Paul Alexandre Belmondo (born 23 April 1963) is a French 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.[1]

Paul Belmondo
Belmondo in July 2013
Born (1963-04-23) 23 April 1963 (age 61)
Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityFrance French
Active years1992, 1994
TeamsMarch, Pacific
Entries27 (7 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1992 South African Grand Prix
Last entry1994 Australian Grand Prix
Belmondo driving for Pacific at the 1994 British Grand Prix.

Through 1987, he participated in Formula 3 and Formula 3000, although he was never a top 10 championship finisher in either.[2] In 1992, he joined the March F1 team as a pay driver, getting a ninth place at the Hungarian Grand Prix, but only qualifying 4 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.[citation needed]

Racing record

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24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
1985   New Man-Joest Racing   Mauricio de Narváez
  Kenper Miller
Porsche 956 C1 277 DNF DNF
1987   Brun Motorsport   Michel Trollé
  Pierre de Thoisy
Porsche 962C C1 88 DNF DNF
1988   Courage Compétition   François Migault
  Ukyo Katayama
Courage C22-Porsche C1 66 DNF DNF
1989   Obermaier Racing
  Primagaz Competition
  Jürgen Lässig
  Pierre Yver
Porsche 962C C1 61 DNF DNF
1993   TWR Jaguar Racing   Jay Cochran
  Andreas Fuchs
Jaguar XJ220 GT 176 DNF DNF
1995   Venturi Automobiles SA   Jean-Marc Gounon
  Arnaud Trévisol
Venturi 600LM GT1 193 NC NC
1996   Ennea SRL Igol   Jean-Marc Gounon
  Éric Bernard
Ferrari F40 GTE GT1 40 DNF DNF
1999   Paul Belmondo Racing   Tiago Monteiro
  Marc Rostan
Chrysler Viper GTS-R GTS 299 17th 6th
2004   Paul Belmondo Racing   Claude-Yves Gosselin
  Marco Saviozzi
Courage C65-JPX LMP2 80 DNF DNF
2005   Paul Belmondo Racing   Didier André
  Rick Sutherland
Courage C65-Ford LMP2 294 22nd 3rd
Sources:[3][4]

Complete International Formula 3000 results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 DC Points
1987 GBDA Motorsport SIL
18
VAL
16
SPA
11
PAU
5
DON
15
PER
Ret
BRH
12
BIR
12
IMO
DNQ
BUG
Ret
JAR
11
18th 2
1988 Lola Motorsport JER
Ret
VAL
14
PAU
Ret
SIL
DNQ
MNZ
8
PER
DNQ
BRH
DNQ
BIR
9
BUG
8
ZOL
Ret
DIJ
11
NC 0
1989 CDM SIL
13
VAL
Ret
PAU
Ret
JER
Ret
PER
Ret
BRH
12
BIR
Ret
SPA
10
BUG
Ret
DIJ
18
NC 0
1990 Superpower DON
Ret
SIL
DNQ
PAU
DNQ
JER
Ret
MNZ
Ret
PER
DNQ
HOC
11
BRH
Ret
BIR
Ret
BUG
6
NOG
Ret
23rd 1
1991 Apomatox VAL
14
PAU
Ret
JER
14
MUG
13
PER
Ret
HOC
Ret
BRH
DNQ
SPA
12
BUG
Ret
NOG
Ret
NC 0
Sources:[3][5]

Complete Formula One results

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(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points
1992 March F1 March CG911 Ilmor V10 RSA
DNQ
MEX
DNQ
BRA
DNQ
ESP
12
SMR
13
MON
DNQ
CAN
14
FRA
DNQ
GBR
DNQ
GER
13
HUN
9
BEL ITA POR JPN AUS NC 0
1994 Pacific Grand Prix Pacific PR01 Ilmor V10 BRA
DNQ
PAC
DNQ
SMR
DNQ
MON
Ret
ESP
Ret
CAN
DNQ
FRA
DNQ
GBR
DNQ
GER
DNQ
HUN
DNQ
BEL
DNQ
ITA
DNQ
POR
DNQ
EUR
DNQ
JPN
DNQ
AUS
DNQ
NC 0
Sources:[5][6]

Complete JGTC results

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(key)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 DC Pts Ref
1997 Power Craft Toyota Supra GT500 SUZ
11
FUJ
Ret
15th 12 [7]
Ryowa House Pacific Team Cerumo SEN
8
FUJ
5
MIN
Ret
SUG
11
Source:[8]

Personal life

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Belmondo married Luana Tenca (born Rome, 18 March 1971) in 1990.[9] Luana Belmondo is a former model who is now a TV chef and broadcaster.[10] The couple have three children including Victor, an actor.[11] In June 2024, Luana and Paul announced that they have separated in January and that they have filed for divorce.[12]

References

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  1. ^ Diliberto, Gioia (7 February 1983). "After Tragedy, a Healing Love". People.
  2. ^ "Paul Belmondo, F1 driver". Formula 1 Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Paul Belmondo Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Paul Belmondo". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Paul Belmondo". Motor Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  6. ^ Small, Steve (2000). "Paul Belmondo". Grand Prix Who's Who (Third ed.). Reading, Berkshire: Travel Publishing. p. 67. ISBN 978-1-902007-46-5. Retrieved 7 August 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  7. ^ "GT Championship 1997 – Series Ranking". Super GT. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  8. ^ "All Results of Paul Belmondo". Racing Sports Cars. pp. 1, 2. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Luana Belmondo". IMDb. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Luana Belmondo". Gala. 10 April 2024.
  11. ^ Colacello, Bob (9 January 2018). "Inside Paris's 25th Annual le Bal des Débutantes". Vanity Fair.
  12. ^ "EXCLU Paul et Luana Belmondo divorcent après 33 ans de mariage : les raisons de leur séparation". Voici. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
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