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Jean-Christophe Boullion

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Jean-Christophe Boullion
Boullion in 2007
Born (1969-12-27) 27 December 1969 (age 54)
Saint-Brieuc, France
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityFrance French
Active years1995
TeamsSauber
Entries11
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points3
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1995 Monaco Grand Prix
Last entry1995 Pacific Grand Prix
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years1994, 1997–1998, 2000–2003, 2005, 2007–2011
TeamsMichel Hommell, DAMS, JB Racing, Racing Organisation Course (ROC), Pescarolo Sport, Rebellion Racing
Best finish2nd (2005)
Class wins0

Jean-Christophe Joël Louis "Jules" Boullion[1] (born 27 December 1969) is a French racing driver who raced in Formula One for the Sauber team.

Career

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Born in Saint-Brieuc, near Côtes d'Armor, Boullion started karting in 1982 and moved to cars in 1988 after attending a racing school outside Paris. He started racing in Formula Ford 1600 in 1989. The following year he won the French title and moved to Formula 3. In 1993 he entered Formula 3000 and won the FIA International Championship in 1994. Although he was signed to test for Williams, he was loaned to Sauber to replace Karl Wendlinger for much of the 1995 season, scoring points twice but rarely matching his team-mate Heinz-Harald Frentzen. The following year he returned to his testing role at Williams, and he later tested for Jordan and Tyrrell.

Boullion driving for Sauber at the 1995 British Grand Prix.

In 1997 he raced briefly in the Renault Spider Eurocup, and he campaigned a Renault Laguna touring car for the Williams team in the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) in 1999, acquiring the nickname 'JCB' from commentator Charlie Cox.

From 2000 onward, Boullion would turn his focus to prototype racing. Having raced at Le Mans with Racing Organisation Course in 2000, the Frenchman moved to the Pescarolo Sport outfit the following year, taking a first success with a win at Magny-Cours in the FIA Sportscar Championship.[2] He remained in the series for the 2002 season, winning the opening and final race respectively alongside Sébastien Bourdais, though Boullion missed out on the title to Racing for Holland after missing the round at Brno.[3] After returning for two races in 2003 to take a victory at Estoril, Boullion did not race at all in 2004 as a result of the FIA Sportscar Championship's demise. In 2005, he returned to race in the newer Le Mans Endurance Series, partnering Emmanuel Collard at Pescarolo. The duo ended up as title winners with two victories to their names, beating Zytek Motorsport by just two points.[4] In the same year, Boullion and Collard, along with endurance-race teammate Érik Comas finished second overall at the Le Mans 24 Hours.[5] The 2006 season proved to be a particular highlight for Boullion despite not racing at Le Mans, as he would win all five races in the Le Mans Series together with Collard on their way to a successful title defence.

From the 2007 season, things would become more difficult for Boullion and Pescarolo, as they would now have to compete as a privateer against their factory outfit in Team Peugeot. Though the title battle lasted until the final round owing to Peugeot's non-participation at Silverstone, the factory team came out victorious, with Boullion having to settle for the runner-up spot with four podiums from six events. At Le Mans, the Frenchman scored his second and final podium at the Sarthe, coming third behind the Audi and Peugeot works entries.[6] The former would pose a further threat in the Le Mans Series in 2008, as Audi entered two cars into the championship, with Boullion still driving for the Pescarolo privateer. Having scored one podium at the end of the year, the French driver ended up sixth in the points battle.

In 2009, Boullion was joined by Christophe Tinseau, with whom he would take two second places at the start of the campaign before winning at the Algarve. However, a retirement at the Nürburgring would cost the pair dearly, as it handed the title advantage to Aston Martin Racing, who would take the championship at the final round, leaving Boullion and his teammate in second.

After a stint with Rebellion Racing, he returned to Pescarolo Team for 2012, driving in the FIA World Endurance Championship.

Racing record

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Complete International Formula 3000 results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points
1993 Apomatox Reynard 93D Ford Cosworth DON
7 		SIL
Ret 		PAU
Ret 		PER
Ret 		HOC
Ret 		NÜR
9 		SPA
Ret 		MAG
2 		NOG
2 		8th 12
1994 DAMS Reynard 94D Ford Cosworth SIL
8 		PAU
4 		CAT
Ret 		PER
14 		HOC
2 		SPA
1 		EST
1 		MAG
1 		1st 36
Sources:[7][8]

Complete Formula One results

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(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 WDC Points
1995 Red Bull Sauber Ford Sauber C14 Ford V8 BRA ARG SMR ESP MON
8† 		CAN
Ret 		FRA
Ret 		GBR
9 		GER
5 		HUN
10 		BEL
11 		ITA
6 		POR
12 		EUR
Ret 		PAC
Ret 		JPN AUS 16th 3
Source:[9]

† Driver did not finish the race, but was still classified as they completed 90% of the race distance.

