Paul Belmondo
French racing driver
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| Intro | French racing driver | ||||||||||
| A.K.A. | Paul Alexandre Belmondo | ||||||||||
| A.K.A. | Paul Alexandre Belmondo | ||||||||||
| Places | France | ||||||||||
| is | Actor Racecar driver Sports commentator Formula One driver Driver | ||||||||||
| Work field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio Journalism Sports | ||||||||||
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| Birth | 23 April 1963, Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine, Île-de-France, France | ||||||||||
| Age | 61 years | ||||||||||
| Star sign | Taurus | ||||||||||
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Biography
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.
Through 1987, he participated in Formula 3 and Formula 3000, although he was never a top 10 championship finisher in either. 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.
Racing record
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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| 1985 | New Man-Joest Racing | Mauricio de Narváez Kenper Miller | Porsche 956 | C1 | 277 | DNF | DNF |
| 1987 | Brun Motorsport | Michel Trollé Pierre de Thoisy | Porsche 962C | C1 | 88 | DNF | DNF |
| 1988 | Courage Compétition | François Migault Ukyo Katayama | Courage C22-Porsche | C1 | 66 | DNF | DNF |
| 1989 | Obermaier Racing Primagaz Competition | Jürgen Lässig Pierre Yver | Porsche 962C | C1 | 61 | DNF | DNF |
| 1993 | TWR Jaguar Racing | Jay Cochran Andreas Fuchs | Jaguar XJ220 | GT | 176 | DNF | DNF |
| 1995 | Venturi Automobiles SA | Jean-Marc Gounon Arnaud Trévisol | Venturi 600LM | GT1 | 193 | NC | NC |
| 1996 | Ennea SRL Igol | Jean-Marc Gounon Éric Bernard | Ferrari F40 GTE | GT1 | 40 | DNF | DNF |
| 1999 | Paul Belmondo Racing | Tiago Monteiro Marc Rostan | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | GTS | 299 | 17th | 6th |
| 2004 | Paul Belmondo Racing | Claude-Yves Gosselin Marco Saviozzi | Courage C65-JPX | LMP2 | 80 | DNF | DNF |
| 2005 | Paul Belmondo Racing | Didier André Rick Sutherland | Courage C65-Ford | LMP2 | 294 | 22nd | 3rd |
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Complete International Formula 3000 results
(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 | |
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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 |
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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 | FUJ | 15th | 12 | |||||
| Ryowa House Pacific Team Cerumo | SEN | FUJ | MIN | SUG | ||||||||
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Personal life
Belmondo married Luana Tenca (born Rome, 18 March 1971) in 1990. Luana Belmondo is a former model who is now a TV chef and broadcaster. The couple have three children including Victor, an actor.