Jean-Christophe Boullion
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Jean-Christophe "Jules" Boullion (born 27 December 1969) is a professional racing driver who raced in Formula One for the Sauber team.
Career
Born in Saint-Brieuc, near Côtes d'Armor, Boullion (whose name was often misspelled "Bouillon" in the newspapers) started karting in 1982 and moved to cars in 1988 after attending a racing school outside Paris. He started racing in Formula Ford 1600 in 1989. The following year he won the French title and moved to Formula 3. In 1993 he entered Formula 3000 and won the FIA International Championship in 1994. Although he was signed to test for Williams, he was loaned to Sauber to replace Karl Wendlinger for much of the 1995 season, scoring points twice but rarely matching team-mate Heinz-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 a Renault Laguna touring car for the Williams team in the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) in 1999, acquiring the nickname 'JCB' from commentator Charlie Cox. In 2000 he turned to sports car racing with some success, and has raced several times in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. He earned a third place in the 2007 24 Hours of Le Mans, along with Emmanuel Collard and Romain Dumas a Pescarolo Sport entry.
After a stint with Rebellion Racing, he returned to Pescarolo Team for 2012, driving in the FIA World Endurance Championship.
Racing record
Complete International Formula 3000 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics 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 |
Complete Formula One results
(key)
| 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 | Sauber C14 | Ford V8 | 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 |
Complete British Touring Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded all races) (Races in italics 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 |
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | Tyres | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Pescarolo Team | LMP1 | Pescarolo 01 | Judd GV5 S2 5.0 L V8) | M | SEB 5 |
SPA | LMN DNS |
SIL | SAO | BHR | FUJ | SHA | 28th | 10 |
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| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Olivier Panis |
International Formula 3000 Champion 1994 |
Succeeded by Vincenzo Sospiri |
| Preceded by Johnny Herbert Jamie Davies |
Le Mans Series Champion 2005 and 2006 with: Emmanuel Collard |
Succeeded by Stéphane Sarrazin Pedro Lamy |