Jean Alesi

Jean Alesi is one of those drivers who makes you feel something — which is rarer than it sounds in Formula One. He spent the bulk of his career at Ferrari through the mid-90s, which was simultaneously the best and worst place for a talent like his: the passion fit perfectly, but the cars were a mess, and race wins kept slipping away. His one and only Grand Prix victory came at Montreal in 1995, fittingly on his birthday, and it was so emotionally charged that even people who weren't F1 fans at the time know the story. He drove for teams from Tyrrell to Benetton to Jordan over a twelve-year career, and what I love about him is that he never became cynical about it. Awarded the Legion of Honour in 2005, he's a reminder that sometimes the heart of a sport lives in the nearly-men as much as the champions.

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Name (English)

Jean Alesi

Name (Japanese)

ジャン・アレジ

Reading

じゃん・あれじ

Born

June 11, 1964 (age 62)

Origin

Avignon, France

Height

170 cm

Occupation

racing automobile driver / racing driver / Formula One driver

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Dragon

Awards & achievements

• 2005 Knight of the Legion of Honour

• Official sitehttp://www.jean-alesi.com/
• Xhttps://x.com/Alesi_Officiel
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean%20Alesi
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B8
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q172777

Tags

• racing automobile driver
• racing driver
• Formula One driver

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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