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1988 Italian Grand Prix

The **1988 Italian Grand Prix** was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on 11th September 1988. It was the eleventh race in both the 1988 Drivers' Championship and the 1988 Constructors' Championship.

## Background

The legendary Enzo Ferrari passed away just days before the race, casting a sombre atmosphere over the event. The previous days had also seen the death of Sid Donnelly after a heavy crash in qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix.

## Race Summary

The first lap of the race saw no incidents, with polesitter Santiago Reyes keeping the lead ahead of Chuck Dingley. At the start of the second lap Andrew Young went wide trying to pass Wilson and rejoined the circuit just after the second chicane. Hans Jager had just made a mistake and was slow on the exit of the chicane, giving Stanley Robson a chance to pass both drivers. He tried to weave into the gap between the pair but lost control of his Wlliams and hit the inside wall before rebounding back onto the track, narrowly missing Young's helmet.

Just as in Belgium, the race saw many retirements. Wilson crashed out of his team's home race as he entered the back straight on lap four and Belgium race winner Hideki Takeda crashed out several laps later in the same place.

Reyes pitted first and opted for mediums, whilst Dingley stayed out and pitted a few laps later for softs, emerging around five seconds behind Reyes. In the final laps he caught the race leader and eventually passed Reyes for the lead on lap 22 at the first chicane. Reyes attempted to retake the position with a lunge into the chicane but span, giving the victory to Dingley. Skylar West finished on the podium for Ligier.

Dingley's win and Wilson's retirement confirmed Dingley's sixth drivers' championship, a new record.

## Championship Standings

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## Lap Leaders

Santiago Reyes (Laps 1-12, 16-21)

Chuck Dingley (Laps 13-15, 22-25)
Belgian Grand Prix

The **Belgian Grand Prix** (French: *Grand Prix de Belgique*; Dutch: *Grote Prijs van België*; German: *Großer Preis von Belgien*) is a motor racing event which forms part of the Formula One World Championship. The first national race of Belgium was held in 1925 at the Spa region's race course, an area of the country that had been associated with motor sport since the very early years of racing. To accommodate Grand Prix motor racing, the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps race course was built in 1921 but until 1924 it was used only for motorcycle racing. After the 1923 success of the new 24 hours of Le Mans in France, the Spa 24 Hours, a similar 24-hour endurance race, was run at the Spa track.
Laurent Leroux

Leroux at the 1982 Canadian Grand Prix

**Laurent Leroux** is a Swiss-French former racing driver.

## Racing Career

#### **Lower Formula**

Leroux started his racing career in 1975 in regional Swiss and French karting at the age of 16, finishing 5th in the French National Karting Championship. He then finished 3rd in 1976, before winning the championship the following season. Thanks to his karting successes, Leroux entered European Formula Three for the 1978 season. He spent a year there, with mixed success, before moving on to French Formula Two.

#### **World Sportscars Championship**

Leroux made his debut in 1981 at the 12 Hours of Spa for Lancia, going on to finish 6th. He then switched to Porsche for the the 24 hours of Le Mans but retired from the race. He came 5th in Sebring and 3rd at the Nurburgring, followed by another podium finish at Watkins Glen.

#### **Formula One**

Leroux was drafted into ATS at the 1982 Canadian Grand Prix after James McLean's crash in qualifying but crashed out of the race on the first lap. At the 1982 British Grand Prix in Donington he had a pit lane start after engine issues in qualifying. He finished 9th, just beating his teammate Gyozo Szel.

He returned to Formula One in 1985 to be Minardi's reserve driver.

## Retirement

As Leroux entered the 50th lap of the 1985 Indianapolis 500, his car Penske car glanced the barrier down the main straight at 350 km/h. This damaged his right front suspension, and as he turned into turn one it failed completely, sending him careening into the outside wall at over 250 km/h. The heavy contact with the wall caused his car to ride the outside wall on it's side, eventually falling off and flipping multiple times before coming to a standstill on the apron. He was rushed to hospital and made a miraculous recovery, but was so shaken by the accident that he decided to retire from motorsports altogether.
Rémy Sauvageon

Rémy Sauvageon, 1962 Dutch GP

Troyes, France

**Rémy Sauvageon** was a French racing driver who competed in the Formula One World Championship between 1953 and 1965. He won the World Championship three times, in 1962, 1963 and 1964. All three Championships came when he was driving with Ferrari. Sauvageon won for the first time in the 1955 Swiss Grand Prix at Bremgarten.

Savuageon had a rivalry with Alexander Wilson through the early to mid 60s. He retired following the 1965 season, aged 45, before founding his own car dealership. He was a regular face in the Formula One paddock before falling ill in 1992 and moving away from public life.

Rémy Sauvageon passed away from complications relating to heart failure in his home in Monaco on the 29th of March 1994, aged 77.

## Legacy

Rémy had three children, Sebastién, Solange and Sylvain. The eldest of which, Sebastién Sauvageon, competed in the World Rally Championship for Sauvageon Rally Team, and is a two-time WRC champion.

