# Andrea de Cesaris

Andrea de Cesaris (Italian pronunciation:; 31 May 1959 – 5 October 2014) was an Italian racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1980 to 1994.
De Cesaris started 208 Formula One Grands Prix without victory, holding the record for the most races without a win from 1989 until being surpassed by Nico Hülkenberg at the 2024 Miami Grand Prix. A string of accidents early in his career earned him a reputation for being a fast but wild driver.
In 2005 and 2006, de Cesaris competed in the Grand Prix Masters formula for retired Formula One drivers. He died on 5 October 2014 after losing control of his motorcycle on Rome's Grande Raccordo Anulare motorway.

## Driving career
### Pre-Formula One

A multiple karting champion, he graduated to Formula 3 in Britain, winning numerous events and finishing 2nd in the 1979 British Formula Three Championship, as runner up to Chico Serra. From Formula 3, he graduated to Formula 2 with future McLaren boss Ron Dennis' Project 4 team.

### Formula One
#### Alfa Romeo (1980)

    Related article: Alfa Romeo in Formula One
In 1980, de Cesaris was picked up by Alfa Romeo for the final events of the 1980 World Championship, replacing Vittorio Brambilla who had, in turn, replaced Patrick Depailler when he was killed during testing at Hockenheim. His first race in Canada ended after eight laps because of engine failure. In his second race, at Watkins Glen in the United States, he tangled with Derek Daly in a Tyrrell at the Junction corner and crashed into the catch fencing after two laps.

#### McLaren (1981)

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In 1981, largely thanks to his personal Marlboro sponsorship which also happened to be McLaren's main sponsor, de Cesaris landed a seat at McLaren which had merged with the Project Four Formula 2 team run by Ron Dennis after the 1980 season. During the season, de Cesaris proved to be fast on occasion (particularly at fast circuits), but he crashed 19 times that season either in practice or in the race, often due to driver error. The team was so worried that he would crash the car that they withdrew his car from the Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort after he qualified 13th. The Italian managed to finish only 6 of the 14 races he started that year. Due to the frequent crashes, he earned the nickname "Andrea de Crasheris"; team boss Ron Dennis grew so annoyed with de Cesaris's constant crashes that not only did he not extend the Italian's contract, he never actually hired an Italian driver to McLaren ever again.
In July 1981 de Cesaris and Henri Pescarolo finished second to the team of Riccardo Patrese and Michele Alboreto in a 6-hour endurance race at Watkins Glen, New York. Both teams drove Lancia cars with de Cesaris and Pescarolo finishing two laps behind.

#### Alfa Romeo (1982–1983)

    Related article: Alfa Romeo in Formula One
After switching back to Alfa Romeo in 1982, de Cesaris became the youngest man ever to take pole position at the Long Beach Grand Prix. De Cesaris was also only the second Alfa Romeo driver to capture a pole since 1951. De Cesaris led the race but as he was passing a backmarker at a tight corner with Niki Lauda right behind him in second, de Cesaris waved his fist at the backmarker and forgot to change gear and hit the rev limiter, which allowed Lauda to take the lead and win the race; de Cesaris suffered rear brake failure and crashed hard at Pine Avenue.
In the 1982 season, de Cesaris earned a podium finish at Monte Carlo and a point in Canada. At the 1982 Monaco Grand Prix, Didier Pironi retired on the final lap due to electrical trouble with his Ferrari. De Cesaris ran out of fuel at the same time, allowing Riccardo Patrese to win his first Formula 1 race.
In 1983, with his Alfa Romeo now using a turbo engine, he took two second places, one at the 1983 German Grand Prix at Hockenheim (his first points of the season) and the other one in the season-closing 1983 South African Grand Prix at Kyalami, 9.319 seconds behind Riccardo Patrese. De Cesaris came close to winning at Spa-Francorchamps, after comfortably leading the Renault of Alain Prost for much of the race before a botched pit stop delayed him and a blown engine put him out of the race.

