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 215th of 40,700 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 205 | 🇳🇿 Marcus Armstrong | IndyCar | 6,018 |
| 206 | 🇪🇸 Jaime Alguersuari | Stock Car Pro Series | 6,017 |
| 207 | 🇩🇪 Stefan Bellof | Formula 1 | 6,013 |
| 208 | 🇬🇧 Damon Hill | Formula 1 | 6,012 |
| 209 | 🇺🇸 Shane Van Gisbergen | NASCAR Cup Series | 6,012 |
| 210 | 🇸🇪 Thed Bjork | TCR World Tour | 6,009 |
| 211 | 🇬🇧 Richard Attwood | Formula 1 | 6,008 |
| 212 | 🇺🇸 Jimmy Davies | Formula 1 | 6,007 |
| 213 | 🇲🇽 Noel Leon | Formula 2 | 6,006 |
| 214 | 🇮🇹 Sergio Mantovani | Formula 1 | 6,005 |
| 215 | 🇫🇷 Johnny Servoz-Gavin | Formula 1 | 6,003 |
| 216 | 🇹🇭 Prince Bira | Formula 1 | 6,003 |
| 217 | 🇨🇦 Gilles Villeneuve | Formula 1 | 6,000 |
| 218 | 🇦🇺 Cameron Waters | Supercars Championship | 5,999 |
| 219 | 🇺🇸 Bob Veith | Formula 1 | 5,996 |
| 220 | 🇺🇸 Walt Faulkner | Formula 1 | 5,996 |
| 221 | 🇮🇹 Umberto Maglioli | Formula 1 | 5,994 |
| 222 | 🇬🇧 Peter Arundell | Formula 1 | 5,993 |
| 223 | 🇺🇸 Johnnie Parsons | Formula 1 | 5,992 |
| 224 | 🇫🇮 Jyrki Järvilehto | Formula 1 | 5,991 |
| 225 | 🇬🇧 Brian Henton | Formula 1 | 5,990 |
Johnny Servoz-Gavin was an established professional racing driver who competed in Formula 1 between 1967 and 1970, driving for March and latterly Matra-Ford. He made eleven starts across four seasons in a field that mixed amateur and semi-professional entrants with graded professionals.[1]
His Formula 1 career yielded a single podium finish and a championship point, placing him 15th in the final standings of 1970. He raced regularly against established professionals including Denny Hulme, the 1967 Formula 1 champion, with whom he was closely matched across their meetings. Against Pedro Rodríguez, another regular opponent with 54 Formula 1 starts to his name, he typically finished behind. He took victories over Jacky Ickx and Pete Lovely, both established professionals with substantial single-seater experience.[2]
In the Matra-Ford team alongside Jackie Stewart, an elite professional and multiple-time Formula 1 champion, Servoz-Gavin was part of one of the grid's stronger operations. His record showed him capable of competing with the established professionals of the era, though his limited starts meant his career remained unfinished before his retirement from the sport.