Rémy was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame in it's inaugural class of 1978. His son, Sebastién, was inducted into the Hall of Fame in it's 6th class, the class of 1997, becoming the first father-son duo to be inducted.
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Alex Plunkett

Skerries, Ireland

**Alex Robin Plunkett** (1945 - 1975) was an Irish racing driver, who won the 1973 Formula One Drivers' Championship.

Plunkett died in a crash at the start of the 1975 Belgian Grand Prix, after he lost control of his car and was hit by the Lotus of Nathan Meiri. Plunkett's injuries were severe and he passed away in hospital later that day.

## Personal Life

Plunkett was known as a heavy smoker and drinker during his time in racing and often entered races whilst hungover from heavy parties the night before. He was best friends with fellow alcoholic Jesse Masters and their drinking exploits were fabled. They often took bets and challenged others to drinking competitions in the Grand prix paddock. Plunkett set up a small brewery on the outskirts of Dublin in 1968. Plunkett also became known as a lover of chips and sausages, often eating this meal before taking part in Grand Prix events.

Plunkett never married but did have several illustrious relationships with women who often frequented the paddock. It is unknown how many children he fathered during this time. It was later revealed that Plunkett was the true father of F1 driver Jenrick Armitage-Barnes IV.
1967 1000km of Spa-Francorchamps

The **1967 1000km of Spa-Francorchamps** was the second round of the 1967 World Sportscar Championship. The race was held at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on 1st May 1967.

Peter Quinn won the race with Ford, ahead of Alain Bisset and Peter Westland. With this, Ford extended their lead in the Championship ahead of Ferrari.

## Background

Following a poor result in Monza, Ferrari entered five cars into this event whilst Ford entered just two cars.

## Race Summary

The Ford of Peter Quinn took pole, with Andreas Schulz starting from second. Schulz immediately took the lead of the race at the start but could not hold off Quinn's faster Ford and was passed by the end of the first lap.

Rick Jones was running behind Peter Westland when he ran wide at Le Carriere, hitting a ditch, before flipping several times. Help did not reach Jones' smashed Ferrari for several minutes and he could not be saved in time.

The race continued and most drivers, including race leader Quinn, crashed at some point, turning the event into a race of attrition. Andreas Schulz was leading after Quinn's mistake when he hit a barrier at Blanchimont which ended his race.

Eventually the race was red-flagged and Jean Nguyen was declared the de-facto winner of the Under 2000cc class due to the other entrants crashing out, despite Nguyen lapping several seconds off the pace in his slower Alfa Romeo car. Quinn was declared the winner of the top class and Ford extended their lead in the Championship, whilst Alfa Romeo took the lead in the Under 2000cc class.
Ferrari

### Constructors' Championships

16 (1952, 1953, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2006)

### Drivers' Championships

17 (1952, 1953, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2006)

**Scuderia Ferrari** S.p.A. is the racing division of luxury Italian auto manufacturer Ferrari and the racing team that competes in Formula One racing. The team is also nicknamed "The Prancing Horse", with reference to their logo. It is the oldest surviving and most successful Formula One team, having competed in every world championship since the 1950 Formula One season.
The team was founded by Enzo Ferrari, initially to race cars produced by Alfa Romeo, though by 1947 Ferrari had begun building its own cars.

## History

The *Scuderia Ferrari* team was founded by Enzo Ferrari on 16 November 1929 and became the racing team of Alfa Romeo, building and racing Alfa Romeo cars. In 1938, Alfa Romeo management made the decision to re-enter racing under its own name, establishing the Alfa Corse organisation, which absorbed what had been Scuderia Ferrari. Enzo Ferrari disagreed with this change in policy and was finally dismissed by Alfa in 1939. The terms of his leaving forbade him from motorsport under his own name, for a period of four years.

In 1939, Ferrari started work on a racecar of his own, the Tipo 815. The 815s, designed by Alberto Massimino, were thus the first Ferrari cars. World War II put a temporary end to racing, and Ferrari concentrated on an alternative use for his factory during the war years, doing machine tool work.

After the war, Ferrari recruited several of his former Alfa colleagues and established a new Scuderia Ferrari, which would design and build its own cars.

### **Headquarters**

The team was initially based in Modena from its pre-war founding until 1943, when Enzo Ferrari moved the team to a new factory in Maranello in 1943, and both Scuderia Ferrari and Ferrari's roadcar factory remain at Maranello to this day. The team owns and operates a test track on the same site, the Fiorano Circuit built in 1972, which is used for testing road and race cars.

### **Identity**

The team is named after its founder, Enzo Ferrari. *Scuderia* is Italian for a stable reserved for racing horses and is also commonly applied to Italian motor racing teams.
The prancing horse was the symbol on Italian World War I ace Francesco Baracca's fighter plane, and became the logo of Ferrari after the fallen ace's parents, close acquaintances of Enzo Ferrari, suggested that Ferrari use the symbol as the logo of the *Scuderia*, telling him it would 'bring him good luck'.
Pádraig McGuinness

Limerick, Ireland

**Pádraig McGuinness** was an Irish Formula One driver during the 1950's and early 60's prior to his death during the first lap of the 1962 Dutch Grand Prix. He was the 1956 Formula One World Drivers' Champion.