#### Ligier (1984–1985)

De Cesaris moved to Ligier in 1984, where despite the car's promising Renault turbo engine, he scored only three points during the season.
At the end of 1984, de Cesaris and Ligier teammate François Hesnault travelled to Australia to drive in the 1984 Australian Grand Prix, the last domestic Australian Grand Prix before the race became part of the Formula One World Championship in 1985. Driving a Ford BDA powered Ralt RT4 (18 of the 25 car field were RT4s), de Cesaris qualified in 5th place. After entering the pits at the end of the warm up lap, he exited the pits moments before the green flag and was almost a lap behind when the race started. He then proceeded to put in what many consider as the drive of the day to eventually finish 3rd (without ever losing a lap) behind Roberto Moreno (winner) and Keke Rosberg.
In 1985 a number of strong performances, including a fourth place at Monaco, showed early promise but the season turned into a dismal one after de Cesaris destroyed his Ligier JS25 in a quadruple mid-air rollover at the Austrian Grand Prix, and was fired by team boss Guy Ligier as a result. Guy Ligier stated that "I can no longer afford to employ this man", despite Marlboro paying the bulk of de Cesaris' salary. He was kept in the team until the next race at Zandvoort, after which he was replaced by Philippe Streiff.

#### Minardi (1986)

    Related article: Minardi
In 1986 de Cesaris moved to Minardi. He was often outpaced by his teammate, fellow Italian and F1 rookie Alessandro Nannini during the season. For the first time in his career, de Cesaris went the entire season without scoring a point; he retired from every race but two (DNQ in Monaco, 8th in Mexico).

#### Brabham (1987)

    Related article: Brabham
In 1987, de Cesaris switched to Brabham-BMW. With the Bernie Ecclestone-owned team he was able to achieve better results, even though he mostly failed to match his teammate Riccardo Patrese. He did not finish (DNF) 14 of 16 races. At the 1987 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa, Belgium, de Cesaris placed third behind Alain Prost and Stefan Johansson, his first points in nearly two years and his first podium finish since the final round of the 1983 season in South Africa. He would not finish another race that season.

#### Rial (1988)

    Related article: Rial
For 1988, Brabham pulled out of Formula One and de Cesaris switched to the new Rial team, run by German Günter Schmid, the former boss of the ATS outfit. With a Cosworth engine in the car, de Cesaris managed to qualify for all sixteen races of the season and take fourth place in the Detroit Grand Prix. He also twice ran out of fuel in the last laps while running in the points, in Canada and Australia.

#### Dallara (1989–1990)

    Related articles: Dallara, BMS Scuderia Italia
For 1989, de Cesaris moved to the Marlboro-sponsored Scuderia Italia squad. Early results were again promising. By now one of the more experienced drivers in the field, de Cesaris was on course for a podium position in Monte Carlo, before being taken out by triple world champion Nelson Piquet at the Loews Hairpin. De Cesaris lost his temper after the accident and berated Piquet's Lotus team upon returning to the pits. Two races later, after an early delay, he was being lapped by Dallara teammate Alex Caffi when he ran his fellow Italian into the wall, robbing his team of a potential podium. De Cesaris finished third at the next race in Canada, behind Williams drivers Thierry Boutsen and Riccardo Patrese in a rain-soaked race. The race would be the last time de Cesaris stood on the Formula One podium.
With a number of teams using either Ford or Judd customer V8s (Dallara used the Ford DFR) in 1990, the midfield had become more competitive. De Cesaris was involved in a number of incidents during that season, including crashing out at the start of the first lap at Interlagos and at Imola. He also nearly took out the Ferrari of 2nd-placed Nigel Mansell while being lapped during the race, prompting BBC commentator and 1976 World Champion James Hunt to call him an idiot on live television. Reliability was a problem for Dallara, and de Cesaris again failed to score a point all season.

#### Jordan (1991)

    Related article: Jordan Grand Prix
Dumped for JJ Lehto at Dallara at the end of 1990, de Cesaris was signed by Eddie Jordan for his team's first season in Formula One. Jordan had already run de Cesaris in Formula 3.
At the season's first race in Phoenix, de Cesaris selected the wrong gear in the short pre-qualifying session, buzzed the engine and was out. De Cesaris showed better form at Monaco, forcing his way past the Benetton of Roberto Moreno and was running in the points until the Jordan's throttle cable snapped.
In the next race in Canada he finished fourth. De Cesaris then repeated the result next time out in Mexico. The following race in France he finished sixth. Suspension failure in Great Britain led him to crash but the Italian bounced back to qualify seventh and finish fifth in Germany.
De Cesaris did not score again until the 1991 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Franchorchamps. Despite the pressure of being outqualified by debutant teammate Michael Schumacher, de Cesaris moved through the field to take second position until his car's Ford HB V8 blew. A communication problem between Ford and the Jordan team meant the oil tank in the car was too small to service a new type of piston ring, which used more lubricant.
De Cesaris finished the season 9th in the standings, his best result since 1983.

