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2005 Formula One Season

The **2005 Formula One season** was the 56th season of Formula One motor racing. The championship was contested concurrently over a twelve race series that commenced on 20th March and ended on 25th September.

Otto Makkinen went into the season as the defending Drivers' Champion and retained the Drivers' Championship, winning a record-equalling sixth Drivers' Championship. Williams won the Constructors' Championship.

Otto Makkinen won a record-equalling sixth Drivers' Championship, with Ferrari winning the Constructors' Championship.
1996 Formula One Season

The 1996 Formula One season was the 47th season of Formula One motor racing. The championship was contested concurrently over an eleven race series that commenced on 17th March and ended on 27th October.

Alexander Parker and Margheriti entered the season as the defending Drivers' and Constructors' Champions. Otto Makkinen won his second Drivers' title, with Ferrari winning the Constructors' Championship.

## Results and Standings

### **Grands Prix**

**1996 Drivers' Championship - Final Standings**

**1996 Constructors' Championship - Final Standings**
Jesse Masters

13 August 1930

USA

**Jesse "the Buffalo" Masters** was a racing driver who competed in USAC and Formula One. He won the 1966 Indy 500 during his time in USAC and also won the 1974 Drivers' World Championship in Formula One while driving for McLaren.

## Personal Life

Masters was known as a heavy drinker and smoker whilst in the paddock and was sometimes hungover on the mornings of races after drinking heavily the night before.

## Racing Career

Masters joined USAC in 1959, achieving moderate success in the series. He would go on to win the 1966 Indianapolis 500 race before leaving to join Ferrari for the 1967 Formula One Season.

Jesse was in second place during the 1972 Monaco Grand Prix, chasing Lotus' Alexander Wilson, when Wilson crashed heavily at the chicane. The crash resulted in the death of the legendary Wilson and Masters resorted even more to alcohol to deal with having witnessed the death of Wilson.

## Death

Masters passed away on 8th August 1997 in Las Vegas due to liver failure. He was just days away from celebrating his 67th birthday and had planned to have a bar crawl along the Las Vegas Strip. Many doctors had tried to warn Masters that his excessive drinking would lead to health problems, but he opted to ignore their warnings. He was buried during a private funeral, attended by many of the drivers and engineers he had competed with during his time in motorsport.
Mercedes

**Mercedes-Benz**, a brand of the Mercedes-Benz Group, has been involved in Formula One as both team owner and engine manufacturer for various periods since 1954. The current Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team is based in Brackley, England, and possesses a German licence. Mercedes-branded teams are often referred to by the nickname, the "Silver Arrows".

Mercedes returned to Formula One in 1994 as an engine manufacturer in association with Ilmor, a British independent high-performance autosport engineering company, which developed their engines. The company won four constructors' titles and drivers' titles in a works partnership with McLaren which lasted until 2009. In 2005, Ilmor was rebranded as Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains. In 2010, the company joined Formula One as a constructor.

## History

During the start of the 2009 season Mercedes-Benz's parent company Daimler AG bought a minority stake (45.1%) in the former Honda team with Aabar Investments purchasing 30% on 11 July 2009. Following the purchase of the team, as well as a sponsorship deal with Petronas, the team was rebranded as *Mercedes GP Petronas Formula One Team*, and Mercedes would now compete in the constructors' championship for the first time. Ross Brawn continued his duties as team principal and the team retained its base and workforce in Brackley, close to the Mercedes-Benz Formula One engine plant (formerly Ilmor Engineering) in Brixworth.

The team has a complex history: Its entry can be traced back to Tyrrell Racing, who competed as a constructor from 1970 until 1998, until being bought by British American Tobacco at the end of 1997 so its entry could be transferred to the then new constructor British American Racing (BAR) in 1999. BAR, who had formed a partnership with Honda, eventually became Honda Racing F1 Team in 2006 when British American Tobacco withdrew from the sport. Honda withdrew in 2008 due to a world financial crisis.
1978 German Grand Prix

The **1978 German Grand Prix** was a Formula One motor race held on 16th July 1978 at Hockenheimring. It was the eighth race of the 1978 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1978 International Cup for F1 Constructors.

## Background

Despite the ongoing championship battle between Van Damme, Dingley, and Trémaux, much of the media attention in the paddock was focussed on the Margheriti brothers who were making their Formula One debuts this weekend. The young Italians were reserve drivers, with Fabiano Margheriti driving for Renault, whilst Vivaldo Margheriti was driving for Wolf to replace the absent Erik Vik.

