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| Born | (1969-12-27)27 December 1969 (age 55) Saint-Brieuc,France |
|---|---|
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  French |
| Active years | 1995 |
| Teams | Sauber |
| Entries | 11 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Careerpoints | 3 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1995 Monaco Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1995 Pacific Grand Prix |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
|---|---|
| Years | 1994, 1997–1998, 2000–2003, 2005, 2007–2011 |
| Teams | Michel Hommell,DAMS,JB Racing, Racing Organisation Course (ROC),Pescarolo Sport, Rebellion Racing |
| Best finish | 2nd (2005) |
| Class wins | 0 |
Jean-Christophe Joël Louis "Jules"Boullion[1] (born 27 December 1969) is a French formerracing driver. He won the1994 International Formula 3000 Championship withDAMS, took twoLe Mans Series titles with thePescarolo Sport outfit in2005 and2006, and took two podium finishes at the24 Hours of Le Mans. Boullion also competed in 11Formula One races for theSauber team.
Born inSaint-Brieuc, nearCôtes d'Armor, Boullion startedkarting 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 forWilliams, he was loaned to Sauber to replaceKarl Wendlinger for much of the 1995 season, scoring points twice but rarely matching his team-mateHeinz-Harald Frentzen. The following year he returned to his testing role at Williams, and he later tested for Jordan andTyrrell.
In 1997 he raced briefly in theRenault Spider Eurocup, and he campaigned aRenault Laguna touring car for the Williams team in theBritish Touring Car Championship (BTCC) in1999, acquiring the nickname 'JCB' from commentatorCharlie Cox.
From 2000 onward, Boullion would turn his focus to prototype racing. Having raced atLe Mans with Racing Organisation Course in 2000, the Frenchman moved to thePescarolo Sport outfit the following year, taking a first success with a win atMagny-Cours in theFIA Sportscar Championship.[2] He remained in the series for the2002 season, winning the opening and final race respectively alongsideSébastien Bourdais, though Boullion missed out on the title toRacing for Holland after missing the round atBrno.[3] After returning for two races in 2003 to take a victory atEstoril, Boullion did not race at all in 2004 as a result of the FIA Sportscar Championship's demise. In 2005, he returned to race in the newerLe Mans Endurance Series, partneringEmmanuel Collard at Pescarolo. The duo ended up as title winners with two victories to their names, beatingZytek Motorsport by just two points.[4] In the same year, Boullion and Collard, along with endurance-race teammateÉrik Comas finished second overall at theLe Mans 24 Hours.[5] The 2006 season proved to be a particular highlight for Boullion despite not racing at Le Mans, as he would win all five races in theLe Mans Series together with Collard on their way to a successful title defence.
From the2007 season, things would become more difficult for Boullion and Pescarolo, as they would now have to compete as a privateer against their factory outfit inTeam Peugeot. Though the title battle lasted until the final round owing to Peugeot's non-participation atSilverstone, the factory team came out victorious, with Boullion having to settle for the runner-up spot with four podiums from six events. AtLe Mans, the Frenchman scored his second and final podium at the Sarthe, coming third behind the Audi and Peugeot works entries.[6] The former would pose a further threat in the Le Mans Series in2008, as Audi entered two cars into the championship, with Boullion still driving for the Pescarolo privateer. Having scored one podium at the end of the year, the French driver ended up sixth in the points battle.
In2009, Boullion was joined byChristophe Tinseau, with whom he would take two second places at the start of the campaign before winning at theAlgarve. However, a retirement at theNürburgring would cost the pair dearly, as it handed the title advantage toAston Martin Racing, who would take the championship at the final round, leaving Boullion and his teammate in second.
