Beltoise, Jean-Pierre (F)

b 26/4/1937 (Paris) - d 05/01/2015 (Dakar)






1963 - Won Index of Performance on debut at Le Mans
1964 - Huge accident at Reims. Left with permanently restricted movement
       in left arm
1965 - F3 (Matra). Won at Reims
1966 - F3 (Matra). Won Monaco F3 race. 1 F1 race (Matra - F2 cat.), 8th, 1st
       in class
1967 - Won all 4 rounds of Argentine Temporada series. 3 F1 races (Matra -
       F2). DNQ Monaco.
1968 - European F2 champion for non-graded drivers. Won at Hockenheim,
       Jarama, Zandvoort. 12 F1 GP (Matra), 11 points (2nd Holland)
1969 - 11 GP (Matra/Tyrrell), 19 points (2nd France)
1970 - 13 GP (Matra), 16 points (3rd Belgium, Italy)
1971 - 7 GP (Matra), 1 point (6th Spain)
1972 - 11 GP (BRM), 9 points, 1 win (Monaco). Non-championship GPs: 2nd
       in International Trophy, won John Player Victory Race at Brands
1973 - 15 GP (BRM), 9 points (4th Canada, 5th Spain, Holland, Austria)
1974 - 15 GP (BRM), 10 points (2nd S.Africa). Won Nurburgring, Watkins
       Glen, Paul Ricard and Brands Hatch endurance races for Matra
1976 onwards. Involved in Ligier & Inaltera sportscar projects. Raced
       French Touring Cars