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Nationality:
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French
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Date of Birth:
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11.06.64
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Place of birth:
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Avignon, France
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Lives:
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Nyons, Switzerland
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Marital status:
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Married to Kumiko, 2 daughters, Charlotte and Helena and 1 son, Giuliano
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Height:
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1.70m
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Weight:
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74kg
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Hobbies:
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Skiing, tennis, golf, water skiing
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Grand Prix victories:
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1 (Canada '95, with Ferrari)
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Grand Prix starts:
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200
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Pole positions:
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2 (Italy '94 and '97)
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Podium finishes:
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32
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Total points:
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240 (up to Hungarian GP 2001)
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1983
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Renault 5 Turbo Cup
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1984
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Formula Renault
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1985
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Formula Renault, runner-up in the championship
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1986
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French F3, runner-up in the championship - 2 race wins
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1987
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French F3 Champion
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1988
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F3000 Championship with Oreca, runner-up at Pau
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1989
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F3000 Champion with Eddie Jordan Racing - 3 race wins.
F1 Tyrrell-Ford (8 GP's - debut race in France, finishing fourth). Also fourth place in Spain and fifth in Italy. 8 points, 9th in championship
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1990
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F1 Tyrrell-Ford - second in USA and Monaco, sixth in San Marino. 13 points, 9th in championship
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1991
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F1 Ferrari - third in Monaco, Germany and Portugal, fourth in France and Spain, fifth in Hungary and sixth in Brazil. 21 points, 7th in championship
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1992
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F1 Ferrari - third in Spain and Canada, fourth in Brazil and Australia, fifth in Germany and Japan. 18 points, 7th in championship
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1993
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F1 Ferrari - second in Italy, third in Monaco, fourth in Portugal and Australia. 16 points, 6th in championship
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1994
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F1 Ferrari - second in Britain, third in Brazil, Canada and Japan, fourth in Spain, fifth in Monaco and sixth in Australia. 24 points, 5th in championship
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1995
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F1 Ferrari - victory in Canada, second in Argentina, San Marino, Britain and Europe and fifth in Brazil, France, Portugal and Pacific. 42 points, 5th in championship
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1996
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F1 Benetton-Renault - second in Brazil, Spain, Germany and Italy, third in Argentina, Canada, France and Hungary, fourth in Belgium and Portugal and sixth in San Marino. 47 points, 4th in championship
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1997
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F1 Benetton-Renault - second in Canada, Britain, Luxembourg and Italy, third in Spain, fifth in San Marino, France and Japan, sixth in Argentina and Germany. 36 points, 4th in championship
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1998
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F1 Sauber - third in Belgium, fifth in Argentina and Italy and sixth in San Marino. 9 points, 11th in championship
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1999
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F1 Sauber - sixth in San Marino and Japan. 2 points, tied 15th in championship
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2000
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F1 Prost - 0 points, 22nd in championship
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2001
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F1 Prost up to the German GP at Hockenheim - 4 points.
F1 Benson and Hedges Jordan Honda as of the Hungarian GP (5 races)
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Currently the most experienced active F1 driver, Jean Alesi, 37, has a long and distinguished racing history with over a decade in Formula One and almost 200* Grand Prix race starts to his name.
Commencing his racing career eighteen years ago in the Renault 5 Turbo Cup, he quickly moved to Formula Renault in 1984 where he was runner-up in the championship during his second season. A progression to the French F3 championship in 1986, racing for his brother Jose's team further established Alesi's racing career as he finished runner-up in his first season and was crowned French F3 Champion one year later.
As reigning F3000 champion with Eddie Jordan Racing in 1989, Alesi got his F1 break that same year and made his debut with Tyrrell at the French Grand Prix. Alesi soon graduated to Ferrari in 1991 for five seasons, where he recorded his one race victory to date, at Canada in 1995. Moving to Benetton for 1996 and 1997, the Frenchman achieved a number of podium finishes and finished fourth in the Drivers' Championship both years. A frustrating two years with the Sauber team followed and many predicted that the spirited Frenchman was coming to the end of his career.
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For 2000 however, Alesi signed up with the team owned by his former Ferrari team mate, Alain Prost, where he also remained for the first 12 races of the 2001 season before deciding to part company with the French based team.
Alesi now brings a wealth of experience to the Benson and Hedges Jordan Honda team where he returns to race in yellow Jordan overalls and rejoins his former Irish boss as well as four Jordan mechanics that he worked and won with twelve years ago.
* The USA round of the Formula One World Championship will mark Alesi's 200th Grand Prix race
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