Jean-Pierre Nicolas (born 22 January 1945) is a French former rally driver who competed mainly in the 1970s.

Nicolas took five WRC event wins in the World Rally Championship.

His best result in the drivers' championship was second with 31 points, after Markku Alén (53) and ahead of Hannu Mikkola (30), in the 1978 FIA Cup for Drivers.

He was then the FIA Intercontinental Rally Challenge's Motorsport Development Manager.

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