François Migault

François Migault (born 4th December, 1944 in Le Mans, France, died 29th January, 2012 in Le Mans, France) was a French racing driver most famous for his appearances in Formula One.

Formula One

1976: Wolf-Williams

After making his debut in the early 1970s, Migault found himself at the Williams team by 1976. He would have a stable if unremarkable start to the season, not scoring any points until the seventh race of the season - taking a fifth place in the Soviet Grand Prix. This would be followed up by a pair of sixth place finishes in France and Great Britain.

Migault's run of consecutive points finished would be halted in the German Grand Prix, where he collided with a spinning Emerson Fittipaldi - breaking one of his ankles, causing him to miss the next four races. He'd return with a seventh place at the United States Grand Prix before a career-best third place in the season-ending Japanese Grand Prix. Migault would finish the season in fourteenth overall.

1977: Fittipaldi

With a change of ownership at Williams, Migault found himself out of a drive with the British team so he joined the Brazilian Copersucar Team Fittipaldi squad for the 1977 season. Migault would spend most of the year being more consistent if slower than team-mate Emerson Fittipaldi, who often found bad luck. After Fittipaldi's injury at the Dutch Grand Prix, new team-mate Jean-Pierre Jarier had the speed advantage but also saw the chequered flag on a regular basis. However, it would be Migault who would go on to score Fittipaldi's only point of 1977 at the United States Grand Prix.

1978: Ligier

With the sale of Fittipaldi to Alfa Romeo in late 1977, Migault found himself expelled from the team. Surprisingly, a lifeline would come in the form of Ligier, who offered Migault a preliminary 4 race contract to replace the ailing Jacky Ickx.