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Paul Belmondo

Paul Belmondo

French racing driver (born 1963)

For his grandfather, the sculptor, see Paul Belmondo (sculptor).

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]

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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

24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Complete International Formula 3000 results

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Complete Formula One results

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Complete JGTC results

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Personal life

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]

References

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    Diliberto, Gioia (7 February 1983). "After Tragedy, a Healing Love". People.
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    "Paul Belmondo, F1 driver". Formula 1 Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
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    "Paul Belmondo Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
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    "Paul Belmondo". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
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    "Paul Belmondo". Motor Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
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    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.
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    "GT Championship 1997 – Series Ranking". Super GT. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
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    "All Results of Paul Belmondo". Racing Sports Cars. pp. 1, 2. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
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    "Luana Belmondo". IMDb. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
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    "Luana Belmondo". Gala.
  11. [11]
    Colacello, Bob (9 January 2018). "Inside Paris's 25th Annual le Bal des Débutantes". Vanity Fair.
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