Jean-Pierre Nicolas

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Jean-Pierre Nicolas
Jean-Pierre Nicolas 2014.jpg
Jean-Pierre Nicolas in 2014
Personal information
Nationality Flag of France.svg French
Born (1945-01-22) 22 January 1945 (age 80)
Marseille
World Rally Championship record
Active years1973–1980, 1984
Co-driver Flag of France.svg Michel Vial
Flag of France.svg Claude Roure
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Christian Delferier
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Geraint Phillips
Flag of France.svg Vincent Laverne
Flag of France.svg Jean-Claude Lèfebvre
Flag of France.svg Michel Gamet
Flag of France.svg Jean Todt
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Henry Liddon
Flag of France.svg Jean De Alexandris
Flag of France.svg Charley Pasquier
Teams Alpine-Renault, Peugeot
Rallies40
Championships 0
Rally wins 5
Podiums13
Stage wins31
Total points32
First rally1973 Monte Carlo Rally
First win1973 Tour de Corse
Last win1978 Ivory Coast Rally
Last rally1984 San Remo Rally

Jean-Pierre Nicolas (born 22 January 1945) is a French former rally driver who competed mainly in the 1970s.

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Nicolas took five WRC event wins in the World Rally Championship. His best result in the drivers' championship was second with 31 points, after Markku Alén (53) and ahead of Hannu Mikkola (30), in the 1978 FIA Cup for Drivers. [1]

Nicolas was born in Marseille. He was the Sporting Director for Peugeot in the WRC until 2005, around the time the 206 WRC and the short-lived factory-spec 307 WRC from 2004 to 2005 was the official works Peugeot car. He was then the FIA Intercontinental Rally Challenge's Motorsport Development Manager.

WRC wins

  #  EventSeasonCo-driverCar
1 Flag of France.svg 17ème Tour de Corse 1973 Michel Vial Alpine-Renault A110 1800
2 Flag of Morocco.svg 19ème Rallye du Maroc 1976 Michel Gamet Peugeot 504
3 Flag of Monaco.svg 46ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 1978 Vincent Laverne Porsche 911
4 Flag of Kenya.svg 26th Safari Rally 1978 Jean-Claude Lefèbvre Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé
5 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 10ème Rallye Bandama Côte d'Ivoire 1978 Michel GametPeugeot 504 V6 Coupé
Nicolas and Jean-Claude Lefebvre won the 26th Safari Rally in 1978 driving a Peugeot 504 V6 Coupe. Peugeot 504 02.jpg
Nicolas and Jean-Claude Lefèbvre won the 26th Safari Rally in 1978 driving a Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé.

Complete IMC results

YearEntrantCar123456789
1970 Alpine Renault Alpine-Renault A110 1600 MON
3
SWE
Ret
ITA
Ret
KEN AUT GRE
6
GBR
Ret
1971 Alpine Renault Alpine-Renault A110 1600 MON
Ret
SWE ITA
6
KEN MAR
Ret
AUT GRE
2
GBR
1972 Alpine Renault Alpine-Renault A110 1800 MON
33
SWE KEN MAR
Ret
GRE AUT ITA USA GBR

References

  1. RallyBase – 1978 FIA Cup for Rally Drivers Archived 2007-01-05 at the Wayback Machine