François Cevert

Albert François Cevert (born 25 February 1944, died 6 October 1973) was a French racing driver who competed in Formula One from 1969 to 1973 for Tecno and Tyrrell. He began on two wheels, racing his mother's Vespa scooter at sixteen and later his own Norton, and turned to cars after his National Service. After winning the Volant Shell scholarship at the Winfield racing school he became French Formula 3 Champion in 1968 in a Tecno, then joined the works Tecno Formula Two team in 1969. Recommended to Ken Tyrrell by Jackie Stewart, he became Tyrrell's number two driver in 1970, won the 1971 United States Grand Prix and finished third in the 1971 World Drivers' Championship. He was killed in a crash during qualifying for the 1973 United States Grand Prix while chasing his first pole position.