Patrick Marie Ghislain Pierre Simon Stanislas Nève de Mévergnies (13 October 1949 – 12 March 2017) was a Belgian racing driver. He participated in 14

Formula One Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship, ...

Grands Prix, debuting on 16 May 1976. He was notable for being the first driver for

Williams Grand Prix Engineering Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited, currently racing in Formula One as Williams Racing, is a British Formula One motor racing team and constructor. It was founded by former team owner Frank Williams and automotive engineer Patrick Hea ...

. He scored no championship points. His younger brother, Guy, was also a racing driver.

Career

After some success in

Formula Ford Formula Ford, also known as F1600 and Formula F, is an entry-level class of single seater, open-wheel formula racing. The various championships held across the world form an important step for many prospective Formula One drivers. Formula For ...

and Formula 3, Nève initially moved up to Formula One with

RAM Ram, ram, or RAM may refer to: Animals * A male sheep * Ram cichlid, a freshwater tropical fish People * Ram (given name) * Ram (surname) * Ram (director) (Ramsubramaniam), an Indian Tamil film director * RAM (musician) (born 1974), Dutch * ...

, driving a Brabham. After a one-off drive with

Ensign An ensign is the national flag flown on a vessel to indicate nationality. The ensign is the largest flag, generally flown at the stern (rear) of the ship while in port. The naval ensign (also known as war ensign), used on warships, may be diffe ...

, he spent 1977 with newly formed

, driving a

March March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the second of seven months to have a length of 31 days. In the Northern Hemisphere, the meteorological beginning of spring occurs on the first day of March ...

with very little in the way of results. The following year he tried to enter his own March in his home grand prix, but it was not authorized.

Racing record

Complete European Formula Two Championship results

( key)

Complete Formula One results

( key)

Complete World Endurance Championship results

( key) ;Footnotes:

Complete British Formula One Championship results

( key)

24 Hours of Le Mans results

References

1949 births 2017 deaths Belgian racing drivers Belgian Formula One drivers British Formula One Championship drivers European Formula Two Championship drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers Sportspeople from Liège RAM Racing Formula One drivers Ensign Formula One drivers Williams Formula One drivers World Sportscar Championship drivers Walloon sportspeople 20th-century Belgian people {{F1-bio-stub