Sadly died at his holiday home in early 2015 after suffering two strokes. After retiring from F1 racing, he competed in sportscars, touring cars, ice racing and rallycross as well as developing and testing Ligier's F1 cars. He also had business interests as well as running a kart track near his home in Paris. Jean-Pierre was a Grand Prix motorcyclist before switching to four wheels and he achieved most of his success despite an accident which left him with severely restricted movement in his arm in 1964. His second wife (his first wife Elaine was killed in a car crash) was Jacqueline, Francois Cevert's sister, and their two children, Julien and Anthony have both become racers - Jean-Pierre was a keen supporter of both them and other French drivers, including Olivier Panis.

Biography last updated 5 Jan 2015