Biography
François Hesnault was born on 30 December 1956 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. He began racing in French Formula Renault in 1980 and then moved to French Formula Three, finishing third in 1982 with two wins and second in 1983 with five wins. He missed the 1983 title by two points to Michel Ferté. He also took part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1982 and 1983.
Hesnault entered Formula One with Ligier in 1984, and his best result was seventh in the Dutch Grand Prix. In 1985 he drove alongside Nelson Piquet at Brabham, but left the team after four races. At the German Grand Prix he was entered in a third Renault fitted with a prototype onboard camera, the first use of such technology in a Grand Prix. He retired from racing after that. In total he had 21 entries and 19 starts, and scored no championship points.
Source: Wikipedia, “François Hesnault”. Text licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Teammate battle 1985
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