Georges-Francis "Johnny" Servoz-Gavin (18 January 1942 – 29 May 2006) was a French motor racing driver in both sportscars and single seaters.
Servoz-Gavin participated in 13 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix between 1967 and 1970, qualifying in all but one. He achieved one podium, and scored a total of nine championship points. He drove for the Tyrrell Formula One team, mainly as Jackie Stewart's teammate.
Early life
Servoz-Gavin was born in Grenoble, a city in the foothills of the Alps. As a teenager, he worked as a ski instructor, during which time he became known as "Johnny".
Other motorsport interests
In 1969, Servoz-Gavin participated in Matra endurance events, co-driving with Pedro Rodríguez.
After his racing career was over, Servoz-Gavin lived on a houseboat and suffered serious burns when a gas bottle exploded on his boat in 1982.
Racing record
24 Hours of Le Mans results
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
! Year
! Team
! Co-Drivers
! Car
! Class
! Laps
!
!
|-
! 1966
|align="left"| Matra Sports SARL
|align="left"| Jean-Pierre Beltoise
|align="left"| Matra MS620-BRM
| P<br>2.0
| 112
| DNF
| DNF
|-
! 1967
|align="left"| Equipe Matra Sports
|align="left"| Jean-Pierre Beltoise
|align="left"| Matra MS630-BRM
| P<br>2.0
| 155
| DNF
| DNF
|-
! 1968
|align="left"| Equipe Matra Sports
|align="left"| Henri Pescarolo
|align="left"| Matra MS630
| P<br>3.0
| 283
| DNF
| DNF
|-
! 1969
|align="left"| Equipe Matra Elf
|align="left"| Herbert Müller
|align="left"| Matra MS630
| P<br>3.0
| 158
| DNF
| DNF
|-
!colspan="8"|
|}
Complete European Formula Two Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
!
! Pts
|-
|rowspan=2|
!rowspan=2| Matra Sports
! Matra MS5
!rowspan=2| Ford
| SNE
| SIL
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NÜR<br/>
| HOC
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TUL<br/><small></small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JAR<br/><small></small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ZAN<br/>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PER<br/><small></small>
| BRH
|
!rowspan=2| 6th
!rowspan=2| 15
|-
! Matra MS7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| VAL<br/>
|-
|
! Matra Sports
! Matra MS7
! Ford
| HOC
| THR
| JAR
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PAL<br/>
| TUL
| ZAN
| PER
| HOC
| VAL
|
! NC
! 0
|-
|
! Matra International
! Matra MS7
! Ford
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR<br/><small></small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC<br/><small></small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NÜR<br/><small></small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JAR<br/><small></small>
| TUL
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| PER<br/><small></small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| VAL<br/>
|
|
|
!style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st
!style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 37
|}
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
!
! Pts
|-
| 1967
! Matra Sports
! Matra MS5 (F2)
! Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4
| RSA
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MON<br>
| NED
| BEL
| FRA
| GBR
| GER
| CAN
| ITA
| USA
| MEX
|
|
! NC
! 0
|-
|rowspan=2| 1968
! Matra International
! Matra MS10
! Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
| RSA
| ESP
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MON<br>
| BEL
| NED
|
|
|
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ITA<br />
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAN<br />
| USA
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MEX<br />
|
!rowspan=2| 13th
!rowspan=2| 6
|-
! Cooper Car Company
! Cooper T86B
! BRM P101 3.0 V12
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA<br />
| GBR
| GER
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 1969
!rowspan=2| Matra International
! Matra MS7 (F2)
! Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4
| RSA
| ESP
| MON
| NED
| FRA
| GBR
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|GER<br />
| ITA
|
|
|
|
|
!rowspan=2| 17th
!rowspan=2| 1
|-
! Matra MS84
! Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAN<br />
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| USA<br />
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MEX<br />
|
|
|-
| 1970
! Tyrrell Racing Organisation
! March 701
! Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RSA<br>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ESP<br>
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MON<br>
| BEL
| NED
| FRA
| GBR
| GER
| AUT
| ITA
| CAN
| USA
| MEX
! 20th
! 2
|-
!colspan="19"|
|}