Paul Alexandre Belmondo (born 23 April 1963) 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.
1971
Belmondo married Luana Tenca (born Rome, 18 March 1971) in 1990.
Luana Belmondo is a former model who is now a TV chef and broadcaster.
The couple have three children including Victor, an actor.
1981
Around 1981, Paul gained publicity for becoming the lover of Princess Stéphanie of Monaco.
1987
Through 1987, he participated in Formula 3 and Formula 3000, although he was never a top 10 championship finisher in either.
1992
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.
2007
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.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
