However this caused problems for Michele Alboreto who was personally sponsored by rival cigarette brand Marlboro. Prior to the 1989 French Grand Prix, Ken Tyrrell had signed a deal to run Camel cigarette sponsorship on his previously unsponsored cars.
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While Alesi was seen as a talent of the future, his start as a Formula One driver was somewhat fortuitous. He drove most of the rest of the season for Tyrrell while continuing his successful Formula 3000 campaign, (occasionally giving the car up in favour of Johnny Herbert when Formula 3000 clashed), scoring points again at the Italian and Spanish Grands Prix. Ken Tyrrell was sufficiently impressed to give him an eighteen-month contract. Formula One career Tyrrell Īlesi debuted in the 1989 French Grand Prix at Paul Ricard in a Tyrrell- Ford, replacing Michele Alboreto and finishing fourth, having run as high as second during the race.
He also raced in the Le Mans 24 hours in the same year, but a fire forced him to retire in the fourth hour of the race. In 1989 Alesi tied on points for the F3000 title with Comas, but won the title on number of wins, having scored three to Comas' two. Both crowns were after duels with his rival Érik Comas. However, in 1989 he joined the Jordan Formula 3000 team and won the championship. The 1988 season was a disappointment, finishing tenth in the championship with two podium finishes, not helped by problems within the team. He won the 1987 French Formula 3 title before moving up to International Formula 3000 in 1988. Starting his career with a passion for rallying rather than racing, he took up karting at the age of 16 and then graduated to cars in 1983 by entering the French Renault 5 Turbo championship, where he raced for two seasons.
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On weekends that he was unable to compete he would sometimes lend his rally cars to family friend and future Monte Carlo Rally-winning professional rally driver Jean Ragnotti, who would commonly return them "destroyed". In addition to spending time in the family garage, Alesi's father also provided his first taste of motorsport, being a keen amateur competitor in rallying and hillclimb events. His father ran an automotive bodywork repair garage in the town, where Alesi spent much of his formative years and developed a love of cars. His father, Franco, was from Alcamo, Sicily, and his mother was from Riesi. 6.7 Complete American open-wheel racing resultsĪlesi was born in the southern French town of Avignon, Vaucluse, between Montpellier and Marseille to Sicilian parents.6.6 Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results.6.3 Complete Japanese Formula 3000 results.6.2 Complete International Formula 3000 results.In 2006 Alesi was awarded Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur.
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For several years he was also a commentator for the Italian TV show Pole Position. He raced in the Indianapolis 500 in 2012 and became the oldest professional driver to perform the rookie test for admission to the competition.
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He raced in the Speedcar Series in 20 and raced at Le Mans in 2010. Īfter leaving Formula One, from 2002 to 2006 Alesi raced in the DTM championship, winning some races and his best result was a fifth place in the drivers' championship.
During his time in Formula One, Alesi was particularly good in the wet and was a mercurial and passionate racer, whose emotions sometimes got the better of him. During his spell at Ferrari from 1991 to 1995, his aggressive driving style, combined with the use of the number 27 on his car, led some journalists and the tifosi, to compare him to Gilles Villeneuve and he won the 1995 Canadian Grand Prix, but this proved to be the only win of his Formula One career. Jean Alesi (born Giovanni Alesi, 11 June 1964) is a French racing driver of Italian origin.Īfter successes in the minor categories, notably winning the 1989 Formula 3000 Championship, his Formula One career included spells at Tyrrell, Benetton, Sauber, Prost, Jordan and Ferrari, where he proved very popular among the tifosi. Tyrrell, Ferrari, Benetton, Sauber, Prost, Jordan Alesi at Geneva International Motor Show 2019
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