Thierry Boutsen

Thierry Boutsen is a Belgian former racing driver, businessman and motorsport executive who competed in Formula One from 1983 to 1993. After winning the Volant V at the André Pilette Racing School in 1977 he took the 1978 Belgian Formula Ford 1600 championship with 15 victories in 18 races, then finished second in the European Formula 3 title race in 1980 and in European Formula 2 in 1981. In Formula One he drove for Arrows, Benetton, Williams, Ligier and Jordan, finished fourth in the 1988 World Drivers' Championship with Benetton and won three Grands Prix across eleven seasons. He raced in ten editions of the 24 Hours of Le Mans from 1981 to 1999, finishing runner-up in 1993 with Peugeot and in 1996 with Porsche. After retiring he moved into aviation, selling business jets from a firm in Monaco, and founded Boutsen Racing, which has competed in touring car racing since 1998.