Jean-Pierre Beltoise

Jean-Pierre Maurice Georges Beltoise (; born 26 April 1937 in Paris, Île-de-France, France – died 5 January 2015 in Dakar, Dakar Region, Senegal) was a French motorcycle and racing driver who most notably won the 1972 Monaco Grand Prix. His win was the last for the team. He also won the non-championship World Championship Victory Race in 1972.
Starting out in motorcycles, scoring one podium, before switching to cars. After a race as an F2 entrant in his at the 1966 German Grand Prix, Beltoise made his full début in , and started a full program of races in , finishing second at the . In , in a year in which Matra and teammate Jackie Stewart won the titles, Beltoise took three podiums on his way to fifth in the championship.
Stewart's departure saw a less successful , but Beltoise still managed a brace of podiums. Following a difficult , which included being banned from racing over two separate periods (due to his involvement in the accident that killed Ignazio Giunti in the 1000 km Buenos Aires), Beltoise left Matra for .
Beltoise's first season at BRM saw him claim his only career Grand Prix win, and BRM's only win of the season, the . This was also Beltoise's only point scoring drive of the season. The next two seasons saw seven point scores and one podium, and Beltoise retired at the age of 37 at the end of . He later tested for , then turning to touring cars and rallycross.
He died aged 77 at his holiday home in Dakar, following two strokes.
==Formula One Career==
==Formula One Statistical Overview==
===Formula One Record===
Year 	Entrant 	Team 	WDC Points 	WDC Pos. 	Report
 	Matra Sports 	* 	0 	NC 	
 	Matra Sports 	 	0 	NC 	Report
 	Matra Sports Matra International	 	11 	9th 	Report
 	Matra International 	 	21 	5th 	Report
 	Equipe Matra Elf 	 	16 	9th 	Report
 	Equipe Matra Sports 	 	1 	22nd 	Report
 	Marlboro BRM 	 	9 	11th 	Report
 	Marlboro BRM 	 	9 	10th 	Report
 	Team Motul BRM 	 	10 	13th 	Report
: Retired	: Retired 	: Retired	: Retired 	: Retired 	: Retired
 	Ligier Gitanes 	 	Test driver	Test driver	Test driver
** Beltoise entered as a Formula Two driver in the 1966 German Grand Prix.
===Career Statistics===
===Race Wins===
Win Number 	Grand Prix
World Champioship	World Champioship
1 	1972 Monaco Grand Prix
Non-Championship 	Non-Championship
1 	1972 World Championship Victory Race
===Career Results===
==Notes==
==External links==
* Wikipedia article
* STATS F1 Profile
* GP Encyclopedia article
Category:1937 births
Category:2015 deaths
Category:French Drivers
Category:Matra Drivers
Category:BRM Drivers
Category:1966 Début Drivers
 
Category:Deceased Drivers