He had previously attended the racing drivers' school at the Magny-Cours circuit in the centre of France, (from which he was "thrown out") and in 1965 entered the French Formula Three Championship in a private Brabham BT18.
Anteriormente asistira á escola de pilotos no circuíto de Magny-Cours no centro de Francia, (do cal foi "expulsado") e en 1965 ingresou no Campionato de Francia de Fórmula 3 nun Brabham BT18 privado.