ![]() |
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Courage C65-Ford | LMP2 | 294 | 22nd | 3rd |
Complete International Formula 3000 results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Points |
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1987 | GBDA Motorsport | SIL 18 |
VAL 16 |
SPA 11 |
PAU 5 |
DON 15 |
PER Ret |
BRH 12 |
BIR 12 |
IMO DNQ |
BUG Ret |
JAR 11 |
18th | 2 |
1988 | Lola Motorsport | JER Ret |
VAL 14 |
PAU Ret |
SIL DNQ |
MNZ 8 |
PER DNQ |
BRH DNQ |
BIR 9 |
BUG 8 |
ZOL Ret |
DIJ 11 |
NC | 0 |
1989 | CDM | SIL 13 |
VAL Ret |
PAU Ret |
JER Ret |
PER Ret |
BRH 12 |
BIR Ret |
SPA 10 |
BUG Ret |
DIJ 18 |
NC | 0 | |
1990 | Superpower | DON Ret |
SIL DNQ |
PAU DNQ |
JER Ret |
MNZ Ret |
PER DNQ |
HOC 11 |
BRH Ret |
BIR Ret |
BUG 6 |
NOG Ret |
23rd | 1 |
1991 | Apomatox | VAL 14 |
PAU Ret |
JER 14 |
MUG 13 |
PER Ret |
HOC Ret |
BRH DNQ |
SPA 12 |
BUG Ret |
NOG Ret |
NC | 0 | |
Complete Formula One results
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Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Points |
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1992 | March F1 | March CG911 | Ilmor V10 | RSA DNQ |
MEX DNQ |
BRA DNQ |
ESP 12 |
SMR 13 |
MON DNQ |
CAN 14 |
FRA DNQ |
GBR DNQ |
GER 13 |
HUN 9 |
BEL | ITA | POR | JPN | AUS | NC | 0 |
1994 | Pacific Grand Prix | Pacific PR01 | Ilmor V10 | BRA DNQ |
PAC DNQ |
SMR DNQ |
MON Ret |
ESP Ret |
CAN DNQ |
FRA DNQ |
GBR DNQ |
GER DNQ |
HUN DNQ |
BEL DNQ |
ITA DNQ |
POR DNQ |
EUR DNQ |
JPN DNQ |
AUS DNQ |
NC | 0 |
Complete JGTC results
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Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | DC | Pts | Ref |
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1997 | Power Craft | Toyota Supra | GT500 | SUZ 11 |
FUJ Ret |
15th | 12 | [7] | ||||
Ryowa House Pacific Team Cerumo | SEN 8 |
FUJ 5 |
MIN Ret |
SUG 11 | ||||||||
Source:[8]
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Personal life
[edit]Belmondo married Luana Tenca (born Rome, 18 March 1971) in 1990.[9] Luana Belmondo is a former model who is now a TV chef and broadcaster.[10] The couple have three children including Victor, an actor.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Diliberto, Gioia (7 February 1983). "After Tragedy, a Healing Love". People.
- ^ "Paul Belmondo, F1 driver". Formula 1 Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Paul Belmondo Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Paul Belmondo". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Paul Belmondo". Motor Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ Small, Steve (2000). "Paul Belmondo". Grand Prix Who's Who (Third ed.). Reading, Berkshire: Travel Publishing. p. 67. ISBN 978-1-902007-46-5. Retrieved 7 August 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "GT Championship 1997 – Series Ranking". Super GT. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "All Results of Paul Belmondo". Racing Sports Cars. pp. 1, 2. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Luana Belmondo". IMDb. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "Luana Belmondo". Gala. 10 April 2024.
- ^ Colacello, Bob (9 January 2018). "Inside Paris's 25th Annual le Bal des Débutantes". Vanity Fair.