Johnny Servoz-Gavin
Georges-Francis Servoz-Gavin, better known as "Johnny", was a motor racing driver in both sportscars and single seaters. Born 18 January, 1942, in Grenoble, France, Johnny was a rising star, becoming French Formula Three Champion in 1966 and the European Formula 2 Champion in 1969, following in the footsteps of Jacky Ickx and Jean-Pierre Beltoise. He started 12 F1 races, failing to qualify in one, between 1967 and 1970. His best year was 1968, in which he scored six points driving a Matra in the Italian Grand Prix. He only scored a fifth and a sixth in the next two years, however, and in 1970 after failing to qualify for the Monaco Grand Prix he retired. A man of good looks and high society, he is also known for being the driver in the film Rendez-Vous (1970).
Servoz-Gavin participated in 12 grands prix. He achieved 1 podium, and scored a total of 9 championship points.
Complete Formula One results
(Note: grands prix in bold denote points scoring races.)
Yr | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Team |
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1967 | Matr | SAF | MON | DUT | BEL | FRA | GBR | DEU | CAN | ITA | USA | MEX | Matr | ||
1968 | Matr | SAF | SPA | MON | BEL | DUT | FRA | GBR | DEU | ITA | CAN | USA | MEX | Matr | |
1969 | Matr | SAF | SPA | MON | DUT | FRA | GBR | DEU | ITA | CAN | USA | MEX | Matr | ||
1970 | Marc | SAF | SPA | MON | BEL | DUT | FRA | GBR | DEU | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | MEX | Marc |