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Paul Belmondo
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Belmondo in July 2013
Born (1963-04-23) 23 April 1963 (age 62)
Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality France French
Active years 1992, 1994
Teams March, Pacific
Entries 27 (7 starts)
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums 0
Career points 0
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First entry 1992 South African Grand Prix
Last entry 1994 Australian Grand Prix
Paul Belmondo - Pacific PR01 at the 1994 British Grand Prix (32162214940)
Belmondo driving for Pacific at the 1994 British Grand Prix.

Paul Alexandre Belmondo was born on April 23, 1963. He is a French racing driver. He competed in Formula One for the March and Pacific Racing teams. Paul was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France. His father was the famous actor Jean-Paul Belmondo. His grandfather was the sculptor Paul Belmondo.

Paul started his racing career in the 1980s. He raced in series like Formula 3 and Formula 3000. Even though he raced for several years, he did not finish in the top 10 in these championships.

Formula One Career

Joining March F1 Team

In 1992, Paul Belmondo joined the March F1 team. He was a "pay driver," which means he brought money to the team to help fund his racing. He achieved his best result in Formula One at the 1992 Hungarian Grand Prix. He finished in ninth place there. However, he only qualified for four more races before he ran out of money. He was then replaced by another driver, Emanuele Naspetti.

Racing with Pacific Grand Prix

Two years later, in 1994, Paul joined the Pacific Grand Prix team. This team was not very competitive. He only managed to qualify for two races with them. He was usually behind his teammate, Bertrand Gachot. After his time in Formula One, Paul focused on GT racing. He drove a Chrysler Viper GTS-R.

Starting His Own Racing Team

Paul Belmondo later started his own racing team. It was called Paul Belmondo Racing. This team competed in major championships. These included the FIA GT Championship and the Le Mans Endurance Series. The team continued racing until it closed down in 2007.

Racing Highlights

24 Hours of Le Mans Results

Paul Belmondo competed in the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans race several times. This is a very long endurance race. Drivers and their teams try to complete as many laps as possible in 24 hours. He raced different cars like the Porsche 956 and Jaguar XJ220. In 2005, his team, Paul Belmondo Racing, achieved a great result. They finished 3rd in the LMP2 class.

Year Team Car Class Pos. Class
Pos.
1985 Germany New Man-Joest Racing Porsche 956 C1 DNF DNF
1987 Switzerland Brun Motorsport Porsche 962C C1 DNF DNF
1988 France Courage Compétition Courage C22-Porsche C1 DNF DNF
1989 Germany Obermaier Racing
France Primagaz Competition
Porsche 962C C1 DNF DNF
1993 United Kingdom TWR Jaguar Racing Jaguar XJ220 GT DNF DNF
1995 France Venturi Automobiles SA Venturi 600LM GT1 NC NC
1996 Italy Ennea SRL Igol Ferrari F40 GTE GT1 DNF DNF
1999 France Paul Belmondo Racing Chrysler Viper GTS-R GTS 17th 6th
2004 France Paul Belmondo Racing Courage C65-JPX LMP2 DNF DNF
2005 France Paul Belmondo Racing Courage C65-Ford LMP2 22nd 3rd
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Personal Life

Paul Belmondo married Luana Tenca in 1990. Luana Belmondo is a former model. She is now known as a TV chef and broadcaster. Paul and Luana have three children together. Their son, Victor, is an actor. In June 2024, Paul and Luana shared that they had separated in January and were getting a divorce.

See also

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