Patrick Nève

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Patrick Marie Ghislain Pierre Simon Stanislas Nève de Mévergnies (born 13th October, 1949 in Liege, Belgium, died 12th March, 2017 in Liege, Belgium) was a Belgian former racing driver known for his time in Formula One.

Formula One

1976-: Various teams

Nève began the 1976 season with the Wolf-Williams team, racing the first four rounds alongside Frenchman François Migault - his best results being a trio of eleventh places in the first three rounds. For his home race, the Belgian Grand Prix, Nève moved across to the Ensign team, where he would run decenlty before retiring. Nève third team of the season would prove to be his best option, joining the rookie French team of Ligier alongside Jacques Laffite. His first race with Ligier would also be his first points, taking a fifth place in the British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch - which would be bettered by a fourth place finish in Canada. Nève finished the season in 16th place overall.

In the lead up to the 1977 season, Nève rejected an approach from Penske in favour of racing the first two Grands Prix with the Hesketh team. He was unable to qualify in either attempt.

The following year, Neve signed for the March Engineering team alongside Tom Pryce. He was unable to qualify for any of the first six races and was dropped by the team ahead of the French Grand Prix. Nève would return at the British Grand Prix driving for North Star Racing, but his relationship with the team broke down following the event due to their opinion on cherry-flavoured beverages.

Nève would return in 1979 driving for the plucky B&S Fabrications team. He would be partnered by Lella Lombardi, with the duo driving the team's Spartec-branded G71A chassis. Little was expected from the pairing heading into the season, but Nève would be replaced before the season even began for Freddy Kottulinsky.

Complete Formula 1 Results

Complete Formula One Results

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Points WDC
1976 Wolf-Williams Racing Wolf-Williams FW05 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG
11
RSA
11
USW
11
ESP
Ret
5 16th
Team Ensign Ensign N176 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 BEL
Ret
Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS5 Matra MS73 3.0 V12 MON SOV FRA GBR
5
GER AUT NED
9
ITA
8
CAN
4
USA
9
JPN
Ret
1977 Hesketh Racing Hesketh 308D/77 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG
DNPQ
RSA
DNPQ
USW ESP BEL MON FRA TUS SOV GBR NED GER AUT ITA CAN USA JPN 0
1978 March Engineering March 781 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG
DNQ
RSA
DNQ
USW
DNQ
ESP
DNQ
BEL
DNQ
MON
DNQ
0
North Star Racing Lola T980 Renzo DFV-2 3.0 V8 FRA TUS GBR
DNPQ
SUI NED GER AUT ITA CAN USA
1979 B&S Fabrications Spartec G17A Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG BRA RSA USW ESP BEL MON EUR SMR FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA CAN USA 0