Jean Pierre Jarier
| Born |
10 July 1946 Charenton-le-Pont, France |
|---|---|
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |
 French |
| Active years | 1971, 1973–1983 |
| Teams | March, Shadow, Penske, Ligier, ATS, Lotus, Tyrrell, Osella |
| Entries | 143 (134 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 3 |
| Career points | 31.5 |
| Pole positions | 3 |
| Fastest laps | 3 |
| First entry | 1971 Italian Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1983 South African Grand Prix |
Jean-Pierre Jacques Jarier (born 10 July 1946) is a French former Grand Prix racing driver. He drove for several notable Formula One teams including Shadow, Team Lotus, Ligier and Tyrrell Racing. His best finish was third (three times) and he also took three pole positions.
Jarier was born at Charenton-le-Pont, near Paris. Following impressive results in Formula France, he moved up to French Formula Three, finishing 3rd overall in 1970, before moving on to the Shell Arnold European Formula Two team in 1971. He peaked with two 3rd places, and also made his Grand Prix debut at Monza when the team rented a March Engineering 701. However, the team dropped him midway through 1972 for financial reasons. For 1973 he signed to the March Engineering Formula Two team, and was also given a Formula One seat by the outfit. Formula One was difficult in the uncompetitive 721G, but Jarier stormed to the Formula Two title with eight wins.
After his devastating form in the 1973 F2 European series, Jarier nearly signed for Ferrari, however long established Ferrari driver Clay Regazzoni insisted on having the young Austrian Niki Lauda as his teammate, on account of the impressive test driving skills shown at BRM. In 1974 Jarier drove a full season of Formula One, signing with the Shadow Racing Cars team. He became team leader following the death of Peter Revson, finishing 3rd at the Monaco Grand Prix on his way to 14th overall. However as a sports car driver. Jarier led Matra's successful defense of its world sports car title, and proved himself the fastest driver of all on the classic road circuits, being faster than Ickx at Nürburgring and the old Spa road circuit and winning three other rounds on GP circuits at Brands Hatch, Watkins Glen and Paul Ricard.
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