Jean-Luc De Witt

Jean-Luc De Witt is a Belgian-French racing driver. 
== Early Life ==
Born in Lille, France, to parents Bernadette De Witt (Née François) and Julius De Witt, Jean-Luc spent most of his childhood in Luxembourg where his father worked as a banker. Jean-Luc was inspired to take up racing after his father brought him to see the 1984 German Grand Prix, where fellow Belgian Stefan Van Damme won the race. 
== Racing Career ==
=== Sauber (1994-1996) ===
Jean-Luc joined the Formula One circus in 1994 as a substitute in Sauber for the last three races, after Sauber's Soren Vinter had passed away during the 1994 British Grand Prix at Donington. The Belgian had quickly gotten up to speed with the Sauber car, achieving a 4th place finish at his first race at the 1994 Belgian Grand Prix, nearly taking the podium spot. The last two races of the season were less impressive, achieving 10th Place at the 1994 Italian Grand Prix, and a retirement at the 1994 Japanese Grand Prix.
For his first full-time season in 1995 Jean-Luc beat his teammate Andres Arrigondiaga by three points, achieving a best finish of 5th place at the Brazilian Grand Prix. His lowest finish was an 11th place at the Monaco and British Grands Prix.
1996 saw Jean-Luc's best ever season in Formula One, getting used to the team and the car, the Belgian scored 23 points - 22 points ahead of his teammate Arrigondiaga. The season finale at the Japanese Grand Prix saw him achieve his best ever finish of second, which - according to Eddie Jordan - was the exact performance he had been looking for to replace the underperforming Katashi Kimura in the second Jordan seat for the 1997 season. 
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