Jean-Marc Gounon

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Jean-Marc Gounon
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Jean-Marc Gounon in 2015
Born (1963-01-01) 1 January 1963 (age 61)
Aubenas, Ardèche, France
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality Flag of France.svg French
Active years 19931994
Teams Minardi, Simtek
Entries9
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First entry 1993 Japanese Grand Prix
Last entry 1994 Portuguese Grand Prix

Jean-Marc Gounon (born 1 January 1963) is a French racing driver. He raced in Formula One in 1993 and 1994, participating in a total of 9 Grands Prix and scoring no championship points. He is the father of fellow racing driver Jules Gounon. [1]

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Career

After winning the French Formula 3 Championship in 1989, Gounon moved into International Formula 3000 in 1990. He was the only man to win F3000 races in a non-Reynard in 1991 and 1992, in a RALT and Lola respectively. He also became known for his quick starts, and might have had another win at Enna in 1991, but was controversially adjudged to have jumped the start in the era before electronic detection.

Gounon driving for Simtek at the 1994 British Grand Prix. Jean-Marc Gounon - Simtek S941 at the 1994 British Grand Prix (31729354513).jpg
Gounon driving for Simtek at the 1994 British Grand Prix.

In 1993 Gounon bought a two-race deal with Minardi after Christian Fittipaldi was dropped but he finished neither race, being withdrawn at Suzuka and spinning off in the season-closer, Adelaide's 1993 Australian Grand Prix.

The next year Gounon benefited from Andrea Montermini having broken his leg, and finished 9th for Simtek at his home race, France (Simtek's joint best ever result). He raced in seven grands prix that season and qualified for all of them, being finally replaced after the Portuguese Grand Prix by the better-funded Domenico Schiattarella, ending his F1 career.

Later in his career he went on to drive sports cars.

Racing record

Complete International Formula 3000 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

YearEntrant1234567891011DCPoints
1990 Madgwick International DON
Ret
SIL
13
PAU
DNQ
JER
Ret
MNZ
Ret
PER
DSQ
HOC
3
BRH
6
BIR
4
BUG
4
NOG
Ret
9th11
1991 3001 International VAL
DNQ
PAU
1
JER
6
MUG
10
PER
6
HOC
5
BRH
Ret
SPA
7
BUG
Ret
NOG
Ret
6th13
1992 DAMS SIL
4
PAU
Ret
CAT
Ret
PER
Ret
HOC
Ret
NÜR
6
SPA
9
ALB
16†
NOG
2
MAG
1
7th19
Sources: [2] [3]

Driver did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Complete Formula One results

(key)

YearEntrantChassisEngine12345678910111213141516WDC Points
1993 Minardi Team Minardi M193 Ford V8 RSA BRA EUR SMR ESP MON CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR JPN
Ret
AUS
Ret
NC0
1994 MTV Simtek Ford Simtek S941 Ford V8 BRA PAC SMR MON ESP CAN FRA
9
GBR
16
GER
Ret
HUN
Ret
BEL
11
ITA
Ret
POR
15
EUR JPN AUS NC0
Sources: [3] [4]

24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
1995 Flag of France.svg Venturi Automobiles Flag of France.svg Paul Belmondo
Flag of France.svg Arnaud Trévisiol
Venturi 600LMGT1193NCNC
1996 Flag of Italy.svg Ennea SRL Igol Flag of France.svg Éric Bernard
Flag of France.svg Paul Belmondo
Ferrari F40 GTEGT140DNFDNF
1997 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gulf Team Davidoff
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg GTC Racing
Flag of France.svg Pierre-Henri Raphanel
Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Olofsson
McLaren F1 GTR GT13602nd1st
1998 Flag of Germany.svg AMG-Mercedes Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Zonta
Flag of France.svg Christophe Bouchut
Mercedes-Benz CLK-LM GT131DNFDNF
1999 Flag of Germany.svg AMG-Mercedes Flag of Germany.svg Marcel Tiemann
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Webber
Mercedes-Benz CLR LMGTP0DNSDNS
2000 Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Bscher Promotion
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Price Racing
Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Bscher
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Geoff Lees
BMW V12 LM LMP900180DNFDNF
2003 Flag of France.svg Courage Compétition Flag of France.svg Jonathan Cochet
Flag of France.svg Stéphan Grégoire
Courage C60-Judd LMP9003607th5th
2004 Flag of France.svg Courage Compétition Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alexander Frei
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam Hancock
Courage C65-JPXLMP2127DNFDNF
2005 Flag of France.svg Audi PlayStation Team Oreca Flag of France.svg Franck Montagny
Flag of Monaco.svg Stéphane Ortelli
Audi R8 LMP13624th4th
2006 Flag of France.svg Courage Compétition Flag of Japan.svg Shinji Nakano
Flag of Japan.svg Haruki Kurosawa
Courage LC70-Mugen LMP135DNFDNF
2007 Flag of France.svg Courage Compétition Flag of France.svg Guillaume Moreau
Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Johansson
Courage LC70-AER LMP1175DNFDNF
2008 Flag of Spain.svg Epsilon Euskadi Flag of Japan.svg Shinji Nakano
Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Johansson
Epsilon Euskadi ee1-Judd LMP1158DNFDNF
Sources: [2] [5]

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References

  1. "Jules Gounon: The new champion in profile". ADAC GT Masters . 23 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Jean-Marc Gounon Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Jean-Marc Gounon". Motor Sport . Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  4. Small, Steve (2000). "Gounon, Jean-Marc". Grand Prix Who's Who (Third ed.). Reading, Berkshire: Travel Publishing. p. 239. ISBN   978-1-902007-46-5 . Retrieved 7 August 2023 via Internet Archive.
  5. "Jean-Marc Gounon". Automobile Club de l'Ouest . Retrieved 7 August 2023.

Sources

Sporting positions
Preceded by French Formula Three
Champion

1989
Succeeded by