Pádraig had six children together with his wife Róisín McGuinness (Née Kelly). He is the maternal grandfather of driver Andy Horne, who was a reserve driver for Jordan in Formula One.
1985 Canadian Grand Prix

The **1985 Canadian Grand Prix**was a Formula One motor race held at the Île Notre-Dame Circuit on 16th June 1985. It was the fourth race in both the 1985 Drivers' Championship and the 1985 Constructors' Championship.

Jack Wilson won the race, taking his first victory in Formula One.

## Background

The Circuit Île Notre-Dame Circuit was modified and updated after the 1984 season to improve safety. Many corners were reprofiled and the sweeping Casino chicane was removed to extend the back straight. The final chicane before the start/finish straight was tightened and high kerbs were added in order to reduce speeds as the drivers finished their lap.

## Qualifying

Lotus' Jack Wilson was on provisional pole position in the final moments of qualifying until a stunning lap by Stefan Wolff gave the German driver his first pole position. Wilson lined up in second, with Chuck Dingley third and Vivaldo Margheriti fourth.

## Race Summary

Wilson passed Wolff around the outside of the first corner and moved into the lead of the race. Further back, the Margheriti brothers fought aggressively for fourth, with Fabiano desperately trying to find a way past his older brother Vivaldo. The two made contact several times before Fabiano dived up the inside at the hairpin, squeezing Vivaldo into the outside wall in the process. The messy incident allowed the second Williams of Danilo Koren to also pass Vivaldo.

Wolff continued to follow Wilson closely until lap four when he tapped the outside wall at turn eight, allowing Chuck Dingley and Fabiano Margheriti past. Dingley applied pressure to Wilson but was unable to find a way past, especially with the Lotus' straight line speed. He decided to undercut Wilson on lap 15 and came out just behind the young British driver after Wilson made his pit stop. On lap 23, the pair were just about to lap Hugo Kovacs when the Hungarian driver span in front of them, almost taking Wilson out of the race in the process. At points, Dingley was able to draw alongside Wilson as they approached the final chicane, but Wilson kept his line and fended off the four-time champion. Wilson went on to win the race by under half a second ahead of Dingley, taking his first Formula One victory in the process. Fabiano Margheriti finished in third despite running with damage for much of the race.

## Post-Race

Several drivers, including Wilson and Dingley, were summoned to the race stewards after being accused of breaking track limits throughout the race. They were ultimately given reprimands after stating that the race briefing was unclear.

## Championship Standings

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1990 DTM Season

The **1990 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft** was the seventh season of premier German touring car championship and also fifth season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft. The season had four rounds with two races each.

Lukas Schmidt was the Drivers' Champion, with AMG-Mercedes winning the Constructors' Championship.
Afghanistan

About:

Afghanistan is a landlocked country that is next to India and is part of Asia it is part of the Registan Desert it is home to 32,225,560 people on July 2nd 2018 it's satellite which is part of Dutch Boy malfunctioned and caused a disaster.

Accident:

Dutch Boy created by Jake Lawson it's satellites were doing a awesome job preventing disasters from hitting

the globe but one day on the the 2nd of July 2018 one of the satellites malfunctioned and caused a local village to freeze killing the entire village people that's when the investigation began.

Movie Clip of the village frozen.

Trivia:

1. The disaster of the village frozen is the first disaster in the movie.

## Afghanistan Village frozen

UN team members exploring the frozen village

### Location

Registan Desert, Afghanistan

2. The frozen village was discovered by a UN team both on July 2nd 2018 and in the movie.

3. After the UN team explored the frozen village Andrew Palma decides to shut off the satellites til they knows what's causing the malfunction.

4. 18 or more people froze to death in the village.

5. One UN officer accidentally touches a frozen man causing his frozen hand to fall off.

Death Count: 301
1960 Formula One Season

The **1960 Formula One season** was the 11th season of Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1960 World Championship of Drivers and the 1960 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The Championships were contested concurrently over an eight race series that commenced on 24th January and ended on 18th September.

Thomas Jorgensen won his first Championship with Lotus winning the International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.
Benetton

1986-2001

**Benetton Formula 1 Racing Team**, often refered to as simply **Benetton**, was a constructor in Formula One from 1986 to 2001. The team was purchased by Renault in 2000, and fully taken over and subsequently rebranded for the 2002 Formula One season.

Despite winning only one World Constructors' Championship in 2000, the team came close several times from 1991 to their championship season in 2000.

## History

### Origins

The Benetton Group entered Formula One as a sponsor company for constructor Tyrrell in 1983, then Alfa Romeo from 1984. Alfa Romeo had struggled in 1985, missing all but four races of that season and being forced to only enter one car for the following their first race race, as a result of a dispute with tyre suppliers. The team would score no points during the season, with poor reliability causing a Alfa Romeo car to see the chequered flag only twice out of 6 total entries. Benetton Formula Ltd. was formed at the end of 1985 when the Alfa Romeo team was sold to the Benetton family.
Patrick Rieper

Brand-Erbisdorf, Germany

**Patrick Rieper Fischer** (born 5th December 1981) is a German rally co-driver and racing driver. He is competing in the World Rally Championship and is the co-driver for his older brother Felix Rieper.

