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🇫🇷 François Cevert

Racing driver from France. Formula 1, Tyrrell.
Driver facts
Full name
François Cevert
Born
25 February 1944(b. 1944)
Nationality
France
Current team
Tyrrell
Series
Formula 1
Status
Retired
Career wins
1
Career podiums
13
Career starts
47
Career DNFs
18
Racer Rating
6,294
François Cevert
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
6,294
Rank 96 of 40,105 indexed, -394 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
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François Cevert is a racing driver from France who last raced in Formula 1 for Tyrrell. Cevert has recorded 1 win and 13 podiums from 47 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 6,294 ranks Cevert 96th of 40,105 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
1973 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFGERAUTITACANUSAARGBRASOUESPBELMONSWEFRAGBRNEDGERAUTITACANUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
1973-10-07Watkins Glen InternationalFormula 1DNF−194
1973-09-23MosportFormula 1DNF−171
1973-09-09Autodromo Nazionale di MonzaFormula 1P5+50
1973-08-19Red Bull RingFormula 1DNF−169
1973-08-05NürburgringFormula 1P2+80
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+162Paul Ricard 1971Formula 1P2
+146Nürburgring 1971Formula 1P2
+136Watkins Glen International 1971Formula 1P1
+126Watkins Glen International 1972Formula 1P2
+121Nivelles-Baulers 1972Formula 1P2
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza4 starts+7
Struggles
Red Bull Ring4 starts-49
Watkins Glen International4 starts-6
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
1973▸Formula 1Tyrrell15074047P4+2616,688
1972▸Formula 1Tyrrell12026015P6−296,427
1971▸Formula 1Tyrrell11144026P3+5376,457
1970▸Formula 1March900401P16+4,5705,920
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Cevert finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇬🇧 Jackie Stewart6,66946143230%
🇳🇿 Denny Hulme6,31845192642%
🇸🇪 Ronnie Peterson6,24245212447%
🇧🇪 Jacky Ickx5,93144251957%
🇨🇭 Clay Regazzoni6,21243251858%
🇬🇧 Graham Hill6,13043271663%
🇧🇷 Emerson Fittipaldi5,82343172640%
🇫🇷 Jean-Pierre Beltoise5,76442251760%
🇳🇿 Chris Amon5,76837191851%
🇳🇿 Howden Ganley6,03434221265%
🇦🇷 Carlos ReutemannHigher-rated6,5522517868%
🇿🇦 Jody ScheckterHigher-rated, 1× champion6,39163350%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
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François Cevert is a racing driver from France who last raced in Formula 1 for Tyrrell. Cevert has recorded 1 win and 13 podiums from 47 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 6,294 ranks Cevert 96th of 40,105 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
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