When he was 16, François Cevert began his motorsport career on two wheels, rather than four, initially racing his mother's Vespa scooter against friends, before graduating to his own Norton at the age of 19.
Cando tiña 16 anos, François Cevert comezou a súa traxectoria deportiva nas dúas rodas, no canto de catro, correndo inicialmente ca moto Vespa da súa nai contra os seus amigos, antes de pasar a Norton á idade de 19 anos.