#### Tyrrell (1992–1993)

    Related article: Tyrrell Racing
Despite Eddie Jordan's desire to keep de Cesaris for the 1992 season, financial realities meant it was not possible. Jordan had built up significant debts in his debut season but was able to secure sponsorship from Barclay Cigarettes. However, the brand was in direct conflict with de Cesaris' Marlboro backing.
Ken Tyrrell hired de Cesaris for his team for the 1992 season. De Cesaris took a fifth in the second race of the season in Mexico, despite being caught up in an early spin.
De Cesaris was able to score points three more times during the season, with his best result being a fourth place in the Japanese Grand Prix.
For the 1993 season, the Ilmor engine had been replaced with a Yamaha V10, which changed the dynamics and reliability of the car. The Tyrrell 020 was also replaced mid-season by the Tyrrell 021 due to age. This car, featuring active suspension, was not a success. For the third time in his career, de Cesaris failed to score a point and left Tyrrell at the end of the season.

#### Jordan and Sauber (1994)

    Related articles: Jordan Grand Prix, Sauber
In 1994, for the first time since 1980, de Cesaris started the season without a Formula One drive. But during the Brazilian Grand Prix, Eddie Irvine was blamed for causing a massive accident which saw Jos Verstappen barrel roll over the top of Martin Brundle. On appeal, Irvine was banned for three races. At the Pacific Grand Prix, Aguri Suzuki drove Irvine's vacated Jordan. But for the next race, the San Marino Grand Prix, Eddie Jordan brought de Cesaris back to the team.
The return didn't start well after de Cesaris damaged a chassis during testing. He crashed again during the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola due to poor fitness, having not driven a race distance in six months. He bounced back in Monte Carlo, where de Cesaris stayed away from trouble and away from the barriers to take fourth place. Irvine returned for the next race but Sauber had noticed the Italian's form, and signed him to replace the injured Karl Wendlinger in the Mercedes-powered machines.
De Cesaris' first race for Sauber was his 200th Grand Prix, in Canada. Although there he retired after 24 laps, he finished in the points at the next event, the French Grand Prix at Magny-Cours.
De Cesaris' career ended when he retired with throttle problems at the 1994 European Grand Prix. JJ Lehto replaced him for the final two Grands Prix. De Cesaris ended his career with 208 Grand Prix starts, second only to Riccardo Patrese at the time. Numerous other drivers have since surpassed his total.

## Legacy

De Cesaris participated in a total of 214 grands prix. He achieved 5 podiums, one pole position, and scored a total of 59 championship points. He was the driver with the most Grand Prix starts (208) to his name without a win, until Nico Hülkenberg surpassed him in this respect in 2024. He also holds the records for the most consecutive non-finishes, 18 from 1985 and 1986 (although many of these were mechanical failures), as well as the most successive non-finishes in a single season, 12 in 1987. Similarly, no driver has had more than his 14 DNFs in a 16-race season. He scored points for 9 out of 10 teams he raced for: McLaren, Alfa Romeo, Brabham, Rial, Tyrrell, Jordan, Ligier, Scuderia Italia and Sauber, failing to do so only for Minardi.

## Retirement

After retiring from motor racing, de Cesaris became a successful currency broker in Monte Carlo. It has been reported that he spent six months of the year in this occupation and the remainder windsurfing in Hawaii, Mexico, and around the world.

## Helmet

De Cesaris' helmet was white with three diagonal lines resembling the Italian flag running across the top, and a red line between two green lines in the chin area.

## Racing revival

Long absent from the Formula One paddock, de Cesaris appeared at the 2005 Monaco Grand Prix, and was welcomed back with a warm hug from former Brabham team boss and Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone. A few months later it was announced de Cesaris would race in the new Grand Prix Masters series for retired Formula One drivers. In October, he set the fastest time in the first Grand Prix Masters test at the Silverstone South circuit in England. Due to his passion for windsurfing, de Cesaris retained a high level of fitness in comparison to other retired drivers. In the first race at the Kyalami circuit in South Africa, de Cesaris qualified well and raced to fourth, after a fierce battle with Briton Derek Warwick.

## Death

De Cesaris was killed in a road accident on 5 October 2014 at age 55 while riding his Suzuki motorbike. Italian press reported that he died on impact with the guard rail on the outer lane of Rome's Grande Raccordo Anulare freeway, in proximity of the Bufalotta turn-off.