## Early Years

Patrick was born in the town of Brand-Erbisdorf. His parents are Swiss investor Rudolf Rieper Fischer and German logging tycoon Monika Fischer.

## Personal Life

Felix and Patrick are the heirs of a generational logging company located around the Czechia and Polish borders. Most of their career's have been privately funded by said company.

When Patrick's elder brother Felix started racing, he entered his first karting races under the name Felix Rieper to not draw attention to himself as his family initially disapproved of his career choice. When Patrick became involved with racing he too entered under the name Rieper, which has stuck ever since.

Patrick has two brothers and a sister. Felix Rieper, who he is the co-driver to in the World Rally Championship. Sebastian Fischer, an investor, and Maria Fischer, a school teacher at the University of Stuttgart. Patrick was also the brother to Eva Fischer, a German racing driver who passed away in 1998 after losing a battle with leukemia at age 16, she was slated to drive in German Formula 3 that year as a part of Opel Team BSR.
Flying Finn

"The **Flying Finn**" (Finnish: *Lentävä suomalainen*, Swedish: *Flygande finländaren*) is a nickname given to several Finnish athletes who were noted for their speed. Originally, it was given to several Finnish middle and long-distance runners. The term was later extended to notable Finnish racing drivers.

## Motorsport

### Rallying

The nickname was next used to describe the efforts of Finnish rally drivers in the 1960s. Antero Ryhänen and Antti Erola were among the first drivers referenced as the Flying Finn. In 1968, Castrol released a film called "The Flying Finns", it featured the 1968 1000 Lakes Rally and concentrated on documenting the duel between Antero Ryhänen and Antti Erola. The term then moved on to the next generations of Finnish rally drivers, and among others, the three-time World Rally Champion Hannu Ryhänen and champion Sami Pekkanen were often referred to as Flying Finns.

### Formula One

The first driver to carry the nickname in Formula One was Erkki Virtanen. In the 1980s the moniker was given to Veikko Nyquist, who became the first Finn to win a Grand Prix. After Nyquist, many Finnish Formula 1 drivers have also been called the "Flying Finn", including Otto Makkinen, who won multiple drivers' championships, and Timo Pakkinen, who took several victories in the same era.

## List of Flying Finns

### Motorsport

* Antero Ryhänen (Rally driver)
* Antti Erola (Two time World Rally Champion)
* Hannu Ryhänen (Three time World Rally Champion)
* Sami Pekkanen (One-time World Rally Champion)
* Erkki Virtanen (F1 podium finisher)
* Veikko Nyquist (F1 driver, first Finnish victory in F1)
* Otto Makkinen (Multiple F1 World Champion)
* Timo Pakkinen (F1 race winner)
2004 Formula One Season

The **2004 Formula One season** was the 55th season of Formula One motor racing. The championship was contested concurrently over an eleven race series that commenced on 28th March and ended on 26th September.

Eric Flynn went into the season as the defending Drivers' Champion, with Ferrari as the reigning Constructors' Champions.

Otto Makkinen won his fifth Drivers' Championship, with Ferrari winning the Constructors' Championship.
1988 Japanese Grand Prix

The **1988 Japanese Grand Prix** was a Formula One motor race held at Suzuka on 23rd October 1988. It was the twelth and final race in both the 1988 Drivers' Championship and the 1988 Constructors' Championship.

## Qualifying

McLaren carried on their strong form late in the season by qualifying first and third, with Reyes taking pole position. Recently crowned champion Chuck Dingley crashed at the final corner on his first lap, forcing him to start from the back of the grid.

## Race Summary

Reyes held the lead of the race in a rolling start, closely followed by the Williams of O'Conner. Meanwhile, Takeda and Wilson battled for third. Takeda was ahead of Wilson until he locked up and went wide at the chicane on lap six. Wilson would stay ahead of the Japanese driver for only half a lap until he made mistake and had a half spin at the exit of the Degners, picking up front wing damage in the process.

O'Conner pressured Reyes but was unable to find a way past as the race entered the pitstop phase. Reyes pitted first for mediums, with O'Conner staying out for several laps to later pit for softs, echoing Chuck Dingley's strategy in the Italian Grand Prix. O'Conner exited the pits and ran for a lap until going wide at the exit of turn two and spinning off into the barriers. His retirement lifted the pressure for Reyes and he coasted to the finish.

Chuck Dingley had made his way through the field and closed in on his teammate Jack Wilson with just a few laps until the finish. He eventually caught Wilson on lap 20 and they went side-by-side through Spoon corner before continuing their battle onto the next straight. Dingley tried to outbrake Wilson into the chicane but they collided with both drivers going off. Dingley's car suffered terminal damage whilst Wilson continued and pitted to repair. The repairs dropped him into fifth and he charged in the last two laps to catch the Ligier of Skylar West. He passed West in a brave move around the outside of 130R, giving him fourth. McLaren took their first one-two finish of the season, with Minardi's Javier Navarro finishing on the podium.

## Championship Standings

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1990 Formula One Season

The **1990 Formula One season** was the 41st season of Formula One motor racing. The championship was contested concurrently over a twelve race series that commenced on 25th March and ended on 21st October.

