Jean-Pierre Nicolas is a retired French

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 professional rally

Rallying

Rallying, also known as rally racing, is a form of auto racing that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars...

 driver who competed mainly in the 1970s.

Nicolas took five WRC event wins in the World Rally Championship

World Rally Championship

The World Rally Championship is a rallying series organised by the FIA, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer. The driver's world championship and manufacturer's world championship are separate championships, but based on the same point system. The series currently consists of 13...

. His best placement in the drivers' championship was second with 31 points, after Markku Alén

Markku Alén

Markku Allan Alén is a Finnish former rally and race car driver. He drove for Fiat, Lancia, Subaru and Toyota in the World Rally Championship, and held the record for most stage wins in the series until 2011...

 (53) and ahead of Hannu Mikkola

Hannu Mikkola

Hannu Olavi Mikkola is a retired world champion rally driver. He was a seven time winner of the 1000 Lakes Rally in Finland and won the RAC Rally in Great Britain four times.- Career :...

 (30), in the 1978 FIA Cup for Drivers.

He was the Sporting Director for Peugeot, around the time the 206 WRC was the official works Peugeot car.
He is now the FIA Intercontinental Rally Challenge's Motorsport Development Manager.

WRC wins

#	Event	Season	Co-driver	Car
1	Early Modern France 17ème Tour de Corse Tour de Corse The Tour de Corse - Rallye de France is a rally first held in 1956 on the island of Corsica. It was part of the World Rally Championship from the inaugural 1973 season to 2008. The name "Tour de Corse" refers to the fact that in the early days it was run around the island; nowadays it only features...	1973	Michel Vial	Alpine-Renault A110 1800
2	Morocco 19ème Rallye du Maroc Rallye du Maroc The Rallye du Maroc was a marathon rally, similar to the Safari Rally. It was first run in 1934, and held intermittently until 1988. Established by the Royal Automobile Club of Morocco, it is one of the more difficult automotive rallies...	1976	Michel Gamet	Peugeot 504 Peugeot 504 The Peugeot 504 is a large family car manufactured by French automaker Peugeot between 1968 and 1983, with licensed production continuing until 2006.-1968 — introduction:...
3	Monaco 46ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo	1978	Vincent Laverne	Porsche 911 Porsche 911 The Porsche 911 is a luxury 2-door sports coupe made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. It has a distinctive design, rear-engined and with independent rear suspension, an evolution of the swing axle on the Porsche 356. The engine was also air-cooled until the introduction of the Type 996 in 1998...
4	Kenya 26th Safari Rally Safari Rally The Safari Rally is considered by many to be the world's toughest rally. It was first held from 27 May to 1 June 1953 as the East African Coronation Safari in Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika, as a celebration of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II...	1978	Jean-Claude Lefèbvre	Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé Peugeot 504 The Peugeot 504 is a large family car manufactured by French automaker Peugeot between 1968 and 1983, with licensed production continuing until 2006.-1968 — introduction:...
5	Côte d'Ivoire 10ème Rallye Bandama Côte d'Ivoire	1978	Michel Gamet	Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé