Jean-Marc Gounon


Jean-Marc Gounon is a French racing driver. He raced in Formula One in and, participating in a total of 9 Grands Prix and scoring no championship points.

Career

After winning the French Formula 3 Championship in 1989, Gounon moved into International Formula 3000 in 1990. He was the only man to win F3000 races in a non-Reynard in 1991 and 1992, in a RALT and Lola respectively. He also became known for his quick starts, and might have had another win at Enna in 1991, but was controversially adjudged to have jumped the start in the era before electronic detection.
In 1993 Gounon bought a two-race deal with Minardi after Christian Fittipaldi was dropped but he finished neither race, being withdrawn at Suzuka and spinning off in the season-closer, Adelaide's 1993 Australian Grand Prix.
The next year Gounon benefited from Andrea Montermini having broken his leg, and finished 9th for Simtek at his home race, France. He raced in seven grands prix that season and qualified for all of them, being finally replaced after the Portuguese Grand Prix by the better-funded Domenico Schiattarella, ending his F1 career.
Later in his career he went on to drive sports cars.

Racing record

Complete International Formula 3000 results

YearEntrant1234567891011DCPoints
1990Madgwick InternationalDON
Ret		SIL
13		PAU
DNQ		JER
Ret		MNZ
Ret		PER
DSQ		HOC
3		BRH
6		BIR
4		BUG
4		NOG
Ret		9th11
19913001 InternationalVAL
DNQ		PAU
1		JER
6		MUG
10		PER
6		HOC
5		BRH
Ret		SPA
7		BUG
Ret		NOG
Ret		6th13
1992DAMSSIL
4		PAU
Ret		CAT
Ret		PER
Ret		HOC
Ret		NÜR
6		SPA
9		ALB
16†		NOG
2		MAG
1		7th19

† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Complete Formula One results

YearEntrantChassisEngine12345678910111213141516WDCPoints
1993Minardi TeamMinardi M193Ford V8RSABRAEURSMRESPMONCANFRAGBRGERHUNBELITAPORJPN
Ret		AUS
Ret		NC0
1994MTV Simtek FordSimtek S941Ford V8BRAPACSMRMONESPCANFRA
9		GBR
16		GER
Ret		HUN
Ret		BEL
11		ITA
Ret		POR
15		EURJPNAUSNC0

24 Hours of Le Mans results