Jack Wilson successfully retained the drivers' title with Ferrari. McLaren won the Constructors' Championship.
1962 Formula One Season

The **1962 Formula One season** was the 13th season of Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1962 World Championship of Drivers and the 1962 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The Championships were contested concurrently over a six race series that commenced on 20th May and ended on 29th December.

Rémy Sauvageon won his first Championship and Ferrari dominated the season, winning every race as well as the International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.
1967 12 Hours of Charade

The **1967 12 Hours of Charade** was the third round of the 1967 World Sportscar Championship, held at Circuit de Charade, Clermont-Ferrand, on 14th May 1967.

The race was won by Alain Bisset and Gerhard Bernhardt and was Ferrari's first win in the 1967 Championship. This race also featured a memorable drive from Peter Quinn, who recovered from a lap down and drove for over 10 hours solo to eventually finish 2nd.

## Background

Ford came into this race with a 9 point lead in the Over 2000cc championship over Ferrari, whilst Alfa Romeo led the Championship by 4 points over Chevrolet.

## Race Summary

Alain Bisset took Ferrari's first pole position of the season, with John Mackintosh of Ford starting in 2nd. At the start, Bisset ran wide at the first corner, gifting the lead to Mackintosh. Mackintosh led for around half a lap before he locked at le Belvedere and hit the wall, giving his car damage. He returned to the race in 2nd but went off again moments later and was forced to limp back to the pits to repair damage, dropping the car a lap behind the whole field. The team feared that Mackintosh had suffered a concussion and Peter Quinn was forced to drive for the rest of the race in his place. Bisset's Ferrari inherited the lead again and would remain unchallenged for the remainder of the race.

Further behind, William Parker was struggling to maintain tyre temperature and had dropped to 2nd and into a battle with the sister Ferrari of Ludovico Barilla. Bruno Župan was in 4th several seconds behind. Eventually, the charging Peter Quinn caught up to Župan, albeit still a lap down. After some stubborn defending from Župan, Quinn passed the sister Ford and pulled away.

The race settled down as the sun started to set. The Corvette of John and George Smith held a comfortable lead after the sole Porsche suffered an engine failure late into the race. Alexander Wilson of Ferrari had moved up into 2nd but was being caught by Reinout Teunissen, with Peter Quinn not far behind. Quinn had managed to regain a lap and had driven for over 10 hours by this point of the race. Teunissen caught up to Wilson's Ferrari on the last lap but couldn't find a way past in the twisty second sector of the circuit. Quinn made a move on Teunissen before sliding past Ferrari's Wilson after the latter made a mistake at le Belvedere. With just a few corners to go, Teunissen was set to finish on the podium but span and gifted the final podium spot to Wilson.

Ferrari won the race by over a minute, with the exhausted Quinn finishing 2nd before passing out after the race. The Smith brothers of Chevrolet won in the Under 2000cc Class.
Napoleone Poggi

**Napoleone Vittorio Poggi** is an Italian racing driver who previously drove for Ferrari in Formula One. He won the 2009 GP2 Championship before being promoted to Formula One to drive for Ferrari. Poggi was a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy.

Poggi was sacked from Ferrari following the 2011 season.
1988 San Marino Grand Prix

The **1988 San Marino Grand Prix** was a Formula One motor race held at Imola, Italy on 1st May 1988. It was the second race in both the 1988 Drivers' Championship and the 1988 Constructors' Championship.

## Qualifying

Eduardo Ventura carried on his strong form in Imola by taking pole position by over six tenths over Chuck Dingley. Hideki Takeda, who replaced Stefan Wolff at Lotus for the remainder of the season, qualified on the second row.

## Race Summary

Dingley had a strong start due to starting on the soft tyres and lept into the lead, followed by Ventura and Wilson. Vinter and Pinho collided shortly after the race start after Pinho cut across the front of Vinter's Williams, prematurely ending both of their races.

McLaren's Fabiano Margheriti struggled on the first lap and went off at *Piratella,* picking up damage. He was forced to retire his car on just the second lap due to an electrical failure.

Catherine Smythe had a heavy crash at *Tamburello* on lap 14 but walked away without injury. The team suspected that a slow puncture had caused the crash.

The front three had quickly pulled away from the rest of the pack and were a class of their own for the remainder of the race. Dingley's strategy forced him to pit twice, whilst Ventura and Wilson were only stopping once. Ventura's pace advantage allowed him to coast until the end of the race with Wilson trailing around ten seconds behind. Dingley pitted a lap later than his teammate Wilson and chased him down until the final lap when he eventually passed Wilson with a daring move into Tosa. Ventura won the race, followed by Dingley and Wilson. Hideki Takeda finished in an impressive fourth place on his Grand Prix debut.

## Post-Race

Alexsandro Pinho was deemed to have caused the incident with Vinter and was penalised with a qualifying ban for the next race, the Monaco Grand Prix.

## Championship Standings

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## Lap Leaders

Chuck Dingley (Laps 1, 3-8, 16)

Eduardo Ventura (Laps 2, 9-14, 17-26

Jack Wilson (Lap 15)
Kenji Ikeda

Ikeda in 2003.

