1972 Monaco Grand Prix Footage
Won By Jean Pierre Beltoise in a BRM

Published: 254 days ago

Category: 1972, BRM, Jean Pierre Beltoise, Monaco Grand Prix

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Jean Pierre Beltoise

Jean Pierre Beltoise was a great Motorbike Road racer as well as a Formula 1 driver. He won 11 French national motorcycle titles as well as competing in the Motor Cycle World Championships where he finished 6th in 1064 in the 50cc class.

He entered Formula 1 in 1966. In 1968 he raced a V12 Matra and scored a second place in the Dutch Grand Prix that year.

In 1969 he raced for Ken Tyrrell in the Matra team alongside Jackie Stewart and finished 2nd in the French Grand Prix.

In 1971 he was involved in an accident in Buenos Aires which killed Ignazio Giunt and subsequently had his international racing license suspended.

In 1972 he raced for BRM and claimed his only Grand Prix victory in Monaco as seen in the video above.

He retired from F1 at the end of the 1974 season.