Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Beltoise in 1968
NationalityFrench
Born(1937-04-26)26 April 1937
Paris, France
Died5 January 2015(2015-01-05) (aged 77)
Dakar, Senegal
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1962–1964
First race1962 250cc French Grand Prix
Last race1964 50 cc French Grand Prix
Team(s)Kreidler
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
8 0 1 0 0 16
Formula One World Championship career
Active years1967–1974
TeamsMatra, BRM
Entries88 (86 starts)
Championships0
Wins1
Podiums8
Career points77
Pole positions0
Fastest laps4
First entry1967 Monaco Grand Prix
First win1972 Monaco Grand Prix
Last win1972 Monaco Grand Prix
Last entry1974 United States Grand Prix

Jean-Pierre Maurice Georges Beltoise (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃.pjɛʁ bɛl.twaz]; 26 April 1937 – 5 January 2015) was a French Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and Formula One driver who raced for the Matra and BRM teams. He competed in 88 Grands Prix achieving a single victory, at the 1972 Monaco Grand Prix, and a total of eight podium finishes.

Early career

Beltoise won 11 French national motorcycle road racing titles in three years.[1] He competed in international Grand Prix motorcycle racing from the 1962 to 1964 seasons in the 50, 125, 250 and 500 cc classes. His best finish was a sixth place in the 1964 50 cc World Championship.[2]

In 1964 he was racing a 1.1-litre René Bonnet sports car. His career almost ended with a huge crash in the Reims 12-hour sports car endurance race, in which he suffered a broken arm, so severely damaged that its movement was permanently restricted.[3] However he returned in 1965 and won the Reims Formula 3 race, after which he graduated to Formula 2 for the following season.

Formula One

In a Matra car during practice for the 1968 German Grand Prix.
Beltoise at the 1968 Dutch Grand Prix.

In 1966, Beltoise drove in the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring in a Formula Two (F2) one litre Matra MS5-Cosworth. He finished one lap down but won the F2 class.[4] However, it was his only Grand Prix that season.[4] In 1967 Beltoise competed in three Grands Prix with a Formula Two Matra MS7 1.6 litre Cosworth, and finished seventh at both Watkins Glen and Mexico City.[4] He also won the 1967 Buenos Aires Grand Prix, which was not part of the World Championship calendar. In 1968 Beltoise began the season again with an F2 car but from the second race onward had Formula One machinery and finished second in the 1968 Dutch Grand Prix. In 1969 he was placed in Ken Tyrrell's Matra team, whilst the works V12 engine was developed[3] driving alongside Jackie Stewart, and finished second in the French grand Prix. Beltoise returned to the works Matra team for both 1970 and 1971. In 1971, racing in the Matra sports car team, he was involved in the accident in which Ignazio Giunti died during the 1000 km Buenos Aires, and his international racing license was suspended for some time.

Because of his supension as race driver, Matra signed Chris Amon[3] as team driver for 1971 which left Beltoise without a seat in F1 for the season. For 1972, he moved to the BRM team and won what turned out to be his only and BRM's final championship-qualifying Formula One victory at the 1972 Monaco Grand Prix in heavy rain. In that same year, Jean-Pierre won a non-championship race in the end of the F1 season, at Brands Hatch, thus marking the last two victories of BRM make in Formula One. He spent three seasons with BRM, and finally retired from Formula 1 at the end of the 1974 season.

Later career

He later did most of the testing for the Ligier F1 team, although a proposed Formula One drive for 1976 went instead to Jacques Laffite[3] and he thereafter turned his attention to touring car racing in France, twice winning the French title for BMW before entering rallycross in an Alpine-Renault with which he won the French title. In 1981 he returned to touring cars and raced for Peugeot throughout the 1980s. He was also a regular ice racer. His two sons, Anthony and Julien, are both race drivers.

In fiction, Beltoise frequently appeared in the Michel Vaillant series of comic books, amongst others being part of the winning Vaillante Le Mans team.

