Jean-Pierre Jabouille
![]() Jean-Pierre Jabouille, 1980, Zeltweg, Austrian GP. Copyright Adrian Wirz (www.f1racing.ch), 2010. Used with permission. |
Born: |
01 Oct 1942 |
![]() Jean-Pierre Jabouille, 2008, Brno, Czech Republic. Copyright Jiri Inneman, 2009. Used with permission. |
Nationality: |
France |
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Grands Prix: |
49 (1974-1981) |
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F2 starts: |
49 (1968-1976) |
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Teams: |
Ligier (1982) |
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Raced in touring cars, then became head of Peugeot's motor sport division, which included a spell with McLaren F1. In 1997 he formed his own sportscar team which was very successful. In 2002, he joined Phillipe Alliot's GT team as a technical director. Formed his own FIA GT series team and drove for them for a while, but is now retired from driving and managing teams and just enjoys visiting historics and tending to his classic car collection. Biography last updated 11 Nov 2012 |
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