Jean-Pierre Nicolas
World Rally Championship record
Nationality	French
Active years	1973 - 1980, 1984
Teams	Alpine-Renault, Peugeot
Rallies	40
Championships	0
Rally wins	5
Podium finishes	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

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

Nicolas took five WRC event wins in the World Rally Championship. His best placement 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]

He was the Sporting Director for Peugeot, around the time the 206 WRC was the official works Peugeot car. He is now the FIA Intercontinental Rally Challenge's Motorsport Development Manager.

[edit] 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

[edit] References

1. ^ RallyBase - 1978 FIA Cup for Rally Drivers

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