Paul Belmondo
Paul Alexandre Belmondo is a French racing driver who raced in Formula One for the March and Pacific Racing teams. He was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, the son of actor Jean-Paul Belmondo and grandson of sculptor Paul Belmondo. Around 1981, Paul gained publicity for becoming the lover of Princess Stéphanie of Monaco.
Through 1987 he participated in Formula 3 and Formula 3000, although he was never a top 10 championship finisher in either. In 1992 he joined the March F1 team as a pay driver, getting a ninth place at the Hungarian Grand Prix, but only qualifying 4 more times before he ran out of money and was replaced by Emanuele Naspetti. Two years later he became a member of the uncompetitive Pacific Grand Prix team, where he only qualified for two races and was usually behind teammate Bertrand Gachot. Thereafter he concentrated on GT racing, at the wheel of a Chrysler Viper GTS-R. He started his own team, Paul Belmondo Racing, which raced in the FIA GT Championship and Le Mans Endurance Series championship before folding in 2007.Racing record
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Points |
| 1987 | GBDA Motorsport | SIL
18 | VAL
16 | SPA
11 | PAU
5 | DON
15 | PER
Ret | BRH
12 | BIR
12 | IMO
DNQ | BUG
Ret | JAR
11 | 18th | 2 |
| 1988 | Lola Motorsport | JER
Ret | VAL
14 | PAU
Ret | SIL
DNQ | MNZ
8 | PER
DNQ | BRH
DNQ | BIR
9 | BUG
8 | ZOL
Ret | DIJ
11 | NC | 0 |
| 1989 | CDM | SIL
13 | VAL
Ret | PAU
Ret | JER
Ret | PER
Ret | BRH
12 | BIR
Ret | SPA
10 | BUG
Ret | DIJ
18 | | NC | 0 |
| 1990 | Superpower | DON
Ret | SIL
DNQ | PAU
DNQ | JER
Ret | MNZ
Ret | PER
DNQ | HOC
11 | BRH
Ret | BIR
Ret | BUG
6 | NOG
Ret | 23rd | 1 |
| 1991 | Apomatox | VAL
14 | PAU
Ret | JER
14 | MUG
13 | PER
Ret | HOC
Ret | BRH
DNQ | SPA
12 | BUG
Ret | NOG
Ret | | NC | 0 |
Complete Formula One results
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Points |
| 1992 | March F1 | March CG911 | Ilmor V10 | RSA
DNQ | MEX
DNQ | BRA
DNQ | ESP
12 | SMR
13 | MON
DNQ | CAN
14 | FRA
DNQ | GBR
DNQ | GER
13 | HUN
9 | BEL | ITA | POR | JPN | AUS | NC | 0 |
| 1994 | Pacific Grand Prix | Pacific PR01 | Ilmor V10 | BRA
DNQ | PAC
DNQ | SMR
DNQ | MON
Ret | ESP
Ret | CAN
DNQ | FRA
DNQ | GBR
DNQ | GER
DNQ | HUN
DNQ | BEL
DNQ | ITA
DNQ | POR
DNQ | EUR
DNQ | JPN
DNQ | AUS
DNQ | NC | 0 |
Personal life
Belmondo married Luana Tenca in 1990. Luana Belmondo is a former model who is now a TV chef and broadcaster. The couple have three children.
