Paul Belmondo

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Paul Belmondo

Nationality French

Formula One World Championship career
Active years	1992, 1994
Teams	March, Pacific
Races	27 (7 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podium finishes	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First race	1992 South African Grand Prix
Last race	1994 Australian Grand Prix

For other persons of the same name, see Belmondo (disambiguation).

Paul Belmondo (born April 23, 1963 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French racing driver who raced in Formula One for the March and Pacific Racing teams. He is 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.

Through 1987 he participated in Formula 3 and Formula 3000, although he was never a top 10 championship finisher in either. 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 team-mate 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.

[edit] Complete Formula One results

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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	-	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	-	0