Jean-Pierre Beltoise | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Jean-Pierre Maurice Georges Beltoise 26 April 1937 Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 5 January 2015 Dakar, Senegal | (aged 77)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse |
Jacqueline Cevert (m. 1968) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | 2, including Anthony | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relatives | François Cevert (brother-in-law) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Formula One World Championship career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | French | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Active years | 1966–1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | Matra, BRM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Entries | 88 (86 starts) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championships | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career points | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pole positions | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fastest laps | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First entry | 1966 German Grand Prix | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First win | 1972 Monaco Grand Prix | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last win | 1972 Monaco Grand Prix | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last entry | 1974 United States Grand Prix | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 Hours of Le Mans career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | 1963–1964, 1966–1967, 1969–1977, 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | Bonnet, Matra, Ligier, Inaltéra, Rondeau | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best finish | 4th (1969) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class wins | 1 (1976) |
Jean-Pierre Maurice Georges Beltoise (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃.pjɛʁ bɛl.twaz]; 26 April 1937 – 5 January 2015) was a French racing driver and motorcycle road racer, who competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1962 to 1964 and in Formula One from 1966 to 1974. Beltoise won the 1972 Monaco Grand Prix with BRM.
Beltoise competed in Formula One for Matra and BRM, finishing fifth in the 1969 World Drivers' Championship with the former. Beltoise was also a class winner at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1976 with Inaltéra.