Death

Beltoise died at his holiday home in Dakar, Senegal, on 5 January 2015, aged 77, following two strokes.[5]

Racing record

Motorcycle Grand Prix results

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6
Points 8 6 4 3 2 1

(key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Class Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Points Rank Wins
1962 250cc Moto Morini ESP FRA
5		 IOM NED BEL GER ULS DDR NAT ARG 2 20th 0
1963 50cc Kreidler ESP GER FRA
5		 IOM NED BEL
6		 FIN ARG JPN 3 11th 0
125cc Bultaco ESP GER FRA IOM NED BEL
6		 ULS DDR FIN NAT ARG JPN 1 20th 0
1964 50cc Kreidler USA
5		 ESP FRA
3		 IOM NED BEL GER FIN JPN 6 6th 0
125cc Bultaco USA
5		 ESP FRA
5		 IOM NED GER DDR ULS FIN NAT JPN 4 13th 0

[2]

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
1963 France Automobiles René Bonnet France Claude Bobrowski René Bonnet Aérodjet LM6 P
3.0		 269 11th 4th
1964 France Société Automobiles René Bonnet France Gérard Laureau René Bonnet Aérodjet P
3.0		 54 DNF DNF
1966 France Matra Sports SARL France Johnny Servoz-Gavin Matra M620 P
2.0		 112 DNF DNF
1967 France Equipe Matra Sports France Johnny Servoz-Gavin Matra MS630 P
2.0		 155 DNF DNF
1969 France Equipe Matra Elf United Kingdom Piers Courage Matra MS650 P
3.0		 368 4th 2nd
1970 France Equipe Matra-Simca France Henri Pescarolo Matra-Simca MS660 P
3.0		 79 DNF DNF
1971 France Equipe Matra-Simca New Zealand Chris Amon Matra-Simca MS660 P
3.0		 263 DNF DNF
1972 France Equipe Matra-Simca New Zealand Chris Amon Matra-Simca MS670 S
3.0		 1 DNF DNF
1973 France Equipe Matra-Simca Shell France François Cevert Matra-Simca MS670B S
3.0		 157 DNF DNF
1974 France Equipe Gitanes France Jean-Pierre Jarier Matra-Simca MS680 S
3.0		 104 DNF DNF
1975 France Gitanes Automobiles Ligier France Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier JS2-Ford Cosworth S
3.0		 36 DNF DNF
1976 France Inaltera France Henri Pescarolo Inaltera LM-Ford Cosworth GTP 305 8th 1st
1977 France Inaltera United States Al Holbert Inaltera LM77-Ford Cosworth S
+2.0		 275 13th 5th
1979 France ITT Oceanic Jean Rondeau France Henri Pescarolo Rondeau M379-Ford Cosworth S
+2.0		 279 10th 2nd
Source:[6]

Complete European Formula Two Championship 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 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pos. Pts
1967 Matra Sports Matra MS5 Ford SNE
Ret		 SIL
Ret		 NÜR
10		 HOC TUL
3		 JAR
Ret		 ZAN
4		 PER
2		 BRH
DNS		 VAL
2		 3rd 27
1968 Matra Sports Matra MS7 Ford HOC
1		 THR
2		 JAR
1		 PAL TUL
2		 ZAN
1		 PER
NC		 HOC VAL
4		 1st 48
1969 Matra Sports Matra MS7 Ford THR
3		 HOC
1		 NÜR
3		 JAR
2		 TUL
4		 PER
Ret		 VAL NC 0‡
1970 Constructions Mécaniques Pygmée Pygmée MDB15 Ford THR HOC BAR
Ret		 ROU
DNQ		 PER
Ret		 TUL IMO HOC
Ret		 NC 0
1971 Constructions Mécaniques Pygmée Pygmée MDB16 Ford HOC THR NÜR JAR
DNS		 PAL ROU
Ret		 MAN TUL NC 0
GTE Racing Cars Lotus 69 ALB
DNQ		 VAL VAL
1972 Shell-Arnold Team March 722 Ford MAL THR HOC PAU
Ret		 NC 0
Motul-Rondel Racing Brabham BT38 PAL
6		 HOC ROU
Ret		 ÖST IMO MAN PER SAL ALB HOC
1973 STP March Racing Team March 732 BMW MAL
Ret		 HOC
Ret		 THR
DNQ		 NÜR PAU
NC		 KIN NIV HOC ROU MNZ MAN KAR PER SAL NOR ALB
3		 VAL 20th 4
1974 Écurie Elf Alpine A367 BMW BAR HOC
NC		 PAU SAL HOC MUG KAR PER HOC VAL NC 0
1975 Racing Organisation Course Chevron B29 Chrysler EST THR HOC NÜR PAU
NC		 HOC SAL NOG
NC		 VAL NC 0
Écurie Elf Alpine A367 BMW ROU
Ret		 MUG PER SIL ZOL
Source:[7]

