RACING DRIVER

Jean-Pierre Beltoise

1937 - 2015

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Jean-Pierre Maurice Georges Beltoise (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃.pjɛʁ bɛl.twaz]; 26 April 1937 – 5 January 2015) was a French racing driver and motorcycle road racer, who competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1962 to 1964, and Formula One from 1966 to 1974. Beltoise won the 1972 Monaco Grand Prix with BRM. Beltoise competed in Formula One for Matra and BRM, finishing fifth in the 1969 World Drivers' Championship with the former. Beltoise was also a class winner at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1976 with Inaltéra. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean-Pierre Beltoise is the 95th most popular racing driver (down from 79th in 2019), the 2,089th most popular biography from France (down from 1,927th in 2019) and the 13th most popular French Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Jean-Pierre Beltoise ranks 95 out of 1,080. Before him are Ralf Schumacher, Chris Amon, Carlos Pace, Vittorio Brambilla, Mick Doohan, and Jo Siffert. After him are Mike Hailwood, Jean-Louis Schlesser, Thierry Boutsen, Jean-Pierre Jarier, Jo Schlesser, and Luigi Musso.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Jean-Pierre Beltoise ranks 124. Before him are Aleksandr Medved, Cüneyt Arkın, Viacheslav Chornovil, Franz Vranitzky, Francis Veber, and Amos Tversky. After him are Petros Markaris, Olusegun Obasanjo, Billy Meier, Robert B. Wilson, Joseph Kobzon, and Bella Akhmadulina. Among people deceased in 2015, Jean-Pierre Beltoise ranks 103. Before him are Cabu, Ornette Coleman, Satoru Iwata, Gerry Byrne, Yaşar Kemal, and Jaakko Hintikka. After him are Omar Karami, Arsen Dedić, Dean Smith, Eldar Ryazanov, Philippe Honoré, and Jenő Buzánszky.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean-Pierre Beltoise ranks 2,089 out of 6,770. Before him are Léon Brillouin (1889), Antoine Coysevox (1640), Peter Nolasco (1180), Antoine, Duke of Lorraine (1489), Adhémar Jean Claude Barré de Saint-Venant (1797), and Jehan Alain (1911). After him are René-Louis Baire (1874), Jean Rouch (1917), Pierre Reverdy (1889), Amalric of Bena (1150), Victorine Meurent (1844), and Pierre d'Aubusson (1423).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In France

Among racing drivers born in France, Jean-Pierre Beltoise ranks 13. Before him are Michèle Mouton (1951), Jean Alesi (1964), Patrick Tambay (1949), Jacques Laffite (1943), Maurice Trintignant (1917), and Pierre Levegh (1905). After him are Jean-Louis Schlesser (1948), Jean-Pierre Jarier (1946), Jo Schlesser (1928), Jean Behra (1921), Paul Frère (1917), and Paul Belmondo (1963).

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