## Racing record
### Career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 1978 | FIA European Formula 3 | Marlboro Team Tiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20th |
| 1979 | British Formula Three | Marlboro Team Tiga | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 90 | 2nd |
| 1979 | FIA European Formula 3 | Marlboro Team Tiga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 1979 | European Formula Two | Project Four Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21st |
| 1980 | European Formula Two | Project Four Racing | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 5th |
| 1980 | Formula One | Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 1980 | World Sportscar Championship | Lancia Corse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 1981 | Formula One | Marlboro McLaren International | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18th |
| 1981 | World Sportscar Championship | Martini Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27.5 | 85th |
| 1982 | Formula One | Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 17th |
| 1983 | Formula One | Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8th |
| 1984 | Formula One | Ligier Loto | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18th |
| 1985 | Formula One | Équipe Ligier Gitanes | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17th |
| 1985 | World Sportscar Championship | Martini Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 32nd |
| 1986 | Formula One | Minardi Team | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 1986 | World Sportscar Championship | Martini Racing | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 34th |
| 1986 | World Sportscar Championship | Sponsor Geest Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 34th |
| 1987 | Formula One | Motor Racing Developments Ltd. | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14th |
| 1988 | Formula One | Rial Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15th |
| 1988 | World Sportscar Championship | Dollop Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 1989 | Formula One | BMS Scuderia Italia | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16th |
| 1989 | World Sportscar Championship | Mussato Action Car | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 1990 | Formula One | BMS Scuderia Italia | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 1991 | Formula One | Team 7UP Jordan | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9th |
| 1992 | Formula One | Tyrrell Racing Organisation | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9th |
| 1993 | Formula One | Tyrrell Racing Organisation | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 1994 | Formula One | Sasol Jordan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20th |
| 1994 | Formula One | Sauber Mercedes | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20th |
| 2005 | Grand Prix Masters | Team Unipart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC |
| 2006 | Grand Prix Masters | Team INA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC |
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### Complete Formula One results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Pts |
| 1980 | Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 179 | Alfa Romeo 1260 3.0 V12 | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW | BEL | MON | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | CAN Ret | USA Ret | | | NC | 0 |
| 1981 | Marlboro McLaren International | McLaren M29F | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | USW Ret | BRA Ret | ARG 11 | SMR 6 | BEL Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | 18th | 1 |
| 1981 | Marlboro McLaren International | McLaren MP4 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | | | | | | MON Ret | ESP Ret | FRA 11 | GBR Ret | GER Ret | AUT 8 | NED DNS | ITA 7$^†$ | CAN Ret | CPL 12 | | 18th | 1 |
| 1982 | Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 179D | Alfa Romeo 1260 3.0 V12 | RSA 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17th | 5 |
| 1982 | Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 182 | Alfa Romeo 1260 3.0 V12 | | BRA Ret | USW Ret | SMR Ret | BEL Ret | | DET Ret | CAN 6$^†$ | NED Ret | GBR Ret | FRA Ret | GER Ret | AUT Ret | SUI 10 | ITA 10 | CPL 9 | 17th | 5 |
