Jean-Pierre Beltoise died

Former Formula One racer and Monaco Grand Prix winner Jean-Pierre Beltoise has died at the age of 77. Pierre was also the last to celebrate with the BRMs in Monaco, otherwise he began his career in motorcycling, where he won 11 French titles. He also got on four wheels, where he had a serious accident in a 12-hour race in Reims in 1964, in which he injured his left shoulder forever.

Nonetheless, Beltoise continued to race and won titles in F3 and F2, then moved on to Formula One. His first F1 race was the US Grand Prix in 1967, and in the same year he won second place at the Dutch Grand Prix. He played with the Matras until the end of 1971, then transferred to Tyrrell and then to BRM, when he also won his first victory in F1. A year later, he won his last victory for BRM in Monaco. He left Formula One for two and a half years and devoted himself to French touring racing, he also raced on ice and in rallycross, and tested Ligier's Formula One race car.

Otherwise, Beltoise was married to Jacqueline, and his sons Anthony and Julien also followed in their father’s footsteps in motorsport. He said goodbye to this world after being struck twice by a stroke in his home Dakar. You can read more about Jean-Pierre at Tifosi-Club.si.

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