- François Hesnault
Former F1 driver
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Name = François Hesnault
Nationality = flagicon|France French
Years = F1|1984 - F1|1985
Team(s) =Ligier ,Brabham , Renault
Races = 21 (19 starts)
Championships = 0
Wins = 0
Podiums = 0
Poles = 0
Points = 0
Fastest laps = 0
First race =1984 Brazilian Grand Prix
First win =
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Last race =1985 German Grand Prix François Hesnault (born
December 30 ,1956 inNeuilly-sur-Seine ) is a formerracing driver fromFrance . He participated in 21Formula One Grands Prix, debuting onMarch 25 ,1984 . He scored no championship points.Hesnault enjoyed some success in the
French Formula Three Championship , finishing third in the series in 1982 and second in 1983.After a season with
Ligier he was hired to beNelson Piquet 's team-mate at Brabham, but he was sacked after four uncompetitive races, only returning for a one-off race in a third Renault which carried a prototypeonboard camera , making it the first use of this technology in a Grand Prix. This is also the last race in which three cars have been entered for the same team (current third drivers are not eligible to compete in the races). After this race, Hesnault retired from motor racing, having suffered a particularly heavy crash in testing shortly before parting company with Brabham.Complete Formula One World Championship results
() (Races in bold indicate pole position)
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