## Qualifying

The entire paddock was stunned on Saturday as Vivaldo Margheriti took a surprise pole position, qualifying just 9 thousandths ahead of Chuck Dingley. Trémaux qualified 3rd, with Van Damme qualifying 4th.

## Race Summary

Vivaldo had a good getaway from pole but ran slightly wide onto the exit kerb of the first corner causing him to spin off, just moments into the race. He hit the wall and picked up slight damage but was able to continue, albeit at the back of the field. Meanwhile, Trémaux had moved up to second ahead of Dingley. On the exit of the chicane, Trémaux put a tyre on the grass and span violently into the barrier, ending his race. The car was destroyed in the impact but the Frenchman escaped without any serious injuries.

Dingley pulled away from Van Damme due to starting on the soft tyres, with Fabiano Margheriti in 3rd. Lotus' Jeremy Spocinklass came to blows with Arrows' Reinaldo Molina at the second chicane, with Molina driving into the back of the Lotus and spinning. Spociklass was able to keep the car under control but lost several positions. In his much faster Lotus, Spocinklass recovered to 6th by lap four before making his way past Ferrari's Richard Jockey and then pulled up to the back of William Worchestershire-Smythe. Heading into the Ost-kurve, Spocinklass and W-S came together, with the former spinning at high speed into the barriers. Although shaken up, Spocinklass was unhurt.

Dingley's lead came under threat from Van Damme as his soft tyres began to cliff near the end of the race. Van Damme brought the gap down to two seconds but it wasn't enough and Dingley pulled through to take his 3rd Grand Prix victory. Fabiano Margheriti impressed by finishing 3rd, taking Renault's first podium of the season.

## Classification

Fastest lap: Chuck Dingley (Tyrrell) on lap 2 - 1:48.937
1975 British Grand Prix

The **1975 British Grand Prix** was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 6th July 1975. It was race 7 of 11 in both the 1975 World Championship of Drivers and the 1975 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

Stefan Van Damme won the race, ahead of Sterling Eldridge-Moffat and Nathan Meiri.

## Race Summary

Stefan Van Damme took his 4th pole position of the season, with Mick Ashcroft and Nathan Meiri lining up behind.

The race start was clean, with Van Damme losing two positions by the first corner. Ashcroft took the lead, followed by Van Damme's Lotus teammate Nathan Meiri. However, Meiri would allow Van Damme to pass before Club, promoting the Belgian driver into second. Meiri later had a tangle with Eder Fabre at Stowe but both cars survived, with Eldridge-Moffat managing to overtake both drivers.

The front two cars of Ashcroft and Van Damme pulled away at the head of the race but on lap nine, Ashcroft's car snapped and went off at Stowe. He hit the enbankment but sustained minimal damage but lost the lead and second to Van Damme and Eldridge-Moffat. Ashcroft struggled in the closing laps and would go on to finish 5th.

Van Damme's pace dropped in the final three laps which allowed Eldridge-Moffat to close the gap quickly. He challenged Van Damme for the lead of the race on the final lap but was unable to complete the move, with the Belgian driver just managing to hold on to win the race.
1988 Canadian Grand Prix

The **1988 Canadian Grand Prix** was a Formula One motor race held at the Île Notre-Dame Circuit on 4th June 1988. It was the fourth race in both the 1988 Drivers' Championship and the 1988 Constructors' Championship.

## Background

Five-time champion Stefan Van Damme returned to the sport for the first time since the end of the 1984 season. He was replacing Chuck Dingley, who had broken his wrist in the Monaco Grand Prix.

## Qualifying

Van Damme showed that he had lost none of his pace in his time away from Formula One and set the pace in practice before going on to take pole position by almost four tenths ahead of Eduardo Ventura.

## Race Summary

Polesitter Van Damme had a perfect start, fending off Ventura and Margheriti, before building a gap at the front. Further back, Gyozo Szel lost control through turn six and collided with Soren Vinter. This was the third race in a row that Vinter had retired from, all being caused by collisions with other drivers.

