Paul Alexandre Belmondo (born 23 April 1963) is a French racing driver and actor who raced in Formula One for the March and Pacific Racing teams.
In 1982 he trained at Winfield Racing School, and graduated as the top student with the prestigious Volant Elf Competition Scholarship. Through 1987, Belmondo participated in Formula 3 and Formula 3000, although he was never a top-ten 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 four 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.
Racing record
24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps New Man-Joest Racing Mauricio de Narváez Kenper Miller Porsche 956 C1 277 DNF DNF Brun Motorsport Michel Trollé Pierre de Thoisy Porsche 962C C1 88 DNF DNF Courage Compétition François Migault Ukyo Katayama Courage C22-Porsche C1 66 DNF DNF Obermaier Racing Primagaz Competition Jürgen Lässig Pierre Yver Porsche 962C C1 61 DNF DNF TWR Jaguar Racing Jay Cochran Andreas Fuchs Jaguar XJ220 GT 176 DNF DNF Venturi Automobiles SA Jean-Marc Gounon Arnaud Trévisol Venturi 600LM GT1 193 NC NC Ennea SRL Igol Jean-Marc Gounon Éric Bernard Ferrari F40 GTE GT1 40 DNF DNF Paul Belmondo Racing Tiago Monteiro Marc Rostan Chrysler Viper GTS-R GTS 299 17th 6th Paul Belmondo Racing Claude-Yves Gosselin Marco Saviozzi Courage C65-JPX LMP2 80 DNF DNF Paul Belmondo Racing Didier André Rick Sutherland Courage C65-Ford LMP2 294 22nd 3rd
Complete International Formula 3000 results (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 VAL SPA PAU DON PER BRH BIR IMO BUG JAR 18th 2 1988 Lola Motorsport JER VAL PAU SIL MNZ PER BRH BIR BUG ZOL DIJ NC 0 1989 CDM SIL VAL PAU JER PER BRH BIR SPA BUG DIJ NC 0 1990 Superpower DON SIL PAU JER MNZ PER HOC BRH BIR BUG NOG 23rd 1 1991 Apomatox VAL PAU JER MUG PER HOC BRH SPA BUG NOG NC 0
Complete Formula One results (key) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points March F1 March CG911 Ilmor V10 RSA MEX BRA ESP SMR MON CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR JPN AUS NC 0 Pacific Grand Prix Pacific PR01 Ilmor V10 BRA PAC SMR MON ESP CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR EUR JPN AUS NC 0
Complete JGTC results (key) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 DC Pts Ref 1997 Power Craft Toyota Supra GT500SUZ11FUJRet 15th 12 Ryowa House Pacific Team CerumoSEN8FUJ5MINRetSUG11
Personal life Paul Belmondo was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, in the Hauts-de-Seine department, the son of actor Jean-Paul Belmondo and grandson of sculptor Paul Belmondo.
Around 1981, he gained publicity for becoming the lover of Princess Stéphanie of Monaco. Belmondo married Luana Tenca (born Rome, 18 March 1971) in 1990. Luana Belmondo is a former model who is now a TV chef and broadcaster. The couple have three children including Victor, an actor. In June 2024, Tenca and Belmondo announced that they had separated in January and had filed for divorce.
References
External links Biography on F1 Rejects