Paul Belmondo
Formula One World Championship career | |
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Nationality | French |
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 |
Paul Belmondo (born April 23 1963 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Ile-de-France) is a French former Formula One driver who raced for the March and Pacific Racing teams. He is the son of actor Jean-Paul Belmondo and grandson of sculptor Paul Belmondo. About 1981, Paul gained publicity for becoming the lover of Princess Stéphanie of Monaco.
Through 1987 he was part of 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 qualified for two races and was usually behind team-mate 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.
Complete Formula One Results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Team | WDC | Points |
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1992 | March | 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 |
March | - | 0 |
1994 | Pacific | 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 |
Pacific | - | 0 |