Jean-Philippe Belloc

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Jean-Philippe Belloc
Jean-Philippe Beloc Le Mans drivers parade 2011.jpg
Belloc at the 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans driver parade
Nationality Flag of France.svg French
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years 19972002, 2007, 2011-2012, 2016
Teams La Filière Elf
Courage Compétition
Viper/Mopar Team Oreca
Larbre Compétition
Equipe de France FFSA
Best finish7th (1997)
Class wins0

Jean-Philippe Belloc is a racecar driver from France. He was born in Montauban, on 24 April 1970.

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Belloc started racing in single-seaters and won the French Formula Renault Championship in 1992, at his second attempt, after four wins. Moving up to the French Formula Three Championship in 1993, he took the title the following year with five wins. [1] He raced in Formula 3000 until 1997.

After a few seasons with occasional races in the French Porsche Carrera Cup, he became a full-time sports car racing driver in 1998, when he was third in the Carrera Cup. The following year he became a Chrysler works driver, in the Oreca Chrysler Viper GTS-R, and took third place in the FIA GT Championship, also racing in the American Le Mans Series. In 2001 he became FIA GT Champion, also winning the Spa 24 Hours. [1]

From 2002, Belloc raced mainly in the ALMS, for Carsport America, but also took part in the French Supertouring Championship, FIA Sportscar Championship and FIA GT Championship. In 2006 he drove occasionally in the FIA GT, ALMS and Le Mans Series, where he took an LMP2 class win at the 1000 km Istanbul. For 2007 he drove an Oreca Saleen S7-R in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. [2]

Racing record

24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
1997 Flag of France.svg La Filière Elf Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo
Flag of France.svg Emmanuel Clérico
Courage C36-Porsche LMP3197th4th
1998 Flag of France.svg Courage Compétition Flag of France.svg Didier Cottaz
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marc Goossens
Courage C51-Nissan LMP1232DNFDNF
1999 Flag of France.svg Viper Team Oreca Flag of the United States.svg David Donohue
Flag of France.svg Soheil Ayari
Chrysler Viper GTS-R GTS271DNFDNF
2000 Flag of France.svg Mopar Team Oreca Flag of France.svg Yannick Dalmas
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Minassian
Reynard 2KQ-LM-Mopar LMP9001DNFDNF
2001 Flag of France.svg Larbre Compétition Flag of France.svg Christophe Bouchut
Flag of Portugal.svg Tiago Monteiro
Chrysler Viper GTS-R GTS23420th4th
2002 Flag of France.svg Equipe de France FFSA
Flag of France.svg Oreca
Flag of France.svg Jonathan Cochet
Flag of France.svg Benoît Tréluyer
Chrysler Viper GTS-R GTS32614th3rd
2007 Flag of France.svg Team Oreca Flag of France.svg Laurent Groppi
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Prost
Saleen S7-RGT133710th5th
2011 Flag of France.svg Larbre Compétition Flag of France.svg Christophe Bourret
Flag of France.svg Pascal Gibon
Porsche 997 GT3-RSRGTE
Am
30121st2nd
2012 Flag of France.svg Larbre Compétition Flag of France.svg Christophe Bourret
Flag of France.svg Pascal Gibon
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R GTE
Am
30928th5th
2016 Flag of France.svg Larbre Compétition Flag of France.svg Pierre Ragues
Flag of Japan.svg Yutaka Yamagishi
Chevrolet Corvette C7.R GTE
Am
31637th8th
Sources: [3] [4]

Complete American Open Wheel racing results

(key)

Indy Lights

YearTeam12345678910111213RankPoints
1997 Autosport Racing MIA LBH NAZ SAV STL MIL DET POR TOR TRO VAN LAG
24
FON 34th0

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References

  1. 1 2 FIA GT Championship - Driver Biography : Jean-Philippe Belloc
  2. Jean-Philippe Belloc career statistics at Driver Database
  3. "Jean Phillipe Belloc Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  4. "Jean-Philippe Belloc". Automobile Club de l'Ouest . Retrieved 14 January 2023.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Championnat de France Formule Renault Champion
1989
Succeeded by
David Dussau
Preceded by French Formula Three
Champion

1994
Succeeded by
Preceded by FIA GT Champion
2001 with:
(Christophe Bouchut)
Succeeded by