William O'Connor found his way past Jack Wilson on lap three, with Wilson struggling to find grip on the medium tyres. The remainder of the race was fairly processional, with Van Damme leading every lap, until lap 26 when Rhys Sheen span at the hairpin. Sheen was several laps behind and span into the path of Ventura, colliding with the Brazilian driver. Due to this Margheriti moved into second place. Van Damme won on his return, taking the fastest lap and a grand slam, with Margheriti second and Ventura third. O'Connor finished fourth, with Wilson and Takeda fifth and sixth. Due to Dingley's absence, Wilson took the lead of the championship.

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Historic Racing League Wiki

**Welcome to the Historic Racing League Wiki!**
**Official Discord Server**

We are a simracing league focusing on historic racing. We have created an alternate reality of Formula One and Sportscars and tried to emulate the real life exhilarating history of motorsport. We are currently in the **2012 Formula One Season.**

The league started in April 2019 with the first race in June 2019. Since then we've raced almost every Saturday.

* Official Youtube Channel
* Official Twitter Account

## **Formula One**

* List of Formula One Seasons
* List of Formula One Grand Prix Winners
* List of Formula One Fatalities
* List of Formula One Drivers
* Hall of Fame
* Helmets
* News Articles

## **Sportscars**

* 1956 World Sportscar Championship
* 1967 World Sportscar Championship
* List of Sportscar Drivers
* List of Sportscar Racing Fatalities
2009 Formula One Season

The **2009 Formula One season** was the 60th season of Formula One motor racing. The championship was contested over a twelve race series that commenced on 29th March and ended on 27th September.

Stine Olander went into the season as the defending Drivers' Champion, with McLaren as the Constructors' Champions.

Saskia Klöden would win the World Drivers' Championship, making her the third woman ever win the championship. Kloden was also the third successive female champion in Formula One. Red Bull Racing would win the World Constructors' Championship.
1975 Argentine Grand Prix

The **1975 Argentine Grand Prix** was a Formula One motor race held at Buenos Aires on 12th January 1975. It was the first race in both the 1975 World Championship of Drivers and the 1975 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

## Race Summary

The drivers went to Argentina to start the season, and it was Stefan Van Damme in the Lotus who set the pole position with the Williams of Mick Ashcroft and McLaren of Maria Parker who started in second and third respectively.

The race started with immediate action as Jorge Fernandez in the Ferrari was caught out by the slow starting Ashcroft in the Williams. Fernandez attempted to evade the Williams but that caused his Ferrari to spin and hit Nathan Meiri in the Lotus and Max Westland in the Shadow.

After the first lap the race carried on without any major incidents until the last few laps of the race in which Bastian Stüber mistakenly thought the race ended when there was a lap left. The March of Erik Peters suffered a steering rack failure in the middle of the sweeping right-hander of turn 3/4. Peters went into the barriers as the lower part failed, but he managed to limp to finish the race in 8th place.

> "Following the opening race of the season we were happy with an 8th place finish, sadly Erik collapsed shortly after finishing and has died in hospital. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family." - *Max Mosley, Co-Founder of March Engineering*
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Loïc Rapallino

Cannes, France

**Loïc Rapallino** (born 12th February 1968) is a French rally driver, competing for Peugeot in the World Rally Championship and European Rally Championship. Teamed with his wife, co-driver Corinne Fabien, he won the French Rally Driver's Championship twice, in 1995 and 1996, driving a Peugeot 306 Maxi.

## Early Life

Loïc was born on 12th February 1968 to parents Vittorio Rapallino and Jeannette Gaudin, in Cannes, France.

## Rally Career

### 1991-1994: SRT

Rapallino was noticed by experienced French rally driver Sebastién Sauvageon in 1989, and signed for his team in 1991. Driving a Lancia Delta, Rapallino drove tarmac ERC and FRC (European and French Rally Championships, respectively) gaining experience all the while. Rapallino didn't enjoy much success in the outdated 1989 Lancia, sharing the car with the veteran Sauvageon. Throughout 1993 and 1994, Rapallino used Sauvageon's connections to Peugeot to line himself up to join the manufacturer to develop their rally cars.

### 1995-Present: Peugeot

Rapallino joined the Peugeot team as it unleashed it's 306, helping to develop the Maxi version for the F2 regulations. Rapallino impressed the mechanics with his setup ability on tarmac, and quickly became an integral part of the team. Rapallino later admitted he had made friends with as many of the team as possible, in order to "get the best out of them", though a temporary teammate suspected it was to get the best parts. Rapallino would go on to win the 1995 and 1996 French Rally Championships.

