 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Jabouille akatanga kuita chiratidzo chake muFrench Formula Three muna 1967, uye akapfuurira muna 1968, achiramba ari mumotokari iye amene munzira yake kuenda kunzvimbo yomumhanyi kumashure kwaFrançois Cevert. Muna 1969 akaiswa muchibvumirano semutyairi wekuvandudza neAlpine, aine akati wandei asina kubatana muFormula Two nemota dzemitambo. Muna 1973 akafambisa Matra kusvika 3rd paLe Mans 24 Hours, uye akadzokorora izvi muna 1974, paakakundawo mujaho weFormula Two kuHockenheim, uye akapedza semumhanyi muEuropean 2-litre series yeAlpine. Akaitawo kuoneka kwake kwekutanga muFormula One, achitadza kukwanisa IsoMarlboro paFrench Grand Prix, uye Surtees paAustria Grand Prix. 