However, historical records, eyewitness accounts from fellow drivers, and official race reports from
While the full autopsy has never been published, several reliable sources have cited portions of it or spoken with those who saw it: francois cevert autopsy report
. The crash occurred in "The Esses," a high-speed uphill section of the track. Following Cevert's death, the Tyrrell team withdrew from
Stewart had already quietly decided to retire after what would have been his 100th GP that weekend. Following Cevert's death, the Tyrrell team withdrew from the race, and Stewart never raced in Formula One again. between his neck and his hip"
Jackie Stewart, the first person to reach the wreckage, provided the most authoritative eyewitness testimony. In the 2010 documentary The Secret Life of Formula One , Stewart described finding Cevert’s body still "clipped in the car," which had been "torn open." He observed that the barrier had inflicted massive trauma, noting that Cevert's chest was "open" and his body had been "cut... between his neck and his hip".
in the modern sense, the medical and physical findings from his fatal crash on October 6, 1973, were widely documented by officials and witnesses at Watkins Glen The Incident at Watkins Glen
Witnesses and telemetry suggested his car clipped the curb on the left side, destabilizing the chassis. The Tyrrell veered sharply across the track, striking the right-hand guardrail nearly head-on at an estimated 150 mph. The impact caused the car to bounce back across the track, flipping upside down and landing directly on top of the left-hand barriers. Medical Response and Immediate Findings
