François Mazet
François Mazet (born 24 February 1943 in Paris[1]) is a former racing driver from France. He participated in only one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, finished 13th and scored no championship points.
Born | Paris, France | 24 February 1943
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Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | French |
Active years | 1971 |
Teams | non-works March |
Entries | 1 |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Career points | 0 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First entry | 1971 French Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1971 French Grand Prix |
Mazet won the French Formula Three Championship in 1969 with a Tecno, and moved to Formula Two (F2) with the Sports Motor team alongside Tim Schenken for 1970.[2] It was not a successful move and with sponsorship from Shell Petroleum, Mazet raced Jo Siffert's F2 Chevron when Siffert was unavailable as well as touring cars for Ford Germany.[2] The association with Siffert led to Mazet driving the team's March 701 at Paul Ricard in the 1971 French Grand Prix.[2] This however, was his only attempt at Formula One.
After his racing career ended, Mazet was involved in the sponsorship of Lotus by Essex Petroleum in the 1980s.[2]
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | WDC | Points |
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1971 | Jo Siffert Automobiles | March 701 | Cosworth V8 | RSA | ESP | MON | NED | FRA 13 |
GBR | GER | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | NC | 0 |
References
- Jenkins, Richard. "The World Championship drivers — Where are they now?". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 2007-07-29.
- Small, Steve (1994). The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who. Guinness. p. 251. ISBN 0851127029.