Paul Belmondo - WikiHQ

Paul Alexandre Belmondo (born 23 April 1963) is a French actor and racing driver who raced in Formula One for the March and Pacific Racing teams. He was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, the son of actor Jean-Paul Belmondo and grandson of sculptor Paul Belmondo. Around 1981, Paul gained publicity for becoming the lover of Princess Stéphanie of Monaco.

Through 1987, Belmondo participated in Formula 3 and Formula 3000, although he was never a top-ten championship finisher in either. In 1992, he joined the March F1 team as a pay driver, getting a ninth place at the Hungarian Grand Prix, but only qualifying four more times before he ran out of money and was replaced by Emanuele Naspetti. Two years later, he became a member of the uncompetitive Pacific Grand Prix team, where he only qualified for two races and was usually behind teammate Bertrand Gachot. Thereafter, he concentrated on GT racing, at the wheel of a Chrysler Viper GTS-R. He started his own team, Paul Belmondo Racing, which raced in the FIA GT Championship and Le Mans Endurance Series championship before folding in 2007.

Racing record

24 Hours of Le Mans results

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! Year

! Team

! Co-Drivers

! Car

! Class

! Laps

|align="left" nowrap| New Man-Joest Racing

|align="left" nowrap| Mauricio de Narváez Kenper Miller

|align="left" nowrap| Porsche 956

| C1

| 277

| DNF

|align="left" nowrap| Brun Motorsport

|align="left" nowrap| Michel Trollé Pierre de Thoisy

|align="left" nowrap| Porsche 962C

| C1

| 88

| DNF

|align="left" nowrap| Courage Compétition

|align="left" nowrap| François Migault Ukyo Katayama

|align="left" nowrap| Courage C22-Porsche

| C1

| 66

| DNF

|align="left" nowrap| Obermaier Racing Primagaz Competition

|align="left" nowrap| Jürgen Lässig Pierre Yver

|align="left" nowrap| Porsche 962C

| C1

| 61

| DNF

|align="left" nowrap| TWR Jaguar Racing

|align="left" nowrap| Jay Cochran Andreas Fuchs

|align="left" nowrap| Jaguar XJ220

| GT

| 176

| DNF

|align="left" nowrap| Venturi Automobiles SA

|align="left" nowrap| Jean-Marc Gounon Arnaud Trévisol

|align="left" nowrap| Venturi 600LM

| GT1

| 193

| NC

|align="left" nowrap| Ennea SRL Igol

|align="left" nowrap| Jean-Marc Gounon Éric Bernard

|align="left" nowrap| Ferrari F40 GTE

| GT1

| 40

| DNF

|align="left" nowrap| Paul Belmondo Racing

|align="left" nowrap| Tiago Monteiro Marc Rostan

|align="left" nowrap| Chrysler Viper GTS-R

| GTS

| 299

| 17th

| 6th

|align="left" nowrap| Paul Belmondo Racing

|align="left" nowrap| Claude-Yves Gosselin Marco Saviozzi

|align="left" nowrap| Courage C65-JPX

| LMP2

| 80

| DNF

|align="left" nowrap| Paul Belmondo Racing

|align="left" nowrap| Didier André Rick Sutherland

|align="left" nowrap| Courage C65-Ford

| LMP2

| 294

| 22nd

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd

!colspan="8"|

Complete International Formula 3000 results

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

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! DC

! Points

| 1987

! nowrap| GBDA Motorsport

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| VAL

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PAU

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PER

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BIR

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| IMO

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BUG

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| JAR

! 18th

! 2

| 1988

! nowrap| Lola Motorsport

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| JER

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| VAL

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PAU

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| SIL

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MNZ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| PER

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| BRH

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BIR

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BUG

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ZOL

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DIJ

! NC

! 0

| 1989

! CDM

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| VAL

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PAU

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| JER

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PER

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BIR

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BUG

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DIJ

! NC

! 0

| 1990

! Superpower

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DON

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| SIL

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| PAU

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| JER

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MNZ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| PER

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BIR

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BUG

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NOG

! 23rd

! 1

| 1991

! Apomatox

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| VAL

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PAU

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| JER

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MUG

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PER

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOC

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| BRH

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BUG

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NOG

! NC

! 0

!colspan="15"|

Complete Formula One results

(key)

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! WDC

! Points

! nowrap| March F1

! nowrap| March CG911

! nowrap| Ilmor V10

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| RSA

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MEX

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| BRA

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ESP

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SMR

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MON

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAN

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| FRA

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| GBR

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GER

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN

| BEL

| ITA

| POR

| JPN

| AUS

! NC

! 0

! nowrap| Pacific Grand Prix

! nowrap| Pacific PR01

! nowrap| Ilmor V10

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| BRA

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| PAC

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| SMR

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MON

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ESP

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CAN

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| FRA

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| GBR

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| GER

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| HUN

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| BEL

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| ITA

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| POR

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| EUR

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| JPN

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| AUS

! NC

! 0

!colspan="22"|

Complete JGTC results

(key)

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Team

! Car

! Class

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! DC

! Pts

! Ref

|rowspan="2"| 1997

! nowrap| Power Craft

!rowspan="2" nowrap| Toyota Supra

!rowspan="2"| GT500

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|SUZ 11

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|FUJ Ret

|colspan=4|

!rowspan="2"| 15th

!rowspan="2"| 12

!rowspan="2"|

! nowrap| Ryowa House Pacific Team Cerumo

|colspan=2|

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SEN 8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|FUJ 5

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|MIN Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|SUG 11

!colspan="13"|

Personal life

Belmondo married Luana Tenca (born Rome, 18 March 1971) in 1990. Luana Belmondo is a former model who is now a TV chef and broadcaster. The couple have three children including Victor, an actor.

In June 2024, Luana and Paul announced that they had separated in January and had filed for divorce.

References

External links

Biography on F1 Rejects