(born
23 April 1963 in
Boulogne-Billancourt ,
Ile-de-France ) is a
French former
Formula One driver who raced for the
March and
Pacific teams. He is 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 was part of
Formula 3 and
Formula 3000 , although he was never a top 10 championship finisher in either. In 1992 he joined the March F1 team, getting a ninth place at the
Hungarian Grand Prix , but only qualifying 4 more times before the team folded. 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 team-mate
Bertrand Gachot . From there on he concentrated on GT racing, at the wheel of a
Chrysler Viper . He eventually started his own team in GT racing.
Biography on F1 Rejects