#### WRC Outings

In 1997, it was announced that Rapallino and the Peugeot team would compete on various rounds of that year's World Rally Championship. Rapallino took the reins for 3 rounds - Monte Carlo, Barum Czech Rally and the Rallye Sanremo.
Felix Rieper

**Felix Rieper Fischer** is a German racing driver competing in the World Rally Championship. His co-driver is his younger brother, Patrick Rieper.

## Early Life

Felix was born on *I can't remember his birthday for some reason right now* 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.

Though legally his last name is Fischer, Felix 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 his younger brother Patrick started becoming involved with racing he too entered under the name Rieper.

Felix has two brothers and a sister. Patrick Rieper, who is his co-driver in the World Rally Championship. Sebastian Fischer, an investor, and Maria Fischer, a school teacher at the University of Stuttgart. Felix 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.
Louis Kempton

**Louis Kempton** (born 1st May 1977) is an Australian former racing driver.

He was due to make his Formula One debut in 1997 for Minardi, but was banned from motorsport after failing a drug test.

## Racing Career

Kempton had moderate success in junior series in Australia and managed to secure sponsorship from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia due to his father's connections. Despite his limited racing experience and young age, Kempton paid his way into a seat at Minardi in Formula One.

Kempton struggled to adapt to the higher speeds and demands of Formula One in testing at Jerez. He was reportedly several seconds off the pace of his much more experienced teammate Ralf Goldbach and appeared exhausted when exiting his car. Despite this, he was confident that he would be able to pass through pre-qualifying when the new season started.

With just weeks until the start of the 1997 season, Kempton was selected for a random drug test as part of the FIA's anti-doping programme. His test was immediately flagged and he was found to have taken several banned substances including Methylphenidate, Lisdexamfetamine and Buprenorphine among a number of other substances. The FIA took immediate action by banning Kempton from motorsport for two years. Minardi rushed to find a replacement for Kempton and hired Mistral Vernati as his replacement.

Kempton moved back to Australia after receiving his ban and reportedly joined his father's banking business.
Archibald Barnes

London, England

**Archibald Barnes** (born 2nd September 1949) is a British racing driver, aristocrat, painter, businessman and politician. He competed in Formula One in 1990, driving for Onyx and retiring in every race except the French Grand Prix.

## Racing Career

Archibald started competing in racing events in his early 20's, often failing to commit to full series due to other hobbies and interests. He was able to enter events due to his family's vast wealth and connections and was often known to pay for the best engineers and cars he could in an attempt to make up for his racing ability.

After getting bored of competing in almost every British racing series he could find, Archibald finally managed to pay for a seat at Onyx in Formula One at the age of 40. Despite his age he reassured the team that his racing experience would be an asset to the team.

### Formula One

Barnes endured a disastrous season throughout 1990, with a combination of crashes and reliability issues forcing him to retire from 11 of the 12 races that season. His only finish came at the French Grand Prix where he finished 18th. His teammate Erwin Steiner would fail to finish every single race that year and the team collapsed at the end of the season, along with Archibald's Formula One career.

### After Formula One

Archibald continued to race after leaving Formula One, but focussed more of his time into business interests and politics. In 1997 he was elected as the MP for Bexleyheath and Crayford as a member of the Conservative Party.

## Personal Life

Archibald was born into the affluent Barnes family and enjoyed a privileged early life in central London. He is the second cousin of racing driver Jenrick Armitage-Barnes IV.
2010 Formula One Season

The **2010 Formula One season** is the 61st season of Formula One motor racing. The championship was contested over a twelve race series that commenced on 28th March and ended on 26th September.

Caterham and Mercedes joined Formula One as constructors this year. Refueling was banned in the regulations this year, as well as that regulation was put into place that meant each driver must use both sets of tires.

Saskia Klöden went into the season as the defending Drivers' Champion, with Red Bull Racing as the Constructors' Champions.

Eric Flynn would win his third World Drivers' Championship, while McLaren would take their tenth World Constructors' Championship, making them just the second team after Ferrari to win Constructors' Championships in the double digits.
Jean-Luc De Witt

Lille, France

**Jean-Luc De Witt** is a Belgian-French racing driver.

## Early Life

Born in Lille, France, to parents Bernadette De Witt (Née François) and Julius De Witt, Jean-Luc spent most of his childhood in Luxembourg where his father worked as a banker. Jean-Luc was inspired to take up racing after his father brought him to see the 1984 German Grand Prix, where fellow Belgian Stefan Van Damme won the race.

