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For the French deputy, see Jean-Pierre Nicolas (politician).

Jean-Pierre Nicolas (born 22 January 1945) is a French former rally driver who competed mainly in the 1970s.

Nicolas took five WRC event wins in the World Rally Championship. His best result in the drivers' championship was second with 31 points, after Markku Alén (53) and ahead of Hannu Mikkola (30), in the 1978 FIA Cup for Drivers.[1]

Nicolas was born in Marseille. He was the Sporting Director for Peugeot in the WRC until 2005, around the time the 206 WRC and the short-lived factory-spec 307 WRC from 2004 to 2005 was the official works Peugeot car. He was then the FIA Intercontinental Rally Challenge's Motorsport Development Manager.

WRC wins

  #   Event Season Co-driver Car
1 France 17ème Tour de Corse 1973 Michel Vial Alpine-Renault A110 1800
2 Morocco 19ème Rallye du Maroc 1976 Michel Gamet Peugeot 504
3 Monaco 46ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 1978 Vincent Laverne Porsche 911
4 Kenya 26th Safari Rally 1978 Jean-Claude Lefèbvre Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé
5 Ivory Coast 10ème Rallye Bandama Côte d'Ivoire 1978 Michel Gamet Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé
Nicolas and Jean-Claude Lefèbvre won the 26th Safari Rally in 1978 driving a Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé

Complete IMC results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1970 Alpine Renault Alpine-Renault A110 1600 MON
3 		SWE
Ret 		ITA
Ret 		KEN AUT GRE
6 		GBR
Ret
1971 Alpine Renault Alpine-Renault A110 1600 MON
Ret 		SWE ITA
6 		KEN MAR
Ret 		AUT GRE
2 		GBR
1972 Alpine Renault Alpine-Renault A110 1800 MON
33 		SWE KEN MAR
Ret 		GRE AUT ITA USA GBR

References

  1. ^ RallyBase – 1978 FIA Cup for Rally Drivers Archived 2007-01-05 at the Wayback Machine


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