Jean de Pourtales (born 19 August 1965) is a French racing driver from Neuilly-sur-Seine. Before his motorsport career, de Pourtales was a member of the British junior alpine ski team, and attended the junior world ski championships. However, an accident unfortunately cut short his skiing career. De Pourtales began his career in British Formula Vauxhall Junior in 1995 and moved to British Formula Renault in 1998 and finished 10th. He competed in Euro Formula 3000 part-time in 1999 and from 2001 to 2004 with his best season finish being 17th in 2003. Since then he has participated part-time in the Le Mans Series LMP2 class and the 24 Hours of Le Mans for Kruse Schiller Motorsport.
| Nationality |  French |
|---|---|
| Born | August 19, 1965 |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Years | 2007 – 2010 |
| Teams | Kruse Motorsport (KSM) |
| Best finish | 26th (2010) |
| Class wins | 0 |
Handicap
editJean de Pourtales is a rarity in motorsport, as he competes with an artificial limb. A road accident in his twenties resulted in the loss of his left hand and forearm and has since raced with a special steering wheel that attaches to a prosthetic arm enabling him to compete just like his rivals.
24 Hours of Le Mans results
edit| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 |  Kruse Motorsport
|
 Tony Burgess Norbert Siedler
|
Pescarolo 01-Judd | LMP2 | 98 | DNF | DNF |
| 2008 | Kruse Schiller Motorsport
|
 Hideki Noda Allan Simonsen
|
Lola B05/40-Mazda | LMP2 | 147 | DNF | DNF |
| 2009 | Kruse Schiller Motorsport
|
Hideki Noda Matthew Marsh
|
Lola B07/46-Mazda | LMP2 | 261 | DNF | DNF |
| 2010 | Kruse Schiller Motorsport
|
Hideki Noda Jonathan Kennard
|
Lola B07/40-Judd | LMP2 | 291 | 26th | 10th |
References
edit- ^ "Jean de Pourtales Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ "Jean de Pourtales". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
External links
edit- Jean de Pourtales profile at Speed Sport Magazine
- Jean de Pourtales career summary at DriverDB.com
- Jean de Pourtales Archived 2008-11-18 at the Wayback Machine Le Mans Series driver profile
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