- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJean-Pierre Alain Jabouille
- Nickname
- Yellow Teapot
- Jean-Pierre Jabouille was born on October 1, 1942 in Paris, France. He is known for Taxi (1998), Taxi 2 (2000) and Le Mans (1971). He died on February 2, 2023 in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
- Also engineer.
- Jean-Pierre Jabouille was a late starter to racing and didn't make his international single-seater debut until he was 26 years old, when he made his debut in a one-off outing in European Formula 2 at Hockenheim in 1968.
- Ex-Formula One racing driver, who raced for: Williams (1974 (1 GP Not Qualified)), Surtees (1974 (1 GP Not Qualified)), Tyrrell (1975 (1 GP)), Renault (1977 (4 GPs)-1978 (14 GPs)-1979 (14 GPs)-1980 (13 GPs)) and Ligier (1981 (3 GPs)). He started 49 GPs, 2 Wins, 6 Pole Postions, 2 Podiuns and 21 points. Best ranked in the World Championship: 8th in 1980.
- 1978 United States Grand Prix, Jabouille finished 4th place (3 points) scored his and the Renault team's first ever GP points.
- 1979 South African Grand Prix, Jean-Pierre Jabouille became the first driver to start pole position a Formula 1 Grand Prix for Renault.
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