He moved toRebellion Racing ahead of the2010 season, where he andAndrea Belicchi scored a sole podium. The pair remained together for2011 as a pair of podiums landed them second in the standings, just three points behind the title-winning Pescarolo squad.[7][8] Subsequently, Boullion would return there for 2012, driving in the opening round of theFIA World Endurance Championship atSebring. He was later slated to race atLe Mans, but a practice crash which damaged his ribs would sideline him from the race.[9]
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Racesinitalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Apomatox | Reynard 93D | Ford Cosworth | DON 7 | SIL Ret | PAU Ret | PER Ret | HOC Ret | NÜR 9 | SPA Ret | MAG 2 | NOG 2 | 8th | 12 |
| 1994 | DAMS | Reynard 94D | Ford Cosworth | SIL 8 | PAU 4 | CAT Ret | PER 14 | HOC 2 | SPA 1 | EST 1 | MAG 1 | 1st | 36 | |
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| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Red Bull Sauber Ford | SauberC14 | FordV8 | BRA | ARG | SMR | ESP | MON 8† | CAN Ret | FRA Ret | GBR 9 | GER 5 | HUN 10 | BEL 11 | ITA 6 | POR 12 | EUR Ret | PAC Ret | JPN | AUS | 16th | 3 |
Source:[12] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
† Driver did not finish the race, but was still classified as they completed 90% of the race distance.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded all races) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap) (* signifies that driver lead feature race for at least one lap – 1 point awarded)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Blend 37 Williams Renault | Renault Laguna | DON 1 Ret | DON 2 6 | SIL 1 8 | SIL 2 3 | THR 1 9 | THR 2 7* | BRH 1 5 | BRH 2 7 | OUL 1 6 | OUL 2 6 | DON 1 8 | DON 2 10 | CRO 1 11 | CRO 2 Ret | SNE 1 5 | SNE 2 4 | THR 1 13 | THR 2 11 | KNO 1 5 | KNO 2 4 | BRH 1 7 | BRH 2 6 | OUL 1 7 | OUL 2 7 | SIL 1 8 | SIL 2 Ret | 10th | 97 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Pescarolo Sport | LMP900 | Courage C60 | Peugeot A32 3.2L Turbo V6 | SEB Ret | DON 4 | JAR | EST 1 | MOS | VAL | 7th | 66 | |
| Petersen Motorsports | GT | Porsche 911 GT3-R | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | PET 6 | NC | 0 | |||||||
| 2005 | Pescarolo Sport | LMP1 | Pescarolo C60 Hybrid | Judd GV5 5.0L V10 | SPA 2 | MNZ 1 | SIL 8 | NÜR 4 | IST 1 | 1st | 34 | ||
| 2006 | Pescarolo Sport | LMP1 | Pescarolo C60 Hybrid | Judd GV5 S2 5.0L V10 | IST 1 | SPA 1 | NÜR 1 | DON 1 | JAR 1 | 1st | 50 | ||
| 2007 | Pescarolo Sport | LMP1 | Pescarolo 01 | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | MNZ 2 | VAL 5 | NÜR 3 | SPA 2 | SIL 2 | INT 4 | 3rd | 36.5 | |
| 2008 | Pescarolo Sport | LMP1 | Pescarolo 01 | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | CAT 4 | MNZ Ret | SPA 5 | NÜR Ret | SIL 3 | 11th | 15 | ||
| 2009 | Pescarolo Sport | LMP1 | Pescarolo 01 | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | CAT 2 | SPA 2 | ALG 1 | NÜR Ret | SIL 10 | 4th | 26 | ||
| 2010 | Rebellion Racing | LMP1 | Lola B10/60 | Rebellion (Judd) 5.5 L V10 | LEC 3 | SPA 6 | ALG 4 | HUN Ret | SIL 10 | 10th | 44 | ||
| 2011 | Rebellion Racing | LMP1 | Lola B10/60 | Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8 | LEC 2 | SPA 9 | IMO 5 | SIL 4 | EST 2 | 2nd | 47 | ||
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Pescarolo Team | LMP1 | Pescarolo 01 | Judd GV5 S2 5.0 L (V8) | SEB 5 | SPA | LMS DNS | SIL | SAO | BHR | FUJ | SHA | 28th | 10 |
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by | International Formula 3000 Champion 1994 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Le Mans Series Champion 2005-2006 With:Emmanuel Collard | Succeeded by |
