Quick Facts
Biography
François Migault (4 December 1944 – 29 January 2012) was a racing driver from Le Mans, France. He participated in 16 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 13 August 1972, but scored no championship points.
Life
A native of Le Mans, he also entered the 24 Hours of Le Mans race 25 times, between 1972 and 2002.
Migault's first attempt in Formula One in 1972 was with the small, underfunded Connew team that managed to start in only one race. In 1974, he drove almost a complete season with British Racing Motors after both BRM drivers of 1973, Niki Lauda and Clay Regazzoni, had moved to Ferrari.
In 1975, a few races with the ill-fated Embassy Hill team and Williams followed. In Formula Two that year, Migault achieved some success with an Osella FA2, scoring one point.
Migault continued to compete at Le Mans until he was in his mid-fifties and achieved a best finish of second in 1976, together with two other podium finishes.
Migault died on 29 January 2012 after a long battle with cancer.
Racing record
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Darnvall Connew | Connew PC1 | Cosworth V8 | ARG | RSA | ESP | MON | BEL | FRA | GBR DNS | GER | AUT Ret | ITA | CAN | USA | NC | 0 | |||
| 1974 | Team Motul BRM | BRM P160E | BRM V12 | ARG Ret | BRA 16 | RSA 15 | ESP Ret | BEL 16 | MON Ret | SWE | FRA 14 | GBR NC | GER DNQ | AUT | NC | 0 | ||||
| BRM P201 | NED Ret | ITA Ret | CAN | USA | ||||||||||||||||
| 1975 | Embassy Racing With Graham Hill | Hill GH1 | Cosworth V8 | ARG | BRA | RSA | ESP NC | MON | BEL Ret | SWE | NED | NC | 0 | |||||||
| Frank Williams Racing Cars | Williams FW03 | FRA DNS | GBR | GER | AUT | ITA | USA |
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 |  Charles Pozzi | Daniel Rouveyran | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 | GT 5.0 | 22 | DNF | DNF |
| 1973 |  North American Racing Team | Luigi Chinetti, Jr. | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 | GT 5.0 | 299 | 13th | 3rd |
| 1974 | Équipe Gitanes | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Matra-Simca MS670C | S 3.0 | 324 | 3rd | 3rd |
| 1975 | Gitanes Automobiles Ligier | Henri Pescarolo | Ligier JS2-Ford Cosworth | S 3.0 | 146 | DNF | DNF |
| 1976 | Grand Touring Cars Inc. | Jean-Louis Lafosse | Mirage GR8-Ford Cosworth | S 3.0 | 338 | 2nd | 2nd |
| 1977 | North American Racing Team | Lucien Guitteny | Ferrari 365 GT4/BB | IMSA | 268 | 16th | 6th |
| 1978 | Écurie Grand Competition Cars North American Racing Team | Lucien Guitteny | Ferrari 365 GT4/BB | IMSA +2.5 | 262 | 16th | 3rd |
| 1979 |  Alain de Cadenet | Alain de Cadenet | De Cadenet-Lola T380-Ford Cosworth | S +2.0 | 10 | DNF | DNF |
| 1980 | Alain de Cadenet | Alain de Cadenet | De Cadenet-Lola LM-Ford Cosworth | S +2.0 | 313 | 7th | 3rd |
| 1981 | Otis Jean Rondeau | Gordon Spice | Rondeau M379-Ford Cosworth | GTP 3.0 | 335 | 3rd | 2nd |
| 1982 | Malardeau Automobiles Jean Rondeau | Gordon Spice Xavier Lapeyre | Rondeau M382-Ford Cosworth | C | 150 | DNF | DNF |
| 1983 | Peer Racing |  David Kennedy Martin Birrane | Ford C100 | C | 16 | DNF | DNF |
| 1984 | John Bartlett Racing | Steve Kempton François Sérvanin | Lola T610-Ford Cosworth | C2 | 52 | DNF | DNF |
| 1986 | WM Secateva | Jean-Daniel Raulet Michel Pignard | WM P86-Peugeot | C1 | 132 | DNF | DNF |
| 1987 | WM Secateva | Jean-Daniel Raulet Pascal Pessiot | WM P86-Peugeot | C1 | 14 | DNF | DNF |
| 1988 | Courage Compétition | Paul Belmondo Ukyo Katayama | Courage C22-Porsche | C1 | 66 | DNF | DNF |
| 1990 | Automobiles Louis Descartes | Gérard Tremblay Jacques Heuclin | ALD C289-Ford Cosworth | C2 | 36 | DNF | DNF |
| 1991 | Courage Compétition | Lionel Robert Jean-Daniel Raulet | Cougar C26S-Porsche | C2 | 331 | 11th | 11th |
| 1992 | TDR Spice Racing | Chris Hodgetts Thierry Lecerf | Spice SE90C-Ford Cosworth | C1 | - | DNS | DNS |
| 1993 |  Porsche Kremer Racing | Andy Evans Tomás Saldaña | Porsche 962CK6 | C2 | 316 | 13th | 8th |
| 1994 | Rent-A-Car Racing Team Luigi Racing | Denis Morin Philippe Gache | Dodge Viper RT/10 | GT1 | 225 | NC | NC |
| 1995 | Team Marcos | David Leslie Chris Marsh | Marcos Mantara LM600 | GT2 | 184 | NC | NC |
| 1998 | Pilot Racing | Michel Ferté Pascal Fabre | Ferrari 333 SP | LMP1 | 203 | DNF | DNF |
| 2001 | S & R Rowan Racing Ltd. | Warren Carway Martin O'Connell | Pilbeam MP84-Nissan | LMP675 | 3 | DNF | DNF |
| 2002 | Kondo Racing | Masahiko Kondo Ian McKellar, Jr. | Dome S101-Judd | LMP900 | 182 | DNF | DNF |