Jean-Philippe Belloc
Jean-Philippe Belloc is a racecar driver from France. He was born in Montauban, on 24 April 1970.
Belloc at the 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans driver parade | |
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24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
Years | 1997–2002, 2007, 2011-2012, 2016 |
Teams | La Filière Elf Courage Compétition Viper/Mopar Team Oreca Larbre Compétition Equipe de France FFSA |
Best finish | 7th (1997) |
Class wins | 0 |
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]
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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1997 | Courage C36-Porsche | LMP | 319 | 7th | 4th | ||
1998 | Courage C51-Nissan | LMP1 | 232 | DNF | DNF | ||
1999 | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | GTS | 271 | DNF | DNF | ||
2000 | Reynard 2KQ-LM-Mopar | LMP900 | 1 | DNF | DNF | ||
2001 | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | GTS | 234 | 20th | 4th | ||
2002 | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | GTS | 326 | 14th | 3rd | ||
2007 | Saleen S7-R | GT1 | 337 | 10th | 5th | ||
2011 | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | GTE Am |
301 | 21st | 2nd | ||
2012 | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | GTE Am |
309 | 28th | 5th | ||
2016 | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | GTE Am |
316 | 37th | 8th |
References
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Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Olivier Couvreur |
Championnat de France Formule Renault Champion 1989 |
Succeeded by David Dussau |
Preceded by Didier Cottaz |
French Formula Three Champion 1994 |
Succeeded by Laurent Redon |
Preceded by Julian Bailey Jamie Campbell-Walter |
FIA GT Champion 2001 with: (Christophe Bouchut) |
Succeeded by Thomas Biagi Matteo Bobbi |