| 1982 | Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 182B | Alfa Romeo 1260 3.0 V12 | | | | | | MON 3$^†$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17th | 5 |
| 1983 | Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 183T | Alfa Romeo 890T 1.5 V8t | BRA EX | USW Ret | FRA 12 | SMR Ret | MON Ret | BEL Ret | DET Ret | CAN Ret | GBR 8 | GER 2 | AUT Ret | NED Ret | ITA Ret | EUR 4 | RSA 2 | | 8th | 15 |
| 1984 | Ligier Loto | Ligier JS23 | Renault EF4 1.5 V6t | BRA Ret | RSA 5 | BEL Ret | SMR 6$^†$ | FRA 10 | MON Ret | CAN Ret | DET Ret | DAL Ret | GBR 10 | GER 7 | AUT Ret | NED Ret | ITA Ret | | | 18th | 3 |
| 1984 | Ligier Loto | Ligier JS23B | Renault EF4 1.5 V6t | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | EUR 7 | POR 12 | 18th | 3 |
| 1985 | Équipe Ligier Gitanes | Ligier JS25 | Renault EF4B 1.5 V6t | BRA Ret | POR Ret | SMR Ret | MON 4 | CAN 14 | DET 10 | FRA Ret | GBR Ret | GER Ret | AUT Ret | NED Ret | ITA | BEL | EUR | RSA | AUS | 17th | 3 |
| 1986 | Minardi Team | Minardi M185B | Motori Moderni Tipo 615-90 1.5 V6t | BRA Ret | ESP Ret | SMR Ret | MON DNQ | BEL Ret | CAN Ret | DET Ret | FRA Ret | GBR Ret | GER Ret | | AUT Ret | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1986 | Minardi Team | Minardi M186 | Motori Moderni Tipo 615-90 1.5 V6t | | | | | | | | | | | HUN Ret | | ITA Ret | POR Ret | MEX 8 | AUS Ret | NC | 0 |
| 1987 | Motor Racing Developments Ltd. | Brabham BT56 | BMW M12/13 1.5 L4t | BRA Ret | SMR Ret | BEL 3$^†$ | MON Ret | DET Ret | FRA Ret | GBR Ret | GER Ret | HUN Ret | AUT Ret | ITA Ret | POR Ret | ESP Ret | MEX Ret | JPN Ret | AUS 8$^†$ | 14th | 4 |
| 1988 | Rial Racing | Rial ARC1 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | BRA Ret | SMR Ret | MON Ret | MEX Ret | CAN 9$^†$ | DET 4 | FRA 10 | GBR Ret | GER 13 | HUN Ret | BEL Ret | ITA Ret | POR Ret | ESP Ret | JPN Ret | AUS 8$^†$ | 15th | 3 |
| 1989 | BMS Scuderia Italia | Dallara F189 | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | BRA 13 | SMR 10 | MON 13 | MEX Ret | USA Ret | CAN 3 | FRA DNQ | GBR Ret | GER 7 | HUN Ret | BEL 11 | ITA Ret | POR Ret | ESP 7 | JPN 10 | AUS Ret | 16th | 4 |
| 1990 | BMS Scuderia Italia | Dallara F190 | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | USA Ret | BRA Ret | SMR Ret | MON Ret | CAN Ret | MEX 13 | FRA DSQ | GBR Ret | GER DNQ | HUN Ret | BEL Ret | ITA 10 | POR Ret | ESP Ret | JPN Ret | AUS Ret | NC | 0 |
| 1991 | Team 7UP Jordan | Jordan 191 | Ford HBA4 3.5 V8 | USA DNPQ | BRA Ret | SMR Ret | MON Ret | CAN 4 | MEX 4 | FRA 6 | GBR Ret | GER 5 | HUN 7 | BEL 13$^†$ | ITA 7 | POR 8 | ESP Ret | JPN Ret | AUS 8 | 9th | 9 |
| 1992 | Tyrrell Racing Organisation | Tyrrell 020B | Ilmor 2175A 3.5 V10 | RSA Ret | MEX 5 | BRA Ret | ESP Ret | SMR 14$^†$ | MON Ret | CAN 5 | FRA Ret | GBR Ret | GER Ret | HUN 8 | BEL 8 | ITA 6 | POR 9 | JPN 4 | AUS Ret | 9th | 8 |
| 1993 | Tyrrell Racing Organisation | Tyrrell 020C | Yamaha OX10A 3.5 V10 | RSA Ret | BRA Ret | EUR Ret | SMR Ret | ESP DSQ | MON 10 | CAN Ret | FRA 15 | | | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1993 | Tyrrell Racing Organisation | Tyrrell 021 | Yamaha OX10A 3.5 V10 | | | | | | | | | GBR NC | GER Ret | HUN 11 | BEL Ret | ITA 13$^†$ | POR 12 | JPN Ret | AUS 13 | NC | 0 |
| 1994 | Sasol Jordan | Jordan 194 | Hart 1035 3.5 V10 | BRA | PAC | SMR Ret | MON 4 | ESP | | | | | | | | | | | | 20th | 4 |
| 1994 | Broker Sauber Mercedes | Sauber C13 | Mercedes 2175B 3.5 V10 | | | | | | CAN Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20th | 4 |
| 1994 | Sauber Mercedes | Sauber C13 | Mercedes 2175B 3.5 V10 | | | | | | | FRA 6 | GBR Ret | GER Ret | HUN Ret | BEL Ret | ITA Ret | POR Ret | EUR Ret | JPN | AUS | 20th | 4 |
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$^†$ Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

### Complete Grand Prix Masters results

(key) Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap.
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 2005 | Team Unipart | Delta Motorsport GPM | Nicholson McLaren 3.5 V8 | RSA 4 | | | | |
| 2006 | Team INA | Delta Motorsport GPM | Nicholson McLaren 3.5 V8 | QAT 13 | ITA C | GBR 10 | MAL C | RSA C |
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