Johnny Servoz-Gavin is a racing driver from France who last raced in Formula 1 for March. Servoz-Gavin has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 11 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 6,003 ranks Servoz-Gavin 216th 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.
| 1970-04-19 | Jarama | P5 | +93 |
| 1970-03-07 | Kyalami | DNF | −59 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +174 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1968 | Formula 1 | P2 |
| +94 | Mosport 1969 | Formula 1 | P6 |
| +93 | Jarama 1970 | Formula 1 | P5 |
| +64 | Watkins Glen International 1969 | Formula 1 | DNF |
| +57 | Circuit Mont-Tremblant 1968 | Formula 1 | DNF |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | ▸Formula 1 | March | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | P15 | +34 | 6,106 |
| 1969 | ▸Formula 1 | Matra-Ford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | P14 | +191 | 6,072 |
| 1968 | ▸Formula 1 | Matra-Ford | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | P12 | +78 | 5,881 |
| 1967 | ▸Formula 1 | Matra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +4,454 | 5,804 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇿 Denny Hulme | 6,318 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36% |
| 🇲🇽 Pedro Rodríguez | 6,222 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% |
| 🇦🇹 Jochen Rindt | 6,167 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% |
| 🇦🇺 Jack Brabham | 6,163 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36% |
| 🇳🇿 Bruce McLaren | 6,143 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% |
| 🇬🇧 John Surtees | 5,958 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 55% |
| 🇬🇧 Piers Courage | 5,727 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 64% |
| 🇬🇧 Jackie Stewart | 6,669 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% |
| 🇨🇭 Jo Siffert | 6,136 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% |
| 🇬🇧 Graham Hill | 6,130 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 206 | 🇺🇸 Brad Keselowski | NASCAR Cup Series | 6,018 |
| 207 | 🇪🇸 Jaime Alguersuari | Stock Car Pro Series | 6,017 |
| 208 | 🇩🇪 Stefan Bellof | Formula 1 | 6,013 |
| 209 | 🇬🇧 Damon Hill | Formula 1 | 6,012 |
| 210 | 🇳🇱 Richard Verschoor | European Le Mans Series | 6,010 |
| 211 | 🇸🇪 Thed Bjork | TCR World Tour | 6,010 |
| 212 | 🇬🇧 Richard Attwood | Formula 1 | 6,008 |
| 213 | 🇺🇸 Jimmy Davies | Formula 1 | 6,007 |
| 214 | 🇮🇹 Sergio Mantovani | Formula 1 | 6,005 |
| 215 | 🇬🇧 Nick Yelloly | IMSA WeatherTech | 6,004 |
| 216 | 🇫🇷 Johnny Servoz-Gavin | Formula 1 | 6,003 |
| 217 | 🇹🇭 Prince Bira | Formula 1 | 6,003 |
| 218 | 🇺🇸 Alex Bowman | NASCAR Cup Series | 6,001 |
| 219 | 🇨🇦 Gilles Villeneuve | Formula 1 | 6,000 |
| 220 | 🇦🇺 Cameron Waters | Supercars Championship | 5,999 |
| 221 | 🇬🇧 Alex Lynn | WEC | 5,997 |
| 222 | 🇳🇿 Brendon Hartley | WEC | 5,997 |
| 223 | 🇺🇸 Bob Veith | Formula 1 | 5,996 |
| 224 | 🇺🇸 Walt Faulkner | Formula 1 | 5,996 |
| 225 | 🇮🇹 Umberto Maglioli | Formula 1 | 5,994 |
| 226 | 🇬🇧 Peter Arundell | Formula 1 | 5,993 |
Johnny Servoz-Gavin was a French single-seater driver whose Formula 1 career spanned four seasons from 1967 to 1970, during which he made 11 starts for March. His rating of 7,153 places him among elite professionals; drivers at this level are race winners at the very top of motorsport, capable of beating established front-runners. Servoz-Gavin never won a Formula 1 race, but he scored one podium finish and demonstrated consistent speed in a limited sample, averaging a finishing position of 5.3 across all classified starts.[1]
His head-to-head record against contemporaries shows the quality of opposition he faced. Against Jacky Ickx, an elite professional driver rated 7,081, Servoz-Gavin finished ahead in one of three shared races but trailed in two others. The same pattern emerged against Jean-Pierre Beltoise, another strong competitor at 6,914, where Servoz-Gavin won one direct contest but finished behind on two occasions. He also managed multiple victories over Pete Lovely and Piers Courage in their shared races, demonstrating he could beat comparable drivers. Most of Servoz-Gavin's Formula 1 appearances came with Matra-Ford, a competitive team that fielded Jackie Stewart, one of the era's dominators, alongside him and other drivers.[2]
Servoz-Gavin's Formula 1 tenure ended in 1970 with a final pair of races that produced no points finishes, and he subsequently retired from racing. His career, though brief at the highest level, places him among the capable professionals of his era who lacked either the machinery or the longevity to break through to regular race victories.