Patrick Nève – F3 and F2 | The “forgotten” drivers of F1

1975 F3 Silverstone

1975 F3 Silverstone. Photo Christian Dosogne via FB

1975 F3 Silverstone. Photo Christian Dosogne via FB

1975 Patrick Neve (no 58) in the Safir RJ03 alongside Richard Hawkins in the FS Ratcliffe Springs entered March 743 Toyota (no 17) on the grid for the start of the BP Super Visco Static Formula 3 race @ Oulton Park, 4th October 1975. Photo and info Jonathan Ranger

1975 F3 /F5000 meeting/. Photo Robert Clayson

1975 Another picture of RJ03, with slightly rearranged nose taken @ Silverstone that year 1975. Photo and info from Jonathan Ranger

1976 F Atlantic Mallory Park. Photo JI Croft

1979 F2 meeting. Photo Robert Clayson

1979 Patrick Neve Silverstone F2 1979. Photo Tony Carwithen

After Patrick Nève parted with the Kauhsen team with their rather hopeless car and Willy’s bouncing cheques, he entered the 1979 European Formula 2 Championship in this unique Pilbeam-Hart MP42 run by Mike Earle’s Onyx Race Engineering. Ironically Mike was apparently also involved running the Kauhsen WK1/004 and 005 cars at the Zolder Aurora round, and their two attempts qualifying for the Spanish and Belgium Grand Prix… Here they are seen at Silverstone. Nève – talking with designer Mike Pilbeam – qualified for the International Trophy race in 18th in a 1:23.200 but retired on lap 14 with fuel system problems. Photo courtesy of Martin Dixon and info Ed Brunette

1979 – 16th April 1979 International Formula 2 Thruxton. Photo and info Alan Cooper

1979 The Unique Pilbeam Hart MP 42 at Hockenheim in the Euro F2. Photo and info Willem J. Staat via FB

1979 F2 Nurburgring. Photo Harmut Schulz

1979 F2 Nurburgring. Photo Harmut Schulz