GridpediaJean-Pierre Beltoise
Jean-Pierre Beltoise is a French Formula 1 driver with 85 race starts from 1967 to 1974, 1 win, 0 pole positions, 8 podiums and 77 championship points.
Beltoise's first start was the 1967 United States Grand Prix for McLaren-Ford, from 18th on the grid, finishing 7th. The first win came at the 1972 Monaco Grand Prix for BRM, in the 48th start, from 4th on the grid. The best season was 1969: 5th in the championship with 21 points and 3 podiums, for Matra-Ford and McLaren-Ford. The longest team-mate pairing was with Henri Pescarolo, 27 races: Beltoise finished ahead 12 times to 8 when both were classified, and out-qualified Pescarolo 23 times to 4. 36 of the 85 starts ended in a retirement (42%).
- Nationality
- French
- Born
- 26 Apr 1937
- Active
- 1967 to 1974, 8 seasons
- Teams
- Matra, McLaren-Ford, Matra-Ford, BRM
| Starts | Wins | Poles | Podiums | Fastest laps | Laps led | Points | DNFs | Best finish | Best championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | 1 | 0 | 8 | n/a | n/a | 77 | 36 | 1st | 5th |
First win: 1972 Monaco Grand Prix. Win rate 1.2% of starts.
Compare with team-mates: Henri Pescarolo, Niki Lauda, Clay Regazzoni, Jackie Stewart, Peter Gethin, François Migault, Howden Ganley, Chris Amon, Reine Wisell. Or anyone else.
Season by season
Explained: how points and the championships work · how the points system changed since 1950 · the closest and most one-sided team-mate pairings.
| Season | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | Podiums | Points | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | BRM | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13th |
| 1973 | BRM | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10th |
| 1972 | BRM | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11th |
| 1971 | Matra | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22nd |
| 1970 | Matra | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9th |
| 1969 | Matra-Ford, McLaren-Ford | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 5th |
| 1968 | Matra-Ford, Matra | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9th |
| 1967 | Matra, McLaren-Ford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd |
By team
| Team | Years | Starts | Wins | Poles | Podiums | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matra | 1967–1971 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
| McLaren-Ford | 1967–1969 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matra-Ford | 1968–1969 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| BRM | 1972–1974 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
All 1 wins
| # | Race | Circuit | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1972 Monaco Grand Prix | Circuit de Monaco | BRM | 4 |