Elio de Angelis

Elio de Angelis (26 Mairch 1958 – 15 Mey 1986) wis an Italian racin driver who pairticipatit in Formula Ane atween 1979 an 1986, racin for the Shadow, Lotus an Brabham teams. He wis killed durin testin at the Paul Ricard circuit at Le Castellet in 1986. Elio de Angelis wis a competitive an hichtlie popular presence durin the Formula Ane circus o the 1980s, an is sometimes referred tae as Formula Ane's "last gentleman player".

 Daith an legacy 

During tests at the Paul Ricard circuit in Fraunce, the rear wing o his BT55 detached at hicht speed  resulting in the caur losin downforce on the rear wheels, which instigated a cartwheel ower a sidetrack barrier and causing the car to catch fire. The impact itself did not kill de Angelis but he was unable to extract himsel from the car unassisted. The situation wis exacerbatit bi the lack o track marshals on the circuit who coud hae providit him wi emergency assistance. A 30 minute delay ensued afore a helicopter arrived an De Angelis dee'd 29 hours later, at the hospital in Marseille where he haed been taken, frae smoke inhalation. His actual crash impact injuries wur ae a broken collar bone an licht burns on his back. The tragic circumstances of his daith weighed heavily on the sport's conscience an radical changes wur introduced bi then Preses Jean-Marie Balestre in the months follaein his accident which ultimately heraldit the end o the turbo pouered era in Formula Ane racin.

De Angelis' place in the Brabham team wis subsequently taken bi Derek Warwick.

De Angelis wis the last driver tae dee in an F1 caur till Roland Ratzenberger at Imola aicht years later. The French-Sicilian driver Jean Alesi - who broke intae the sport three years efter de Angelis dee'd - wore a helmet that exactly matched de Angelis' design, in tribute tae his semi-compatriot.

De Angelis wis an aa a concert-standard pianist.

Formula Ane Warld Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
 Year Entrant Chassis Ingine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Pts. 1979 Interscope Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN9 Cosworth V8 ARG7 BRA12 RSARet USW7 ESPRet BELRet MONDNQ FRA16 GBR12 GER11 AUTRet NEDRet ITARet CANRet USA4 15th 3 1980 Team Essex Lotus Lotus 81 Cosworth V8 ARGRet BRA2 RSARet USWRet BEL10 MON9 FRARet GBRRet GER16 AUT6 NEDRet ITA4 CAN10 USA4 7th 13 1981 Team Essex Lotus Lotus 81  Cosworth V8 USWRet BRA5 ARG6 SMR BEL5 8th 14  Lotus 87 MONRet John Player Team Lotus ESP5 FRA6 GBRDSQ GER7 AUT7 NED5 ITA4 CAN6 CPLRet 1982 John Player Team Lotus Lotus 87B  Cosworth V8 RSA8 9th 23 Lotus 91 BRARet USW5 SMR BEL4 MON5 DETRet CAN4 NEDRet GBR4 FRARet GERRet AUT1 SUI6 ITARet CPLRet 1983 John Player Team Lotus Lotus 91 Cosworth V8 BRADSQ 17th 2 Lotus 93T Renault V6 USWRet FRARet SMRRet MONRet BEL9 DETRet CANRet Lotus 94T GBRRet GERRet AUTRet NEDRet ITA5 EURRet RSARet 1984 John Player Team Lotus Lotus 95T Renault V6 BRA3 RSA7 BEL5 SMR3 FRA5 MON‡5 CAN4 DET2 DAL3 GBR4 GERRet AUTRet NED4 ITARet EURRet POR5 3rd 34 1985 John Player Team Lotus Lotus 97T Renault V6 BRA3 POR4 SMR1 MON3 CAN5 DET5 FRA5 GBRNC GERRet AUT5 NED5 ITA6 BELRet EUR5 RSARet AUSDSQ 5th 33 1986 Motor Racing Developments Brabham BT55 BMW Straight-4 BRA8 ESPRet SMRRet MONRet BEL CAN DET FRA GBR GER HUN AUT ITA POR MEX AUS NC 0

 ‡ Race wis stopped wi less nor 75% o laps completed, half points awardit.

References

Category:Italian racin drivers
Category:1958 births
Category:1986 daiths