Jean-Pierre Nicolas (born 22 January 1945) is a French former rally driver who competed mainly in the 1970s.
 Jean-Pierre Nicolas in 2014 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  French |
| Born | 22 January 1945 Marseille |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 1973–1980, 1984 |
| Co-driver | Michel Vial Claude Roure Christian Delferier Geraint Phillips Vincent Laverne Jean-Claude Lèfebvre Michel Gamet Jean Todt Henry Liddon Jean De Alexandris Charley Pasquier |
| Teams | Alpine-Renault, Peugeot |
| Rallies | 40 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 5 |
| Podiums | 13 |
| Stage wins | 31 |
| Total points | 32 |
| First rally | 1973 Monte Carlo Rally |
| First win | 1973 Tour de Corse |
| Last win | 1978 Ivory Coast Rally |
| Last rally | 1984 San Remo Rally |
Nicolas took five WRC event wins in the World Rally Championship. His best result in the drivers' championship was second with 31 points, after Markku Alén (53) and ahead of Hannu Mikkola (30), in the 1978 FIA Cup for Drivers.[1]
Nicolas was born in Marseille. He was the Sporting Director for Peugeot in the WRC until 2005, around the time the 206 WRC and the short-lived factory-spec 307 WRC from 2004 to 2005 was the official works Peugeot car. He was then the FIA Intercontinental Rally Challenge's Motorsport Development Manager.
WRC wins
edit# Event Season Co-driver Car 1 
17ème Tour de Corse
1973 Michel Vial Alpine-Renault A110 1800 2 
19ème Rallye du Maroc
1976 Michel Gamet Peugeot 504 3 
46ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
1978 Vincent Laverne Porsche 911 4 
26th Safari Rally
1978 Jean-Claude Lefèbvre Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé 5 
10ème Rallye Bandama Côte d'Ivoire
1978 Michel Gamet Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé
Complete IMC results
edit| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Alpine Renault | Alpine-Renault A110 1600 | MON 3 |
SWE Ret |
ITA Ret |
KEN | AUT | GRE 6 |
GBR Ret |
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| 1971 | Alpine Renault | Alpine-Renault A110 1600 | MON Ret |
SWE | ITA 6 |
KEN | MAR Ret |
AUT | GRE 2 |
GBR | |
| 1972 | Alpine Renault | Alpine-Renault A110 1800 | MON 33 |
SWE | KEN | MAR Ret |
GRE | AUT | ITA | USA | GBR |
References
edit- ^ RallyBase – 1978 FIA Cup for Rally Drivers Archived 2007-01-05 at the Wayback Machine
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