## Racing Career

### Sauber (1994-1996)

Jean-Luc joined the Formula One circus in 1994 as a substitute in Sauber for the last three races, after Sauber's Soren Vinter had passed away during the 1994 British Grand Prix at Donington. The Belgian had quickly gotten up to speed with the Sauber car, achieving a 4th place finish at his first race at the 1994 Belgian Grand Prix, nearly taking the podium spot. The last two races of the season were less impressive, achieving 10th Place at the 1994 Italian Grand Prix, and a retirement at the 1994 Japanese Grand Prix.
For his first full-time season in 1995 Jean-Luc beat his teammate Andres Arrigondiaga by three points, achieving a best finish of 5th place at the Brazilian Grand Prix. His lowest finish was an 11th place at the Monaco and British Grands Prix.

1996 saw Jean-Luc's best ever season in Formula One, getting used to the team and the car, the Belgian scored 23 points - 22 points ahead of his teammate Arrigondiaga. The season finale at the Japanese Grand Prix saw him achieve his best ever finish of second, which - according to Eddie Jordan - was the exact performance he had been looking for to replace the underperforming Katashi Kimura in the second Jordan seat for the 1997 season.
Rowan Atkinson

**Rowan Sebastian Atkinson** (born 6 January 1955) is an English actor, comedian, writer, and part-time racing driver. He is most well-known for *Blackadder* (1983–1989) and *Mr. Bean* (1990–1995).

## Racing Career

### Peugeot Charity Series

Atkinson entered the Peugeot Charity Series for the 2000 event, which raced at Donington Park and Brands Hatch and involved several high profile racing drivers such as Stine Olander, Lukas Schmidt, and Andrew McDougall. He would go on to win two of the four races and eventually won the full series, with Jeremy Clarkson finishing as the runner-up.
Jermaine Ashwood

Ashwood prior to his first F1 race

**Jermaine Ashwood** was a British racing driver, who drove for Arrows and Shadow as a reserve driver in the 1978 Formula One Season.

He was killed in an accident in the 1978 Canadian Grand Prix when he ran into the back of Max Westland, sustaining fatal head injuries.

## Early Years

Jermaine was born in 1957 to Bruce and Mary Ashwood. His father owned a chain of supermarkets.

## Racing Career

Jermaine was noted as a "pay driver" and there were some complaints from some drivers about his racing experience. He had risen though the ranks to reach Formula One, participating in lower formula, though many people protested him joining the sport. He failed to qualify at both the British and German Grands Prix.

Ashwood got an opportunity to drive for Arrows as a reserve driver due to the team being unable to find a permanent second driver. After qualifying for his first race at the Austrian Grand Prix, he caused controversy after crashing into Michael Geni at the first corner, and then crashing with the Tyrrell of Dale Ballweg on the 2nd lap. He would end the race 12th. Ashwood finished 12th in the Italian Grand Prix, going through further controversy after almost hitting the race leader of Chuck Dingley whilst being lapped. Before the United States Grand Prix East, the grid voiced their concerns regarding Jermaine's racecraft, but in the end the FIA took no action and Jermaine was allowed to race again. He would finish 11th in the race, after having an incident-free race for the first time.

## Death

At the Canadian Grand Prix, Ashwood qualified 16th. A spin on the third lap would put him further back, before he eventually recovered to 13th by lap seven. Ashwood attempted to overtake Max Westland in the Moss hairpin, but misjudged his braking zone, plowing directly into the back of the McLaren. The wedge-like design of the Shadow slid underneath the McLaren, with the rear wing striking Ashwood in the head, killing him instantly. Westland would have a suspension failure on the following straight, causing a high speed accident. Westland was put into a coma, but did not recover, passing away on 21st September 1979. The death of the more experienced Westland took attention away from the death of Ashwood, though the accident would lead to the FIA tightening the rules when it came to new drivers entering the sport.

His parents, Bruce and Mary, paid for a monument to his memory to be built in Oxford.
2000 Formula One Season

The **2000 Formula One season** was the 51st season of Formula One motor racing. The championship will be contested concurrently over an eleven race series that commenced on 26th March and ended on 15th October.

