Paul Belmondo Explained

Paul Belmondo
Nationality: French
Birth Date:23 April 1963
Years:,
Races:27 (7 starts)
Championships:0
Wins:0
Podiums:0
Points:0
Poles:0
Fastest Laps:0

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.

Racing record

24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLaps
New Man-Joest Racing Mauricio de Narváez
Kenper Miller
Porsche 956C1277DNFDNF
Brun Motorsport Michel Trollé
Pierre de Thoisy
Porsche 962CC188DNFDNF
Courage Compétition François Migault
Ukyo Katayama
Courage C22-PorscheC166DNFDNF
Obermaier Racing
Primagaz Competition
Jürgen Lässig
Pierre Yver
Porsche 962CC161DNFDNF
TWR Jaguar Racing Jay Cochran
Andreas Fuchs
Jaguar XJ220GT176DNFDNF
Venturi Automobiles SA Jean-Marc Gounon
Arnaud Trévisol
Venturi 600LMGT1193NCNC
Ennea SRL Igol Jean-Marc Gounon
Éric Bernard
Ferrari F40 GTEGT140DNFDNF
Paul Belmondo Racing Tiago Monteiro
Marc Rostan
Chrysler Viper GTS-RGTS29917th6th
Paul Belmondo Racing Claude-Yves Gosselin
Marco Saviozzi
Courage C65-JPXLMP280DNFDNF
Paul Belmondo Racing Didier André
Rick Sutherland
Courage C65-FordLMP229422nd3rd

Complete International Formula 3000 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

YearEntrant1234567891011DCPoints
1987GBDA MotorsportSIL
VAL
SPA
PAU
DON
PER
BRH
BIR
IMO
BUG
JAR
18th2
1988Lola MotorsportJER
VAL
PAU
SIL
MNZ
PER
BRH
BIR
BUG
ZOL
DIJ
NC0
1989CDMSIL
VAL
PAU
JER
PER
BRH
BIR
SPA
BUG
DIJ
NC0
1990SuperpowerDON
SIL
PAU
JER
MNZ
PER
HOC
BRH
BIR
BUG
NOG
23rd1
1991ApomatoxVAL
PAU
JER
MUG
PER
HOC
BRH
SPA
BUG
NOG
NC0

Complete Formula One results

(key)

YearEntrantChassisEngine12345678910111213141516WDC
March F1March CG911Ilmor V10RSA
MEX
BRA
ESP
SMR
MON
CAN
FRA
GBR
GER
HUN
BELITAPORJPNAUSNC0
Pacific Grand PrixPacific PR01Ilmor V10BRA
PAC
SMR
MON
ESP
CAN
FRA
GBR
GER
HUN
BEL
ITA
POR
EUR
JPN
AUS
NC0

Complete JGTC results

(key)

YearTeamCarClass123456DCPtsRef
1997Power CraftToyota SupraGT500SUZ
11
FUJ
Ret
15th12[3]
Ryowa House Pacific Team CerumoSEN
8
FUJ
5
MIN
Ret
SUG
11

Personal life

Belmondo married Luana Tenca (born Rome, 18 March 1971) in 1990.[4] Luana Belmondo is a former model who is now a TV chef and broadcaster.[5] The couple have three children including Victor, an actor.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: After Tragedy, a Healing Love . People . 7 February 1983 . Diliberto . Gioia.
  2. Web site: Paul Belmondo, F1 driver . 2022-10-16 . Formula 1 Statistics . en.
  3. Web site: GT Championship 1997 – Series Ranking. Super GT. 7 August 2023.
  4. Web site: Luana Belmondo . 2022-10-16 . IMDb.
  5. Web site: Luana Belmondo . Gala. 10 April 2024 .
  6. Colacello . Bob . Inside Paris's 25th Annual le Bal des Débutantes . Vanity Fair. 9 January 2018 .