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Biography
Jean-Pierre Frey (born January 6, 1955) is a former Swiss racing driver from Baselgia, Medel (Lucmagn). He competed in full seasons of the FIA Formula 3000 Championship in 1986 and 1987 but failed to qualify for a single race in a time when the series was incredibly competitive. Frey went to the United States to race in two CART Championship Car races in 1988 for Dick Simon Racing and two more for Euromotorsport in 1989. He entered the 1989 Indianapolis 500 but his entry was declined due to a lack of experience. His best CART finish was 13th place in his debut at Laguna Seca Raceway. Frey also participated in sports car racing, including the World Sports Car Championship, the 1985 and 1988 24 Hours of Le Mans, and the 1989 24 Hours of Daytona where he drove a Zakspeed prepared Ford Probe GT-Prototype with teammates Marty Roth and Albert Naon, Jr.
Complete International Formula 3000 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Équipe Dollop | March 85B | Cosworth | SIL DNQ | VAL DNQ | PAU DNQ | SPA DNQ | IMO DNQ | - | 0 | ||||||
| March 86B | MUG DNQ | PER DNQ | ÖST DNQ | BIR DNQ | BUG DNQ | JAR DNQ | ||||||||||
| 1987 | Équipe Dollop | March 86B | Cosworth | SIL DNQ | VAL DNQ | SPA DNQ | PAU | DON DNQ | PER DNQ | BRH DNQ | BIR DNQ | IMO DNQ | BUG | JAR | - | 0 |
CART
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Dick Simon Racing | Lola T87/00 | Ford Cosworth DFX | PHX | LBH | INDY | MIL | POR | CLE | TOR | MEA | MIS | POC | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LS 13 | MIA Ret | 37th | 0 |
| 1989 | Euromotorsport | Lola T88/00 | Ford Cosworth DFX | PHX 21 | LBH | INDY DNP | MIL DNQ | DET DNQ | POR 15 | CLE | MEA | TOR | MIS | POC | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LS | 41st | 0 |
Note: some sources state Frey's car at the Portland 1989 race was a Lola T87/00 / Cosworth DFX entered by Bettenhausen Racing.
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Class | No | Tyres | Car | Team | Co-Drivers | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | C2 | 81 | A | Alba AR2 Carma 1.9L t/c |  Carma F.F. (Cheetah) |  Loris Kessel Ruggero Melgrati Aldo Bertuzzi | - | DNS | DNS |
| 1988 | C1 | 24 | D | Lancia LC2/88 Ferrari 3.0L V8 t/c | Dollop Racing | Nicola Marozzo Ranieri Randaccio | 255 | DNF | DNF |