Jean-Pierre Nicolas
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Jean-Pierre Nicolas | |
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World Rally Championship record | |
Nationality | French |
Active years | 1973 - 1980, 1984 |
Teams | Alpine-Renault, Peugeot |
World rallies | 40 |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 5 |
Podium finishes | 13 |
Stage wins | 31 |
Points | 32 |
First world rally | 1973 Monte Carlo Rally |
First win | 1973 Tour de Corse |
Last win | 1978 Ivory Coast Rally |
Last world rally | 1984 San Remo Rally |
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Jean-Pierre Nicolas (born January 22, 1945) is a retired French professional rally driver who competed mainly in the 1970s.
Nicolas took five WRC event wins in the World Rally Championship. His best placement in the drivers' championship was second with 31 points, after Markku Alén (53) and ahead of Hannu Mikkola (30), in the 1978 FIA Cup for Drivers.[1]
He was the Sporting Director for Peugeot, around the time the 206 WRC was the official works Peugeot car. He is now the FIA Intercontinental Rally Challenge's Motorsport Development Manager.
[edit] WRC wins
- 1973 Tour de Corse
- 1976 Rally Morocco
- 1978 Monte Carlo Rally
- 1978 Safari Rally
- 1978 Ivory Coast Rally
[edit] References
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