RACING DRIVER

François Cevert

1944 - 1973

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Albert François Cevert (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃.swa se.vɛʁ]; 25 February 1944 – 6 October 1973) was a French racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1969 to 1973. Cevert won the 1971 United States Grand Prix with Tyrrell. Cevert competed in Formula One for Tecno and Tyrrell, finishing third in the World Drivers' Championship in 1971. During qualifying for the 1973 United States Grand Prix, Cevert was killed when he crashed his Tyrrell 006 in an attempt at his maiden pole position. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. François Cevert is the 40th most popular racing driver (down from 26th in 2019), the 1,139th most popular biography from France (down from 880th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular French Racing Driver.

François Cevert is most famous for being a Formula One driver who died in 1973, at the age of 26. He was killed in practice for the 1973 United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, François Cevert ranks 40 out of 1,080. Before him are Gerhard Berger, Mika Häkkinen, Mike Hawthorn, Jochen Mass, Carlos Sainz, and Jody Scheckter. After him are Alfredo Ferrari, Jean Todt, Damon Hill, Stirling Moss, Denny Hulme, and Phil Hill.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, François Cevert ranks 89. Before him are Rudy Giuliani, Maria João Pires, Zafarullah Khan Jamali, Peter Weir, Bernard Hill, and Graham Taylor. After him are Nguyễn Phú Trọng, Michelle Phillips, Sam Elliott, Bora Milutinović, Nebahat Çehre, and Klaus Nomi. Among people deceased in 1973, François Cevert ranks 50. Before him are Luis Carrero Blanco, Dickinson W. Richards, Jean-Pierre Melville, Emmy Göring, Elsa Schiaparelli, and A. S. Neill. After him are Taha Hussein, Howard H. Aiken, Otto Klemperer, P. Ramlee, Lex Barker, and Edward G. Robinson.

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In France

Among people born in France, François Cevert ranks 1,139 out of 6,770. Before him are Christophe Plantin (1520), Jean-Pierre Papin (1963), Victorien Sardou (1831), Claude Lanzmann (1925), Heinrich Kramer (1430), and Hugh of Italy (880). After him are James II of Majorca (1243), Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier (1754), Pierre Schaeffer (1910), Édouard Vuillard (1868), Antoine César Becquerel (1788), and Jacques Hébert (1757).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In France

Among racing drivers born in France, François Cevert ranks 2. Before him are Alain Prost (1955). After him are Jean Todt (1946), René Arnoux (1948), Didier Pironi (1952), Patrick Depailler (1944), Michèle Mouton (1951), Jean Alesi (1964), Patrick Tambay (1949), Jacques Laffite (1943), Maurice Trintignant (1917), and Pierre Levegh (1905).

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