Florian Delacroix was due to defend his 1999 championship but left the sport prior to the start of 2000. Williams entered the 2000 season as the defending Constructors' champion.

## Pre-Season

Florian Delacroix won the 1999 Championship with ease, taking five wins over the season ahead of his teammate Tatsuno Takamori. However, Delacroix would have a heavy accident whilst testing the team's new car at Silverstone. He reportedly had a brake failure into *Stowe* corner and was kept in hospital for a number of days as precaution before being released. Shortly after leaving hospital, Williams shockingly announced that Delacroix would leave the team. The Sun then released a story insinuating that Delacroix had been involved in a relationship with Claire Williams, Frank Williams' daughter. However, this has not been confirmed by the team, Claire, or Delacroix. Williams opted to sign Carlinhos da Silva to replace the outgoing Delacroix.

## Results and Standings

### **Grands Prix**

\*The Monaco Grand Prix was originally due to be held as Round 4, but the race was cancelled due to Storm Ronald.
Luca Văduva

Luca Văduva, 1999 CART pre-season

Bălți, Moldavian SSR

**Luca Antoniu Nicolae Văduva** (born 22nd August 1970) is a Moldovan-born retired Italian racing driver.

## Early Years

Luca was born on the 22nd August 1970 to an upper class family in Bălți, the third largest city in the Moldavian SSR. His family had close ties to the Communist Party of Moldavia, with both his father Antoniu and his mother Ștefania being members of the Moldavian Supreme Soviet.

In 1976, when Luca was 6 years old, he and his entire family escaped to Greece under the guise of a diplomatic trip. From there, they moved to Genoa, Italy, where they still reside to this day. A manhunt was initiated by the Soviet authorities. However, no traces of them could be found and the manhunt was called off only a few months later.

## Racing Career

Văduva had held an interest in motorsport since a young age and went on to buy seats in several series across Europe in the mid 1990's. He had little success but secured a seat at the Newman Haas team in CART for 1999. He retired from his first two races in the series due to crashing out. His time in the series is most well-known for a high speed accident at the US 500 race at Michigan, where he collided with Stefan Van Damme head-on. Luca took over a year to recover from the injuries he sustained in the accident and made the decision to retire from racing and return to his life of farming after the severe accident. This resulted in his cattle farm growing exponentially under his direct management and it became one of the largest beef exporters in Moldova.

## Personal Life

Luca resides in Genoa, Italy with his wife, Lia De Palma. He speaks multiple languages fluently, including English, Romanian, Italian and Russian. He owns a cattle farm in his birth city of Bălți, Moldova, with his flagship cow being named after his good friend and former teammate Hüseyin Çetinkaya.

His favourite driver and racing idol is the late Vadim Pshenichnikov. When asked about his odd choice in an interview, he replied that it is because the start of his fascination with racing came from watching him on TV as a child.
1954 Formula One Season

The **1954 Formula One season** was the fifth season of Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1954 World Championship of Drivers and the 1954 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The Championships were contested concurrently over a nine race series that commenced on 17th January and ended on 24th October.

Spencer Harvey won his first Championship with Maserati winning the International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.
1972 Formula One season

The **1972 Formula One season** was the 23rd season of Formula One motor racing. It featured the World Drivers' Championship and the World Constructors' Championship. The Championship was contested concurrently over a nine race series that commenced on 23rd January and ended on 8th October.

Stefan Van Damme won the Championship in his debut year in Formula One and Lotus won the International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

## Results and Standings

### **Constructors' Championship - Final Standings**

   **Bold:** Pole position.

*Italics:* Fastest lap.

Points were awarded to the top six finishers: **9, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1.**

The best four results from the first five races and the best three results from the remaining four races were retained. Only the best placed car from each manufacturer was eligible to score points in the Constructors' Championship.
Hugo Gehring

Gehring in 1978

Kiel, Germany

**Hugo Gehring** was a German racing driver, who participated in Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft (DRM) prior to his first entry in Formula One.

He lost his life in the 1978 San Marino Grand Prix after being hit by Győző Szél due to a high-speed accident at Tamburello.

## Early Years

Gehring was born in Kiel, Germany. His father was a mechanic, and former tank operator in the Wehrmacht during the Second World War, and his mother a nurse. He is the youngest of 6 siblings. Gehring started helping his father around his shop when he was 9 years old, quickly falling in love with the environment.

