Winner of the 1972 Monaco Grand Prix, Jean Pierre Beltoise, has died aged 77. Beltoise raced in the 125 and 250cc motorcycle Grands Prix before moving on to F1. As (probably) the leading French driver of his generation he was helped by Matra's involvement in F1 and raced alongside Jackie Stewart during his Championship year in 1969.
Beltoise's only victory came in a BRM at a very wet Monaco in 1972 and his F1 career ended in 1974. After F1 he won two French Touring Car Championships with BMW and the French Rallycross title in an Alpine-Reanults
Jean Pierre Beltoise - 26th April 1937 to 5th January 2015.
Beltoise's only victory came in a BRM at a very wet Monaco in 1972 and his F1 career ended in 1974. After F1 he won two French Touring Car Championships with BMW and the French Rallycross title in an Alpine-Reanults
Jean Pierre Beltoise - 26th April 1937 to 5th January 2015.
