Jean-Pierre Nicolas

For the French deputy, see Jean-Pierre Nicolas (politician).

Jean-Pierre Nicolas (born 22 January 1945) is a French former rally driver who competed mainly in the 1970s.

Jean-Pierre Nicolas

Jean-Pierre Nicolas in 2014
Personal information
Nationality	French
Born	(1945-01-22) 22 January 1945 (age 80) Marseille
World Rally Championship record
Active years	1973–1980, 1984
Co-driver	Michel Vial Claude Roure Christian Delferier Geraint Phillips Vincent Laverne Jean-Claude Lèfebvre Michel Gamet Jean Todt Henry Liddon Jean De Alexandris Charley Pasquier
Teams	Alpine-Renault, Peugeot
Rallies	40
Championships	0
Rally wins	5
Podiums	13
Stage wins	31
Total points	32
First rally	1973 Monte Carlo Rally
First win	1973 Tour de Corse
Last win	1978 Ivory Coast Rally
Last rally	1984 San Remo Rally

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.^[1]

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

#	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

Nicolas and Jean-Claude Lefèbvre won the 26th Safari Rally in 1978 driving a 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	MON 3	SWE Ret	ITA Ret	KEN	AUT	GRE 6	GBR Ret
1971	Alpine Renault	Alpine-Renault A110 1600	MON Ret	SWE	ITA 6	KEN	MAR Ret	AUT	GRE 2	GBR
1972	Alpine Renault	Alpine-Renault A110 1800	MON 33	SWE	KEN	MAR Ret	GRE	AUT	ITA	USA	GBR