Francois Cevert

Albert François Cevert Goldenberg was a French racing driver who took part in the Formula One World Championship. Cevert was the brother-in-law of Grand Prix driver Jean-Pierre Beltoise. When he was 16, François Cevert began his motorsport career on two wheels, rather than four, initially racing his mother\'s Vespa scooter against friends, before graduating to his own Norton at the age of 19. In 1966 he completed a training course at the Le Mans school, before enrolling at the Magny-Cours racing school. After winning the French Formula 3 Championship, Cevert joined the works Tecno Formula Two team in 1969. When Johnny Servoz-Gavin suddenly retired from the Tyrrell Formula One team three races into the 1970 season, Tyrrell called upon Cevert to be his number two driver, alongside defending World Champion Stewart. Over the next four seasons, Cevert became the veteran Stewart\'s devoted protege. In 1973, the Tyrrell team was back on top in Formula One and Cevert showed he was capable of running with Stewart at almost every race. He finished second six times, three times behind Stewart. At Watkins Glen, with Stewart having already clinched his third World Championship, Cevert was killed during Saturday morning qualifying, while battling for pole position with Ronnie Peterson. Cevert was 29 years and 224 days old. François Cevert is buried in the Cimetière de Vaudelnay in the village of Vaudelnay, Maine-et-Loire.