1. Jean-Pierre Alain Jabouille was a French racing driver and engineer, who competed in Formula One from 1974 to 1981.
14 Facts About Jean-Pierre Jabouille
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Jean-Pierre Jabouille raced in 55 Formula One Grands Prix, collecting two wins during the first years of Renault's turbocharged programme in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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Jean-Pierre Jabouille raced the 24 Hours of Le Mans from the late 1960s to the early 1990s, driving for Alpine, Matra, Sauber, and Peugeot and collecting four third-place overall finishes in 1973,1974,1992, and 1993.
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Jean-Pierre Alain Jabouille was born on 1 October 1942 in Paris, then occupied by Nazi Germany.
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Jean-Pierre Jabouille first made his mark in French Formula Three in 1967, and continued in 1968, maintaining the car himself on his way to the runner up spot behind Francois Cevert.
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Jean-Pierre Jabouille finished runner-up to Jacques Laffite, but finally made his full Grand Prix debut, finishing 12th in a works Tyrrell at the French Grand Prix.
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Jean-Pierre Jabouille was signed up by Formula One team Renault to develop their new 1.5l turbocharged engine for 1977.
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However, Jean-Pierre Jabouille, who was an engineer by trade persevered and developed the RS01 throughout, recording several notable qualifying positions in 1978, and landed the marque's first points with 4th place at the United States Grand Prix East at Watkins Glen, a circuit particularly tough on fuel consumption- one of the Renault turbo's biggest weaknesses.
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Jean-Pierre Jabouille secured Renault's first Formula One pole at the South African Grand Prix, and then won their first victory, fittingly at the French Grand Prix, from pole.
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Jean-Pierre Jabouille took two more poles, at the German and Italian Grands Prix, but poor reliability meant the win was his only score.
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In 1980, Jean-Pierre Jabouille took two more poles and another win at the Austrian Grand Prix.
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Jean-Pierre Jabouille's injuries saw him sit out the first two races of the 1981 season, but it soon became clear he was not fully fit, failing to qualify for two of his four attempts, at which point he decided to retire from Formula One.
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Jean-Pierre Jabouille returned to racing in the mid-1980s, driving in the French Supertouring Championship before joining Peugeot to help develop their sports car programme at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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Jean-Pierre Jabouille died on 2 February 2023 at the age of 80.