- Jean-Christophe Boullion
Jean-Christophe Boullion (born
December 27 1969 inSaint-Brieuc , nearCôtes d'Armor ,France ) is a formerFormula One driver who raced for theSauber team.He started
karting in 1982 and moved to cars in 1988 after attending a racing school outside Paris. He started racing inFormula Ford 1600 in 1989. The following year he won the French title and moved toFormula 3 . In 1993 he enteredFormula 3000 and won the FIA International Championship in 1994. Although he was signed to test for Williams, he was loaned to Sauber to replaceKarl Wendlinger for much of the 1995 season, scoring points twice but rarely matching team-mateHeinz-Harald Frentzen . The following year he returned to his testing role at Williams, and he later tested for Tyrrell.In 1996 he raced briefly in the
Renault Spider Eurocup, and he campaigned aRenault Laguna touring car for the Williams team in theBritish Touring Car Championship (BTCC) in 1999, acquiring the nickname 'JCB ' from commentator Charlie Cox. In 2000 he turned tosports car racing with some success, and has raced several times in the24 Hours of Le Mans . He earned a third place in the2007 24 Hours of Le Mans , along withEmmanuel Collard andRomain Dumas aPescarolo Sport entry.Complete Formula One results
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