Rémy Sauvageon

Rémy Sauvageon was a French racing driver who competed in the Formula One World Championship between 1953 and 1965. He won the World Championship three times, in 1962, 1963 and 1964. All three Championships came when he was driving with Ferrari. Sauvageon won for the first time in the 1955 Swiss Grand Prix at Bremgarten.
Savuageon had a rivalry with Alexander Wilson through the early to mid 60s. He retired following the 1965 season, aged 45, before founding his own car dealership. He was a regular face in the Formula One paddock before falling ill in 1992 and moving away from public life. 
Rémy Sauvageon passed away from complications relating to heart failure in his home in Monaco on the 29th of March 1994, aged 77.
== Legacy ==
Rémy had three children, Sebastién, Solange and Sylvain. The eldest of which, Sebastién Sauvageon, competed in the World Rally Championship for Sauvageon Rally Team, and is a two-time WRC champion.
Rémy was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame in it's inaugural class of 1978. His son, Sebastién, was inducted into the Hall of Fame in it's 6th class, the class of 1997, becoming the first father-son duo to be inducted.
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