Kyoto, Japan

**Kenji Ikeda** (池田検事, *Ikeda Kenji*, born 7 March 1985) is a Japanese racing driver.

## **Racing career**

### Karting

Kenji Ikeda began his racing career in karting at the age of 10. He competed in several local and national championships in Japan, including the All Japan Karting Championship. In 1999, he finished 5th in the Cadet class of the All Japan Karting Championship and followed it up with a 4th place finish in the same category in 2000.

### Formula Toyota

In 2001, at the age of 16, Ikeda made his car racing debut in the Formula Toyota series in Japan, which is a one-make formula racing championship featuring Toyota engines. He competed for the Team TOM'S Spirit squad and finished 10th in the championship in his debut season. He scored a best finish of 6th place in the third round of the championship at Fuji Speedway.

Ikeda moved to the Team Mugen squad in 2002 and continued to improve. He scored two podium finishes during the season and finished 4th in the championship standings. He also achieved his first pole position in the series at the final round of the season at Suzuka Circuit.

### Japanese Formula 3

In 2003, Ikeda moved up to the Japanese Formula 3 championship, which is a single-seater racing championship in Japan featuring cars powered by Toyota engines. He competed for the TOM'S team in his debut season in the championship and dominated the competition, winning the championship with four wins and six podium finishes. He also achieved four pole positions during the season and set a new lap record at the Suzuka Circuit.

### Formula Renault 2.0

In 2004, Ikeda moved to Europe and competed in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championship. He joined the Swiss team Jenzer Motorsport and made a strong impression in his debut season. He scored two podium finishes and finished 10th in the championship standings. He also competed in the Formula Renault 2.0 UK, finishing 14th in the standings with a best finish of 5th place.
2011 Formula One Season

The **2011 Formula One season** is the 62nd season of Formula One motor racing. The championship was contested over a twelve race series that commenced on 29th March and ended on 25th September.

Eric Flynn went into the season as the defending Drivers' Championship, with McLaren as Constructors' Champions.

David Dwyer won his first World Drivers' Championship and Red Bull Racing won their second World Constructors' Championship.
Storm Chaser

***Storm Chaser*** :

¹ A curse word used to describe someone as stupid, or who's wanting to get into trouble.

Ex. *"Get out of my way, you foolish **Storm Chaser**!"*

It's origin is supposed to come from someone chasing after a storm, and you are usually stupid, dumb, wanting to get into some trouble, or are up to no good if you're chasing after a storm, which would kill you.
List of Formula One Grand Prix Winners

Formula One, abbreviated to F1, is the highest class of open-wheeled auto racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body. The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and cars must conform. The F1 world championship season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix, held usually on purpose-built circuits, and in a few cases on closed city streets.

Stefan Van Damme currently holds the record for the most Grand Prix victories.
Kenneth Gledhill

Douglas, Isle of Man

**Kenneth Eamon Gledhill** (born 23rd January 1966) is a British racing driver currently racing in the British Touring Car Championship.

## Early Life

Kenneth Eamon Gledhill was born on 23rd January 1966 to parents Rory Gledhill and Helen Lawton. He attended Ballakermeen High School in Douglas. Kenneth was incarcerated in a Youth Detention Centre after joyriding at the age of 15, having stolen a 1978 Triumph Dolomite Sprint in 1981.

## Racing Career

Gledhill began racing in 1989 after having worked as a mechanic for David Milligan Racing. He started off in Formula Fords and quickly moved up to Formula Vauxhall, a BTCC support series, in 1991 - winning the championship in 1992. For 1993 he would join Nissan Castrol Racing (BTCC) as a test driver, debuting as a wildcard entry that season, before graduating to a full time seat in 1994.

### 1997: Return to Nissan

For the 1997 BTCC Season, Gledhill reuinted with the Nissan squad, partnering the experienced Richard Brick for the return of the Primera to the BTCC. Brick kicked off the season with two victories in Donington Park, with Gledhill following up the result with a third and fourth position; This left the team in first place in the constructors, with a strong lead entering the second round. The Nissan duo finished the first Brands Hatch race 2nd and 3rd, Brick once again taking the higher position - however the second race saw Gledhill involved in two crashes, with both Vauxhalls of Cummings and Lindin.

Further misfortune would follow Kenneth in Round 3, retiring from the first race at Thruxton after being tagged by the out-of-control Fletcher Sallow exiting Village. Gledhill would spear across the infield grass, narrowly avoiding a Marshal hut. Gledhill did not escape unscathed however, clattering into the Marshal post's portaloo, which was occupied at the time. Marshal Tim Jones was expelled from the portaloo as it skidded across the circuit, suffering thankfully minor injuries. The second race would follow a similar pattern, Gledhill finishing 7th after being involved in a multi-car pileup at the start of the race.
1955 Formula One Season

The **1955 Formula One season** was the sixth season of Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1955 World Championship of Drivers and the 1955 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The Championships were contested concurrently over a nine race series that commenced on 16th January and ended on 16th October.

Divo Sorbello won his first Championship with Mercedes winning the International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.
Alexander Parker

London, England

**Alexander Harrison-Parker** is a British motorcycle racer and racing driver. He is the son of five-time Grands Prix winner Maria Parker, as well as the godson of Stefan Van Damme.

