He also competed in a few Formula Junior and Formula Two races before he finally moved into Formula One, failing to qualify Wolfgang Seidel's Lotus 18 at the non-Championship 1962 Pau Grand Prix before retiring the same car from the Solitude Grand Prix that year with engine failure.
Tamén competiu en algunhas carreiras de Formula Junior e Fórmula 2 antes de que finalmente se mudase a Fórmula Un, non conseguiu cualificar o Lotus 18 de Wolfgang Seidel na carreira fora de campionato do Gran Premio de Pau de 1962 antes de retirarse co mesmo coche do Gran Premio de Solitude de 1962 por unha falla no motor.