As he grew older he started participating in karting and soon after moving to Touring Cars.

## Racing Career

#### 1972 - 1976 (DRM)

Gehring made his DRM debut in 1972, driving for Zakspeed Racing, winning several races and the championship in 1974.

### **Formula One**

#### 1977 (March)

Gehring made his Formula One debut during the 1977 Brazilian Grand Prix, after Max Mosley from March Engineering called him up from DRM to race with them.

#### 1978 (Ferrari)

Prior to the first race in 1978, Hugo lost his drive with March as they had decided to focus on Formula Two instead. However after Maria Parker's crash in Argentina, Ferrari found themselves without a driver for the South African Grand Prix. Enzo Ferrari invited Hugo over to Maranello to discuss the future together. Hugo signed a contract to race with Ferrari for one season to evaluate his performance.

After two races, Enzo Ferrari decided to cancel their contract with Gehring, and hire Gervais Trémaux instead. Gehring found himself again without a drive for the 1978 season, but secured a seat at Shadow following Gervais Trémaux' move from the team to Ferrari.

## Death

During the 1978 San Marino Grand Prix, Hugo spun on the start-finish straight, causing his front wing to break. A few laps later he suffered massive understeer at Tamburello which caused his car to go straight into the wall. Due to the angle of the crash and the concrete wall, Gehring bounced back onto the race track, just as Ligier driver Győző Szél sped through Tamburello at the wrong time. Szél slammed into Gehring's out-of-control car and their collision caused Szél to suffer a broken femur, while Gehring immediately passed away.
1953 Formula One Season

The **1953 Formula One season** was the fourth season of Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1953 World Championship of Drivers and the 1953 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The Championships were contested concurrently over a nine race series that commenced on 18th January and ended on 13th September.

Fiorenzo Mancia won his third Championship with Ferrari winning the International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.
Karl Johansson

**Karl Johansson** was a Swedish Formula One racing driver. He competed between 1962 and 1967 and won the World Championship in 1965.

Johansson passed away suddenly in a crash during the 1967 United States Grand Prix after the car's suspension suddenly snapped before turn five during the third lap of the race.

## Early Years

Karl Johansson was born in Kalmar, Sweden, to a farming family. He found a love for engines after helping his father out when tinkering with the tractors.

## Racing Career

Karl participated in rallies all over Sweden between 1958 and 1960.

In 1961 Johansson participated in the Non-Championship Formula One event Kanonloppet, during which he was noticed by John Cooper who offered him a seat with the Cooper team in 1962.

#### **Cooper (1962 - 1963)**

Karl intended to join the 1962 Dutch Grand Prix; however he had to pull out due to an injury caused while rallying.

Johansson immediately impressed when he finished 2nd in the Monaco Grand Prix. However he failed to finish during the Belgian Grand Prix due to the suspension failing, causing him to crash into the barrier. While unscathed, his fiancé asked him to stop racing. However his goal for a world championship pushed him to continue.

After finishing 3rd in the 1962 Drivers Championship, Karl felt like he had more to prove and pushed harder to win with Cooper in 1963.Karl was unable to get to grips with the Cooper T66 that year due to reliability issues and the car's lack of performance. Despite this, he took his first race win at the 1963 United States Grand Prix in torrential rain.

#### **Brabham (1964 - 1965)**

Johansson was persuaded to join Brabham for 1964 and had a decent run but was left unimpressed by the car.

In 1965, Karl had a much better level of success and he beat out the vastly more experienced drivers Alexander Wilson and Remy Sauvageon to win the World Championship, taking five wins in the process.

#### **BRM (1966 - 1967)**

Johansson took a number of podiums throughout the 1966 season, including a win at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, but was unable to challenge for the title against a dominant Wilson.

The 1967 season started well for Johansson and he finished 5th in the season-opening race at Kyalami before taking two podiums in the next two races. Reliability issues and crashes affected the second half of his season and he retired from the next four races before the final race at Watkins Glen.

Johansson was driving in 4th during the United States Grand Prix when his car's suspension failed at turn five, resulting in a heavy crash. Johansson was killed instantly in the accident.
2001 Formula One Season

The **2001 Formula One season** was the 52nd season of Formula One motor racing. The championship was contested concurrently over an eleven race series that commenced on 25th March and ended on 16th September.