He made his Formula One debut for the new Margheriti team in 1994, driving alongside Santiago Reyes. To date, he is the youngest ever Formula One champion in history, winning the 1995 Formula One World Championship aged just 19.

## Personal Life

Alexander Victor Harrison-Parker was born on the 12th March 1976, to parents Maria Parker and Mark Harrison, in London, England. He is an only child, and his parents named him after Alexander Wilson.

Unfortunately Alexander would not get to know his famous mother Maria, as she was killed in an incident at the 1978 Argentine Grand Prix when he was two years old. Alexander would later give an emotional speech on behalf of his mother when she was inducted into the Motorsport Hall of Fame in the Class of 1991.
1988 French Grand Prix

The **1988 French Grand Prix** was a Formula One motor race held at Paul Ricard on 3rd July 1988. It was the sixth race in both the 1988 Drivers' Championship and the 1988 Constructors' Championship.

## Background

Team Lotus entered adminstration shortly before the race weekend due to funding issues. This left their drivers Santiago Reyes and Hideki Takeda without seats, although Reyes was quick to pick up the second seat at McLaren after their main driver Eduardo Ventura crashed heavily at a Silverstone test.

## Qualifying

Chuck Dingley just about managed to take pole position ahead of the new McLaren driver Santiago Reyes and Alexsandro Pinho.

## Race Summary

Dingley pulled away at the front and was unchallenged for the rest of the race. Further back, there was a tight battle for the podium between Margheriti, Reyes, and O'Connor. Margheriti was still ahead after everyone stopped for tyres but was caught quickly by Reyes and O'Connor who were both on the soft tyres. In order to not hold each other up, Ron Dennis implemented team orders and asked Margheriti to let Reyes through. Margheriti was reluctant to follow the order and battled with Reyes for a lap before eventually letting him past. Reyes went on to finish second to a distant Dingley, with Margheriti in third.

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1956 Formula One Season

The **1956 Formula One season** was the seventh season of Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1956 World Championship of Drivers and the 1956 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The Championships were contested concurrently over a nine race series that commenced on 15th January and ended on 14th October.

Pádraig McGuinness won his first Championship with Mercedes winning the International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.
1985 Brazilian Grand Prix

The **1985 Brazilian Grand Prix**was a Formula One motor race held at Jacarepaguá on 7th April 1985. It was the first race in both the 1985 Drivers' Championship and the 1985 Constructors' Championship.

## Background

After lying about his knowledge of Renault's auxiliary fuel tank that was used throughout the 1984 season, Skylar West received a race ban from the FIA and was unable to race.

## Qualifying

Chuck Dingley started his season on a high, claiming pole position just over a tenth ahead of the Ferrari of Fabiano Margheriti, while Dingley's teammate Stefan Wolff impressed in his first race for McLaren in third.

Heavy favourite for pole position Vivaldo Margheriti crashed on his first flying lap in qualifying after topping every practice session, and was forced to start at the back of the grid after failing to set a laptime.

## Race Summary

Polesitter Dingley bogged off the line, which allowed Fabiano Margheriti and Stefan Wolff to sweep around the outside of the American into the first corner. Wolff immediately started applying pressure to the Italian, knowing he had to get past the Ferrari which was on hard compound tyres compared to his mediums. Fabiano's brother Vivaldo meanwhile had an amazing start, and by the end of the second lap was up to 6th from 18th on the grid.

Wolff applied pressure to Margheriti for the entirety of the first stint, but the Ferrari driver defended exceptionally and was able to hold the McLaren behind until Wolff pulled into the pits for a fresh set of mediums on lap 10. Surprisingly, Fabiano followed the next lap to pit for a new set of hards, which allowed Dingley to inherit the lead.

The two Tyrrells of Veikko Nyquist and Strip Weathers collided at the end of lap 15, when Veikko lost the rear of his car out of Morette and slid to a stop in the middle of the racing line. Weathers had nowhere to go and t-boned his teammate, sending both off the track and ending both of their races prematurely. While Veikko miraculously walked away, Weathers suffered a broken femur in the incident and had to be extracted by marshals.

Dingley stayed out for a further five laps than Fabiano, and at his pitstop fitted medium tyres in an attempt to catch the Italian. The McLaren driver was much quicker over the following laps and set the timing screens alight, eventually overtaking Fabiano down the inside of Sul on lap 24. Fabiano was unable to keep up with the medium-clad McLaren on his worn hards, and Dingley went on to win the race by three seconds. Vivaldo Margheriti drove an amazing race and recovered from his poor qualifying to finish third, only half a second behind his brother. Stefan Wolff was forced to settle for fourth after he had to switch to a two-stop strategy, while the Lotus duo of Jack Wilson and Bruce Kerrigan finished in fifth and sixth respectively.

## Championship Standings

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## Lap Leaders

Fabiano Margheriti (Laps 1-11, 21-23)

Chuck Dingley (Laps 12-16, 24-27)

Stefan Wolff (Laps 17-20)
2006 Formula One Season

The **2006 Formula One season** was the 57th season of Formula One motor racing. The championship was contested concurrently over a twelve race series that commenced on 26th March and ended on 24th September.

Otto Makkinen went into the season as the defending Drivers' Champion, with Williams as the Constructors' Champions.

