Jean-Pierre Nicolas (born 22 January 1945) is a French former rally driver who competed mainly in the 1970s.
Nicolas took five WRC event wins in the World Rally Championship. His best result in the drivers' championship was second with 31 points, after Markku Alén (53) and ahead of Hannu Mikkola (30), in the 1978 FIA Cup for Drivers.RallyBase – 1978 FIA Cup for Rally Drivers
Nicolas was born in Marseille. He was the Sporting Director for Peugeot in the WRC until 2005, around the time the 206 WRC and the short-lived factory-spec 307 WRC from 2004 to 2005 was the official works Peugeot car. He was then the FIA Intercontinental Rally Challenge's Motorsport Development Manager.
WRC wins {|class="wikitable" ! # ! Event ! Season ! Co-driver ! Car |- | 1 | 17ème Tour de Corse | 1973 | Michel Vial | Alpine-Renault A110 1800 |- | 2 | 19ème Rallye du Maroc | 1976 | Michel Gamet | Peugeot 504 |- | 3 | 46ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo | 1978 | Vincent Laverne | Porsche 911 |- | 4 | 26th Safari Rally | 1978 | Jean-Claude Lefèbvre | Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé |- | 5 | 10ème Rallye Bandama Côte d'Ivoire | 1978 | Michel Gamet | Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé
Complete IMC results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1970 Alpine Renault Alpine-Renault A110 1600 MON3 SWERet ITARet KEN AUT GRE6 GBRRet 1971 Alpine Renault Alpine-Renault A110 1600 MONRet SWE ITA6 KEN MARRet AUT GRE2FRARet GBR 1972 Alpine Renault Alpine-Renault A110 1800 MON33 SWE KEN MARRet GRE AUT ITA USA GBR
Complete WRC results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts 1973 Alpine Renault Alpine-Renault A110 1800 MON3 POR2 KEN MOR5 GRE3 POL FIN AUT5 ITA3 USA GBR5 FRA1 N/A N/A Renault 12 Gordini SWE14 1974 Alpine Renault Renault 17 Gordini POR KENRet FIN ITA CAN USA3 GBR N/A N/A Jean-Pierre Nicolas Alpine-Renault A110 1800 FRA2 1975 Alpine Renault Alpine-Renault A110 1800 MONRet SWE KEN GRE MOR POR FIN N/A N/A Jean-Pierre Nicolas ITARet FRA2 GBR 1976 Jean-Pierre Nicolas Alpine-Renault A310 MONRet SWE POR N/A N/A Marshalls (EA) Ltd. Peugeot 504 KEN9 GRE Automobiles Peugeot MOR1 FIN Opel Euro Händler Team Opel Kadett GT/E ITARet FRARet GBR 1977 Opel Euro Händler Team Opel Kadett GT/E MONRet SWE POR N/A N/A Marshalls (EA) Ltd. Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé KENRet NZL GRE FIN CAN ITA Ford Motor Company Ltd Ford Escort RS1800 FRARet Jean-Pierre Nicolas Renault 5 Alpine GBRRet 1978 Publimmo Racing Porsche 911 Carrera RS MON1 SWE N/A N/A Ford Escort RS1800 POR3 PCA / Total Oil GBR11 Marshalls (EA) Ltd. Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé KEN1 Peugeot Esso CIV1 Citroën Compétitions Citroën CX 2400 GTI GRERet FIN CAN ITA Opel Euro Händler Team Opel Kadett GT/E FRA7 1979 Porsche Alméras Porsche 911 Carrera RS MON6 SWE POR 34th 6 Marshalls (EA) Ltd. Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé KENRet GRE NZL FIN CAN Peugeot Esso CIVRet Talbot France Talbot Sunbeam Lotus ITARet FRARet GBR 1980 Opel Euro Händler Team Opel Ascona 400 MON SWE POR KEN5 GRC ARG FIN NZL ITA FRA GBR CIV 33rd 8 1984 Peugeot Talbot Sport Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 MON SWE POR KEN FRA4 GRERet NZL ARG FIN ITA5 CIV GBR 14th 18
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