Jean-Marc Gounon
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French.JPG) Jean-Marc Gounon in 2015 | |
| Born | 1 January 1963 Aubenas, Ardèche, France |
|---|---|
| Relatives | Jules Gounon (son) |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality | French |
| Active years | 1993–1994 |
| Teams | Minardi, Simtek |
| Entries | 9 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1993 Japanese Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1994 Portuguese Grand Prix |
Jean-Marc André Gounon (born 1 January 1963) is a French racing driver. He raced in Formula One in 1993 and 1994, participating in a total of 9 Grands Prix and scoring no championship points. He is the father of fellow racing driver Jules Gounon.[1]
After winning the French Formula 3 Championship in 1989, Gounon moved into International Formula 3000 in 1990. He was the only man to win F3000 races in a non-Reynard in 1991 and 1992, in a RALT and Lola respectively. He also became known for his quick starts, and might have had another win at Enna in 1991, but was controversially adjudged to have jumped the start in the era before electronic detection.
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In 1993 Gounon was originally signed to drive in F1 for March but the team collapsed at the start of the season.[2] He later bought a two-race deal with Minardi after Christian Fittipaldi was dropped but he finished neither race, being withdrawn at Suzuka and spinning off in the season-closer, Adelaide's 1993 Australian Grand Prix.
The next year, Gounon benefited from Andrea Montermini having broken his leg, and finished ninth for Simtek at his home race, France (Simtek's joint best ever result). He raced in seven grands prix that season and qualified for all of them, being finally replaced after the Portuguese Grand Prix by the better-funded Domenico Schiattarella, ending his F1 career.
Later in his career, Gounon went on to drive sports cars.
