Simon Jean-Joseph
France (F) |
CAREER PROFILE1989:
Started rallying with Opel Manta
1993: His WRC debut in Corsica with Ford 1997: Drives Subaru 1998: Drives Subaru 1999: Contract with Ford, four WRC events 2000: Drives Subaru 2001: Drives Peugeot 2002: Drives Renault 2003: Drives Renault 2004: Drives Renault, European Champion
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| Date of Birth: 9/6/1969 at Martinique Marital status:
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Simon Jean-Joseph created quite a stir in France in 1998 season. A series of stunning performances in an elderly Subaru car put him on the verge of clinching the French Rally Championship, against opposition driving the latest state-of-the-art, two-wheel drive asphalt machinery. The 29-year-old from Martinique entered the final round facing a straight showdown with works driver Philippe Bugalski to decide the outcome of the title - and ultimately finished as runner-up. Jean-Joseph’s career began in his native Martinique in 1989 and between 1990 and 1997 he won 25 rallies in Martinique and Guadeloupe. His breakthrough in France came in 1993 when he stepped up to a Group A Ford Escort Cosworth. Competing on his first World Rally event, the Tour of Corsica, he was lying inside the top 10 before retiring. Jean-Joseph returned to the French Championship in 1997 at the wheel of a Group A Subaru Impreza and won the amateur title in the championship. His speed frequently embarrassed the more established drivers and he decided to mount a challenge for the full title in 1998.
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