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Jean-Marc Gounon

ジャン＝マルク・グーノン　/　じゃん＝まるく・ぐーのん

Engineer from France

January 1, 1963 (age 63)　・　Aubenas, Ardèche, France

Ardèche
engineer
racing automobile driver
Formula One driver

My Take

Jean-Marc Gounon is, to me, a quietly moving figure in Formula One history. Nine Grands Prix across 1993 and 1994 with zero championship points reads like a footnote, but reaching the sport's summit from small-town Aubenas is itself an enormous feat. What gives his story weight is continuity: his son Jules Gounon became a racing driver too, reaching heights his father never quite touched. I am a sucker for these father-and-son lineages, where an unfinished dream gets passed down through blood. Scoring no points hardly matters when the legacy you plant keeps driving long after you have left the cockpit.

Overview

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.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Jean-Marc Gounon
Name (Japanese): ジャン＝マルク・グーノン
Reading: じゃん＝まるく・ぐーのん
Born: January 1, 1963 (age 63)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Rabbit
Origin: Aubenas, Ardèche, France
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: engineer / racing automobile driver / Formula One driver

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%B3%EF%BC%9D%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B0%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8E%E3%83%B3

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