United States GP 1971 - François 1er

By winning the 2020 Italian GP, Pierre Gasly put an end to twenty-four years of failure in F1 for French drivers. Fifty years ago, François Cevert achieved a similar feat by winning the United States Grand Prix, thirteen years after Maurice Trintignant's second victory in Monaco.

Published on 01/10/2021 à 08:52

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At the start of the 1960s, French motorsport was at its lowest point, no longer having a top driver, with the exception of an aging Trintignant. Started in 1964, the French revival is embodied by Jean-Pierre Beltoise, who takes in his wake Johnny Servoz-Gavin, Henri Pescarolo and François Cevert towards the F1. The last of our musketeers experienced a meteoric rise, joining the Tyrrell team mid-season 1970, in place of the newly retired Servoz-Gavin. François, who bears his mother's name, however, did not have an easy start, his father being hostile to his passion for motor sports. For Charles Goldenberg, a jeweler in Neuilly-sur-Seine, car racing is only a gigolo's occupation, but François nevertheless manages to compete in a few motorcycle races, karting or Formula Vé before attending driving schools: Le Mans d’abord, Magny-Cours ensuite, où il remporte le Volant Shell fin 1966 devant le mo