Thierry Boutsen

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Thierry Boutsen
Nationality	Belgian
World Championship Career
Active years	1983-1993
Team(s)	Arrows, Benetton, Williams, Ligier and Jordan
Races	164
Championships	0
Wins	3
Podium finishes	15
Pole positions	1
Fastest laps	1
First race	1983 Belgian Grand Prix
First win	1989 Canadian Grand Prix
Last win	1990 Hungarian Grand Prix
Last race	1993 Belgian Grand Prix

Thierry Boutsen (born July 13, 1957 in Brussels, Belgium) is a former Formula One driver who raced for the Arrows, Benetton, Williams, Ligier and Jordan teams.

In 1977 entered the Formula Ford 1600 championship and won it in 1978 with 15 victories in 18 races. For 1979 he moved to Formula 3, winning three races in 1980 and second place in the title race, behind Michele Alboreto. In 1981 he moved to Formula 2 and was again second in the championship, this time behind Geoff Lees. In 1983 he drove in the European Touring Car Championship and in World Sportscar races, where he won at Monza with Bob Wollek.

In 1983 he paid $500,000 for a drive in Formula One, and made his debut with Arrows at the 1983 Belgian Grand Prix, but a greater opportunity came when he moved to Benetton in 1987. In 1989 Frank Williams signed him on a two-year contract, and he won the rain-soaked Canadian Grand Prix and Australian Grand Prix. In 1990 he scored a victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix over his friend Ayrton Senna's McLaren-Honda. In 1991 he moved to Ligier and from there to replace Ivan Capelli at Jordan in 1993, after which he retired from Formula One. Boutsen briefly drove sports cars in the US, driving for Champion Racing in a Porsche, alongside Bill Adam and Hans Stuck. The trio finished 2nd in class at the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1997. After a crash at Le Mans in 1999 he retired from racing altogether.

Today Thierry Boutsen runs his own company, Boutsen Aviation, in Monaco.

[edit] Complete Formula One Results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Team	WDC	Points
1983	Arrows	BRA	USAW	FRA	SMR	MON	BEL Ret	USAE 7	CAN 7	GBR 15	GER 9	AUT 13	DUT 14	ITA Ret	EUR 11	RSA 9		Arrows	-	0
1984	Arrows	BRA 6	RSA 12	BEL Ret	SMR 5	FRA 11	MON DNQ	CAN Ret	USAE Ret	USA Ret	GBR Ret	GER Ret	AUT 5	DUT Ret	ITA 10	EUR 9	POR Ret	Arrows	15th	5
1985	Arrows	BRA 11	POR Ret	SMR 2	MON 9	CAN 9	USA 7	FRA 9	GBR Ret	GER 4	AUT 8	DUT Ret	ITA 9	BEL 10	EUR 6	RSA 6	AUS Ret	Arrows	11th	11
1986	Arrows	BRA Ret	ESP 7	SMR 7	MON 8	BEL Ret	CAN Ret	USA Ret	FRA Ret	GBR Ret	GER Ret	HUN Ret	AUT Ret	ITA 7	POR 10	MEX 7	AUS Ret	Arrows	-	0
1987	Benetton	BRA 5	SMR Ret	BEL Ret	MON Ret	USA Ret	FRA Ret	GBR 7	GER Ret	HUN 4	AUT 4	ITA 5	POR 14	ESP 16	MEX Ret	JPN 5	AUS 3	Benetton	8th	16
1988	Benetton	BRA 7	SMR 4	MON 8	MEX 8	CAN 3	USA 3	FRA Ret	GBR Ret	GER 6	HUN 3	BEL DSQ	ITA 6	POR 3	ESP 9	JPN 3	AUS 5	Benetton	4th	27
1989	Williams	BRA Ret	SMR 4	MON 10	MEX Ret	USA 6	CAN 1	FRA Ret	GBR 10	GER Ret	HUN 3	BEL 4	ITA 3	POR Ret	ESP Ret	JPN 3	AUS 1	Williams	5th	37
1990	Williams	USA 3	BRA 5	SMR Ret	MON 4	CAN Ret	MEX 5	FRA Ret	GBR 2	GER 6	HUN 1	BEL Ret	ITA Ret	POR Ret	ESP 4	JPN 5	AUS 5	Williams	6th	34
1991	Ligier	USA Ret	BRA 10	SMR 7	MON 7	CAN Ret	MEX 8	FRA 12	GBR Ret	GER 9	HUN 17	BEL 11	ITA Ret	POR 16	ESP Ret	JPN 9	AUS Ret	Ligier	-	0
1992	Ligier	RSA Ret	MEX 10	BRA Ret	ESP Ret	SMR Ret	MON 12	CAN 10	FRA Ret	GBR 10	GER 7	HUN Ret	BEL Ret	ITA Ret	POR 8	JPN Ret	AUS 5	Ligier	14th	2
1993	Jordan	RSA	BRA	EUR Ret	SMR Ret	ESP 11	MON Ret	CAN 12	FRA 11	GBR Ret	GER 13	HUN 9	BEL Ret	ITA	POR	JPN	AUS	Jordan	-	0