Anthony Beltoise (born 21 July 1971, in Neuilly-sur-Seine) is a French

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driver. He is the son of former Grand Prix motorcycle racer and

Formula One Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship, ...

driver

Jean-Pierre Beltoise Jean-Pierre Maurice Georges Beltoise (26 April 1937 – 5 January 2015) was a French Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and Formula One driver who raced for the Matra and BRM teams. He competed in 88 Grands Prix achieving a single victory, at t ...

and nephew of fellow Formula One driver

François Cevert Albert François Cevert Goldenberg (25 February 1944 – 6 October 1973) was a French racing driver who took part in the Formula One World Championship. He competed in 48 World Championship Grands Prix, achieving one win, 13 podium finishes and 8 ...

, as his mother is Cevert's sister.

Career

Single-seaters

Beltoise began his career in the Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 in 1993, finishing tenth, and improving to seventh in 1994.http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/602/career/ Career Statistics at Driver Database He competed in the

French Formula Three Championship The French Formula Three Championship was a motor racing series for Formula Three cars held in France between 1964 and 2002. The series was merged with the German Formula Three Championship in 2003 to form the Formula 3 Euro Series The Formula 3 ...

in 1995 and 1996, finishing eleventh in 1995 and runner-up to

Soheil Ayari Soheil Ayari (born 5 April 1970) is a French-Iranian race car driver born in Aix-les-Bains, Savoie, from an Iranian father and a French mother. He won the French Formula Ford championship of 1994, Formula Three championship of 1996 and the Mac ...

in 1996. Beltoise competed in the

1997 International Formula 3000 season The 1997 International Formula 3000 season was the thirty-first season of the second-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also thirteenth season under the International Formula 3000 Championship moniker. The championship was a ten-round seri ...

, although failed to score any points in seven races.

After single-seaters

Beltoise competed in the 1998 International Sports Racing Series season, finishing the season tenth. He then competed in the Renault Sport Clio Trophy between 1999 and 2002, finishing 4th, 11th, 3rd and 6th over the four years. He made his first

24 Hours of Le Mans The 24 Hours of Le Mans (french: link=no, 24 Heures du Mans) is an endurance-focused sports car race held annually near the town of Le Mans, France. It is the world's oldest active endurance racing event. Unlike fixed-distance races whose ...

appearance in , finishing second in the GTS class in an

Oreca ORECA (Organisation Exploitation Compétition Automobiles) is a French racing team and race car constructor, founded in 1973 and run by Hugues de Chaunac, former team manager of F1 team AGS. Oreca has had success in many areas of motorsport. ...

Chrysler Viper. He also drove for SMG in the LMP900 class in . Since 2004 he has competed in the

Porsche Carrera Cup France Porsche Carrera Cup France is a one make motor racing championship held in France. The cars are Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (Type 991.2) with 4.0 liters, flat-6 naturally aspirated engines that produce and 480 N·m. Champions References External ...

, winning it in 2005, 2006 and 2008. He has also regularly competed in the

FFSA GT Championship The FFSA GT Championship (''Championnat de France FFSA GT'') is a French Grand Touring-style sports car racing series that began in 1997. It is the main event of the ''Championnat de France des Circuits'' (formerly called ''Super Série FFSA'' a ...

. In 2007 he made a one-off appearance for Exagon Engineering in the

World Touring Car Championship The FIA World Touring Car Championship was an international touring car championship promoted by Eurosport Events and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). It has had several different incarnations, including a sin ...

at Pau. Since 2007 he has often raced in the

Le Mans Series The European Le Mans Series (abbreviated as ELMS) is a European sports car racing endurance series inspired by the 24 Hours of Le Mans race and organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The European Le Mans Series is similar to the fo ...

24 Hours of Le Mans results

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Beltoise, Anthony 1971 births Living people French racing drivers French Formula Renault 2.0 drivers French Formula Three Championship drivers International Formula 3000 drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers World Touring Car Championship drivers European Le Mans Series drivers Porsche Supercup drivers Blancpain Endurance Series drivers ADAC GT Masters drivers 24 Hours of Spa drivers Sportspeople from Neuilly-sur-Seine 24H Series drivers Oreca drivers Saintéloc Racing drivers Boutsen Ginion Racing drivers GT4 European Series drivers Porsche Carrera Cup Germany drivers