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded all races) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (* signifies that driver lead feature race for at least one lap – 1 point awarded)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Pos Pts
1999 Blend 37 Williams Renault Renault Laguna DON
1
Ret 		DON
2
6 		SIL
1
8 		SIL
2
3 		THR
1
9 		THR
2
7* 		BRH
1
5 		BRH
2
7 		OUL
1
6 		OUL
2
6 		DON
1
8 		DON
2
10 		CRO
1
11 		CRO
2
Ret 		SNE
1
5 		SNE
2
4 		THR
1
13 		THR
2
11 		KNO
1
5 		KNO
2
4 		BRH
1
7 		BRH
2
6 		OUL
1
7 		OUL
2
7 		SIL
1
8 		SIL
2
Ret 		10th 97
Sources:[7][10]

24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
1994 France Michel Hommell France Alain Cudini
France Éric Hélary 		Bugatti EB110 SS GT1 230 DNF DNF
1997 France DAMS France Franck Lagorce
France Éric Bernard 		Panoz Esperante GTR-1 GT1 149 DNF DNF
1998 France JB Racing Italy Vincenzo Sospiri
France Jérôme Policand 		Ferrari 333 SP LMP1 187 DNF DNF
2000 France Racing Organisation Course Spain Jordi Gené
France Jérôme Policand 		Reynard 2KQ-LM-Volkswagen LMP675 72 DNF DNF
2001 France Pescarolo Sport France Sébastien Bourdais
France Laurent Rédon 		Courage C60-Peugeot LMP900 271 13th 4th
2002 France Pescarolo Sport France Sébastien Bourdais
France Franck Lagorce 		Courage C60-Peugeot LMP900 343 10th 9th
2003 France Pescarolo Sport France Stéphane Sarrazin
France Franck Lagorce 		Courage C60-Peugeot LMP900 356 8th 6th
2005 France Pescarolo Sport France Emmanuel Collard
France Érik Comas 		Pescarolo C60 Hybrid-Judd LMP1 368 2nd 2nd
2007 France Pescarolo Sport France Emmanuel Collard
France Romain Dumas 		Pescarolo 01-Judd LMP1 358 3rd 3rd
2008 France Pescarolo Sport France Emmanuel Collard
France Romain Dumas 		Pescarolo 01-Judd LMP1 238 DNF DNF
2009 France Pescarolo Sport France Simon Pagenaud
France Benoît Tréluyer 		Peugeot 908 HDi FAP LMP1 210 DNF DNF
2010 Switzerland Rebellion Racing Italy Andrea Belicchi
United Kingdom Guy Smith 		Lola B10/60-Rebellion LMP1 143 DNF DNF
2011 Switzerland Rebellion Racing Italy Andrea Belicchi
United Kingdom Guy Smith 		Lola B10/60-Toyota LMP1 190 DNF DNF
Sources:[7][11]

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Pts
2001 Pescarolo Sport LMP900 Courage C60 Peugeot A32 3.2L Turbo V6 SEB
Ret 		DON
4 		JAR EST
1 		MOS VAL 7th 66
Petersen Motorsports GT Porsche 911 GT3-R Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 PET
6 		NC 0
2005 Pescarolo Sport LMP1 Pescarolo C60 Hybrid Judd GV5 5.0L V10 SPA
2 		MNZ
1 		SIL
8 		NÜR
4 		IST
1 		1st 34
2006 Pescarolo Sport LMP1 Pescarolo C60 Hybrid Judd GV5 S2 5.0L V10 IST
1 		SPA
1 		NÜR
1 		DON
1 		JAR
1 		1st 50
2007 Pescarolo Sport LMP1 Pescarolo 01 Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 MNZ
2 		VAL
5 		NÜR
3 		SPA
2 		SIL
2 		INT
4 		3rd 36.5
2008 Pescarolo Sport LMP1 Pescarolo 01 Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 CAT
4 		MNZ
Ret 		SPA
5 		NÜR
Ret 		SIL
3 		11th 15
2009 Pescarolo Sport LMP1 Pescarolo 01 Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 CAT
2 		SPA
2 		ALG
1 		NÜR
Ret 		SIL
10 		4th 26
2010 Rebellion Racing LMP1 Lola B10/60 Rebellion (Judd) 5.5 L V10 LEC
3 		SPA
6 		ALG
4 		HUN
Ret 		SIL
10 		10th 44
2011 Rebellion Racing LMP1 Lola B10/60 Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8 LEC
2 		SPA
9 		IMO
5 		SIL
4 		EST
2 		2nd 47
Sources:[7][12]

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points
2012 Pescarolo Team LMP1 Pescarolo 01 Judd GV5 S2 5.0 L (V8) SEB
5
 		SPA LMS
DNS 		SIL SAO BHR FUJ SHA 28th 10
Sources:[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Pilote des 24 heures du Mans : Jean-Christophe Joël Louis Boullion". 24h-en-piste.com (in French). Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Sportscars 2001 : Magny-cours". passionnemans.free.fr. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  3. ^ "FIA Sportscar Championship - SR1 2002 standings | Driver Database". legacy.driverdb.com. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  4. ^ "2005 LMES Review (2) - LMP1". archive.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  5. ^ "73rd Le Mans 24 Hours – Hours 22, 23 & 24". DailySportsCar. 19 June 2005. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Race – After 24 hours – Classement définitif" (PDF). Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 17 June 2007. p. 74. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2007.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Jean-Christophe Boullion Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Jean-Christophe Boullion". Motor Sport. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  9. ^ Small, Steve (2000). "Boullion, Jean-Christophe". Grand Prix Who's Who (Third ed.). Reading, Berkshire: Travel Publishing. p. 91. ISBN 978-1-902007-46-5 – via Internet Archive.
  10. ^ "Jean-Christophe Boullion race results". TouringCars.net. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Jean-Christophe Boullion". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  12. ^ "European LeMans Series – Season 2001". Speedsport Magazine. pp. 2, 3. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
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