Jean-Paul Driot


Jean-Paul Driot was a French motorsport personality, co-founder of the DAMS team with the former driver of Formula One René Arnoux.

Career

In 1988, Jean-Paul Driot founded with René Arnoux the DAMS team, engaged in the International [Formula 3000] championship the following year. In 2005, following the launch of the A1 Grand Prix championship, he acquired the A1 [Team France] franchise. In 2014, he founded the Renault e.dams team, in partnership with Alain Prost, and entered the Formula E Championship.

Personal life

Driot died on 3 August 2019 after a long battle with leukemia. Driot left behind his wife, Geneviève and his two sons, Olivier and Grégory.