Jean-Marc Gounon

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Jean-Marc Gounon
Nationality	French
World Championship Career
Active years	1993 - 1994
Team(s)	Minardi, Simtek
Races	9
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podium finishes	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First race	1993 Japanese Grand Prix


Last race	1994 Portuguese Grand Prix

Jean-Marc Gounon (born January 1, 1963 in Aubenas) is a former Formula One driver from France. He participated in 9 grands prix, debuting on October 24, 1993. He scored no championship points.

After winning the French Formula 3 Championship in 1989, Gounon moved into Formula 3000 with some success including a couple of wins over three years. He bought a two-race deal with Minardi after Christian Fittipaldi was dropped but he finished neither race, being withdrawn at Suzuka and spinning off in the season-closer, Adelaide's 1993 Australian Grand Prix.

The next year Gounon benefited from Andrea Montermini having broken his leg, and finished 9th for Simtek at his home race, France (incidentally Simtek's joint best ever result). He raced in seven grands prix that season and qualified for all of them, being finally replaced after the Portuguese Grand Prix by the better-funded Domenico Schiattarella, ending his F1 career.

Later in his career he went on to drive sports cars.

[edit] Complete Formula One Results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	WDC	Points
1993	Minardi Team	Minardi 193	Ford V8	RSA	BRA	EUR	SMR	ESP	MON	CAN	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	POR	JPN Ret	AUS Ret	-	0
1994	MTV Simtek Ford	Simtek S941	Ford V8	BRA	PAC	SMR	MON	ESP	CAN	FRA 9	GBR 16	GER Ret	HUN Ret	BEL 11	ITA Ret	POR 15	EUR	JPN	AUS	-	0