One victory at the 1972 Monaco Grand Prix in heavy rain. He spent three seasons with BRM, without much success and finally retired from Formula 1 at the end of the 1974 season. Later career He later did most of the testing for the Ligier F1 team, although a proposed Formula One drive for 1976 went instead to Jacques Laffite and he thereafter turned his attention to touring car racing in France, twice winning the French title for BMW before entering rallycross in an Alpine-Renault with which he won the French title. In 1981 he returned to touring cars and raced for Peugeot throughout the 1980s. He was also a regular ice racer. His two sons, Anthony and Julien, are both race drivers. In fiction, Beltoise frequently appeared in the Michel Vaillant series of comic books, amongst others being part of the winning Vaillante Le Mans team. Death Beltoise died at his holiday home in Dakar, Senegal, on 5 January 2015, aged 77, following two strokes. Racing record Motorcycle Grand Prix results (key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) 24 Hours of Le Mans results Complete European Formula Two Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Graded drivers not eligible for European Formula Two Championship points Complete Formula One World Championship results (key) (races in italics indicate fastest lap) Notes – In the 1969 German Grand Prix, Beltoise was classified 12th on the circuit but was the 6th Formula One car behind six Formula 2 cars, thus scoring one World Championship point. Non-Championship Formula One results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) References French racing drivers French Formula One drivers Matra Formula One drivers BRM Formula One drivers Formula One race winners European Formula Two Championship drivers French Formula Three Championship drivers French motorcycle racers 50cc World Championship riders 125cc World Championship riders 250cc World Championship riders 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers 12 Hours of Reims drivers 24 Hours of Daytona drivers Trans-Am Series drivers World Sportscar Championship drivers Racing drivers from Paris 1937 births 2015 deaths