‡ Graded drivers not eligible for European Formula Two Championship points

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key) (races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 WDC Pts
1966 Matra Sports Matra MS5 (F2) Ford Cosworth SCA 1.0 L4 MON BEL FRA GBR NED GER
8		 ITA USA MEX NC 0
1967 Matra Sports Matra MS5 (F2) Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 RSA MON
DNQ		 NED BEL FRA GBR GER CAN ITA NC 0
Matra MS7 (F2) USA
7		 MEX
7
1968 Matra Sports Matra MS7 (F2) Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 RSA
6		 9th 11
Matra International Matra MS10 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ESP
5
Matra Sports Matra MS11 Matra MS9 3.0 V12 MON
Ret		 BEL
8		 NED
2		 FRA
9		 GBR
Ret		 GER
Ret		 ITA
5		 CAN
Ret		 USA
Ret		 MEX
Ret
1969 Matra International Matra MS10 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 RSA
6		 5th 21
Matra MS80 ESP
3		 MON
Ret		 NED
8		 FRA
2		 GER
121		 ITA
3		 CAN
4		 USA
Ret		 MEX
5
Matra MS84 GBR
9
1970 Equipe Matra Elf Matra-Simca MS120 Matra MS12 3.0 V12 RSA
4		 ESP
Ret		 MON
Ret		 BEL
3		 NED
5		 FRA
13		 GBR
Ret		 GER
Ret		 AUT
6		 ITA
3		 CAN
8		 USA
Ret		 MEX
5		 9th 16
1971 Equipe Matra Sports Matra-Simca MS120B Matra MS71 3.0 V12 RSA ESP
6		 MON
Ret		 NED
9		 FRA
7		 GBR
7		 GER AUT ITA CAN
Ret		 USA
8		 22nd 1
1972 Marlboro BRM BRM P160B BRM P142 3.0 V12 ARG RSA
Ret		 ESP
Ret		 MON
1		 BEL
Ret		 FRA
15		 11th 9
BRM P160C GBR
11		 GER
9		 AUT
8
BRM P180 ITA
8		 CAN
Ret		 USA
Ret
1973 Marlboro BRM BRM P160D BRM P142 3.0 V12 ARG
Ret		 BRA
Ret		 RSA
Ret		 10th 9
BRM P160E ESP
5		 BEL
Ret		 MON
Ret		 SWE
Ret		 FRA
11		 GBR
Ret		 NED
5		 GER
Ret		 AUT
5		 ITA
13		 CAN
4		 USA
9
1974 Team BRM BRM P160E BRM P142 3.0 V12 ARG
5		 BRA
10		 13th 10
BRM P201 BRM P200 3.0 V12 RSA
2		 ESP
Ret		 BEL
5		 MON
Ret		 SWE
Ret		 NED
Ret		 FRA
10		 GBR
12		 GER
Ret		 AUT
Ret		 ITA
Ret		 CAN
NC		 USA
DNQ
Source:[7]
Notes
  • ^1 – In the 1969 German Grand Prix, Beltoise was classified 12th on the circuit but was the 6th Formula One car behind six Formula 2 cars, thus scoring one World Championship point.

Non-Championship Formula One results

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

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1967 Matra Sports Matra MS5 (F2) Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 ROC
Ret		 SPC INT SYR OUL
5
Matra MS7 (F2) ESP
10
1970 Equipe Matra Elf Matra-Simca MS120 Matra MS12 3.0 V12 ROC
DNS		 INT OUL
1971 Equipe Matra Sports Matra-Simca MS120B Matra MS71 3.0 V12 ARG ROC QUE SPR INT
Ret		 RIN OUL VIC
1972 Marlboro BRM BRM P160B BRM P142 3.0 V12 ROC
6		 BRA
DNS		 INT
2		 OUL REP
BRM P180 VIC
1
1973 Marlboro BRM BRM P160D BRM P142 3.0 V12 ROC
6		 INT
1974 Team BRM BRM P160E BRM P142 3.0 V12 PRE
8		 ROC INT
Source:[7]

References

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