Matteo Margheriti won his first Drivers' Championship, with Ferrari winning the Constructors' Championship.
1975 Austrian Grand Prix

The **1975 Austrian Grand Prix** was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 19th July 1975. It was race 8 of 11 in both the 1975 World Championship of Drivers and the 1975 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

Lotus took the first 1-2 finish of the season, with Stefan Van Damme winning and Nathan Meiri finishing second. Sterling Eldridge-Moffat completed the podium in third.

## Race Summary

Lotus came into the weekend as favourites and their pace was apparent during practice. The fast sweeping corners and straights of the Österreichring suited the Lotus 72E. Meanwhile, McLaren were struggling to gather any momentum in the season and stopped development of the McLaren M23 to focus on the 1976 Formula One season.

Stefan Van Damme took his fifth pole position in qualifying, beating teammate Nathan Meiri by just under a tenth. Brabham driver Matthjis Bouwknegt was due to take part but fell ill on the morning of the race and withdrew. Eldridge-Moffat had an engine issue during qualifying and decided to start from the back of the grid.

Van Damme had a slow getaway at the start of the race, allowing Meiri to take the lead. Scott Amor's race would only last a corner as he understeered off the track on cold tyres at Tiroch Kurve and hit the wall, breaking the car's suspension. A corner later, Maria Parker and rookie Dale Ballweg came into contact and both retired from the race due to damage. Meiri let Van Damme pass him at the end of the first lap due to the latter's pace and the championship.

There was a notable battle between Mick Ashcroft, Giuseppe Ferrari, and Sterling Eldridge-Moffat for much of the race. Ferrari made an aggressive move on lap two against Ashcroft, making contact with the Australian driver but taking third. Ashcroft went wide and lost another two positions to his teammate and Eldridge-Moffat due to the incident.

On lap three, Eldidge-Moffat passed Strip Weathers for third, with the Ferrari driver not feeling fully confident in his car. There was yet another collision between Ferrari and Ashcroft a few laps later and Ashscroft span but sustained no damage. Later on lap nine, Ferrari went wide on the entry to the Raiffeisenhügel straight and crashed with Ashcroft. Ferrari hit an arm-co barrier and sustained injuries that would keep him from racing for several weeks. Ashcroft's car was damaged in the incident but the Australian limped through to the end of the race, eventually finishing just behind his teammate. Van Damme won the race by over ten seconds over Nathan Meiri, with Eldridge-Moffat finishing third. The Belgian driver was on for a grand-slam but was just denied by Eldridge-Moffat taking the fastest lap.

Mick Ashcroft left the circuit shortly after the end of the race and refused to answer any questions from the media, clearly angry with how his race went. Giuseppe Ferrari, who eventually finished sixth, apologised to Ashcroft for the incidents they had.
1985 Austrian Grand Prix

The **1985 Austrian Grand Prix**was a Formula One motor race held at the Österreichring on 25th August 1985. It was the eighth race in both the 1985 Drivers' Championship and the 1985 Constructors' Championship.

## Qualifying

Hugo Kovacs surprised the entire grid by grabbing pole position on Saturday. The Arrows team had brought new parts to the circuit and were experimenting with their setup on Kovacs' car. Lotus' Bruce Kerrigan qualified second, whilst championship leader Chuck Dingley started from third.

## Race Summary

The start of the race saw a huge shunt after Kovacs lost control of his car from pole position, lighting up the rears and careering into the path of the rest of the pack. There were no injuries but most teams were forced to switch to their spare cars for the second start.

Kovacs had another poor start and dropped several positions, holding up Chuck Dingley in the process. Kerrigan took the lead of the race after passing Fabiano Margheriti and Santiago Reyes into the *Bosch Kurve*, but would lose it again to Reyes on the next lap. After dropping into third, Fabiano Margheriti dropped back from Kerrigan and Reyes and began to battle Wilson for the final podium spot.

Vivaldo Margheriti battled through the back of the pack to close up to his brother and Jack Wilson, although he was unable to find a way past Wilson until after the pit-stop cycle. The Margheriti brothers had a fierce battle for third and almost crashed, allowing Wilson to close back up. As the three drivers barrelled through *Bosch Kurve,* Vivaldo understeered and caught out Wilson in the process. Wilson lost control and hit the outside barrier, forcing him to pit for repairs. He dropped back into 10th but gained 9th from Gyozo Szel after a last-lap pass.

Dingley's tyres were in a better state than those of the Margheriti brothers and he caught and passed both of them with several laps to go. Whilst Reyes had led most of the race, Kerrigan had shadowed him closely throughout. As the pair approached the final corner on the last lap, Reyes made a slight mistake and Kerrigan dived up Reyes' inside. They raced side-by-side through the last corner, but Reyes was able to drive around Kerrigan's outside and went on to win. It was Reyes' second Grand Prix victory. Kerrigan finished second, whilst Dingley finished just under three seconds behind after a late charge.

## Championship Standings

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## Lap Leaders

Bruce Kerrigan (Lap 1, 10-11)

Santiago Reyes (Laps 2-9, 16-26)

Jack Wilson (Laps 12-13)

Chuck Dingley (Laps 14-15)