Jean de Pourtales

Jean de Pourtales
Born	(1965-08-19) August 19, 1965 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	1995–present
Known for	Competing in motorsport despite using an artificial limb

Jean de Pourtales (born 19 August 1965) is a professional French racing driver originating from Neuilly-sur-Seine. Before embarking on his motorsport journey, he was part of the British junior alpine ski team; however, his skiing pursuits were cut short following an injury.

His entry into competitive racing commenced in 1995 with British Formula Vauxhall Junior, advancing to British Formula Renault by 1998 where he secured a 10th place overall. Between 1999 and 2004, de Pourtales participated intermittently in Euro Formula 3000, achieving his highest season ranking of 17th in 2003. More recently, he has taken part on a part-time basis in the Le Mans Series within the LMP2 category and has competed at the 24 Hours of Le Mans representing Kruse Schiller Motorsport.

Handicap

De Pourtales is distinguished within the racing community for competing despite using an artificial limb. After losing his left forearm and hand in a road incident during his twenties, he utilizes a customized steering wheel connected to a prosthetic arm, enabling him to race competitively alongside able-bodied drivers.

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
Template:24hLM	Kruse Motorsport	Tony Burgess Template:Country data AUTTemplate:Namespace detect showall Norbert Siedler	Pescarolo 01-Judd	LMP2	98	DNF	DNF
Template:24hLM	Kruse Schiller Motorsport	Template:Country data JPNTemplate:Namespace detect showall Hideki Noda Template:Country data DENTemplate:Namespace detect showall Allan Simonsen	Lola B05/40-Mazda	LMP2	147	DNF	DNF
Template:24hLM	Kruse Schiller Motorsport	Template:Country data JPNTemplate:Namespace detect showall Hideki Noda Template:Country data HKGTemplate:Namespace detect showall Matthew Marsh	Lola B07/46-Mazda	LMP2	261	DNF	DNF
Template:24hLM	Kruse Schiller Motorsport	Template:Country data JPNTemplate:Namespace detect showall Hideki Noda Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jonathan Kennard	Lola B07/40-Judd	LMP2	291	26th	10th