Eric Flynn won his first championship, defeating reigning champion Otto Makkinen. McLaren won the Constructors' Championship.
Eder Fabre

Clermont-Ferrand, France

**Eder Fabre** was a French racing driver who raced for Embassy-Hill in the 1975 Formula One Championship. He made his debut in the 1975 Dutch Grand Prix, competing in two rounds and scoring three points in the British GP. Fabre was killed in a speedboat accident on the 9th of July 1992.
Armando Munos

Armando Muños, c.a. 1981

**Armando Muños Herrera**, commonly referred to as **Armando Muños**, is a Colombian businessman and racing driver.

## Personal life

### **Early Life**

Armando was born on 2nd of April 1955 in Pasto, Colombia and is the son of Rafael Muños Guerrero and Adriana Herrera Salazar

### **Business**

Armando is a major shareholder in 'Distribución Farmacológica de Tres Hermanos S.A.' together with his elder brother, the chairman and CEO, Nicolas Muños Herrera.

### **Aircraft**

Although he has been flying planes since the age of 13, Armando got his pilots license from American Flyers flight school in Ft. Worth, Texas at the age of 18.

He's earned a bit of a reputation by piloting his private jets to almost every race he participates in.

Armando currently has a collection of more than 15 different aircraft with most of them based on his private airfield at his home just south of Pasto, Colombia. Even though there's a number of luxurious aircraft such as Learjets and Gulfstreams in his collection, when travelling to races outside of Colombia he's most commonly seen in his custom painted Tupolev TU-134.

## Racing career

### **Stock Cars and IMSA GT Championship**

Muños participated in South American stock car racing from 1974-1975, before moving up to the IMSA GT Championship in 1976.

### **Formula One (1981 - 1982)**

#### Smythe (1982)

Armando met William Worchestershire-Smythe at a party following the 1981 Monaco GP. They talked for hours about racing, and Armando eventually agreed to become an investor in the newly formed Smythe team. Armando also promised to bring in some notable sponsors in exchange for a three-year contract starting from 1982.

The 1982 Smythe car lacked downforce and power, with Muños' best result being 7th at the 1982 San Marino Grand Prix. The team encountered even more trouble after William Worchestershire-Smythe was involved in a skydiving accident after the Belgian Grand Prix, forcing him to retire from racing. Struggling to find good results throughout the 1982 season and due to months of court battles, the Smythe team fell into financial trouble and left the sport just halfway through the season.
2012 Formula One Season

The **2012 Formula One season** is the 63rd season of Formula One motor racing. The championship will be contested over an eleven race series that commences on 18th March and ends on 21st October.

David Dwyer went into the season as the defending Drivers' Championship, with Red Bull as Constructors' Champions.
Olander Management

**Olander Management AB** is a law firm specialising in sporting contracts, also acting as a driver agency. It was founded in 1991 by ex-F1 driver Gunnar Olander. Drivers with the firm have different requirements, some even utilising the agency to negotiate sponsorships, though the primary focus of the company is to manage contracts for it's clients.

### List of Drivers

* Stine Olander, F1, 1991 - Present
* Otto Makkinen, F1, 1995 - 2006
* Antti Jääskeläinen, MotoGP, F1, 1997 - 2010
* Irma Olander, NHRA, 1998 - 2011
* Collin McDougall, F1, 1999 - 2001
* Caitlyn O'Hart, F1, 2008 - Present
* Giacomo Paccioretti, MotoGP, 2008 - Present
1985 Belgian Grand Prix

The **1985 Belgian Grand Prix** was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on 15th September 1985. It was the tenth race in both the 1985 Drivers' Championship and the 1985 Constructors' Championship.

## Background

The Spa Circuit was resurfaced shortly before the race. Many drivers struggled to find grip on the green track surface.

## Qualifying

Jack Wilson took his first pole position of the season, with championship rivals Chuck Dingley and Vivaldo Margheriti qualifying 5th and 4th respectively.

## Race Summary

Wilson led the race in the early stages of the race, followed by Stefan Wolff and Vivaldo Margheriti. At the end of the first lap, Chuck Dingley lost control of his McLaren and smashed into the barriers just before the pit entrance. Danilo Koren narrowly avoided hitting Dingley's car, but Dingley was unharmed in the crash.

Wolff temporarily passed Wilson into *Eau Rouge* before Wilson retook the position at *Les Combes* after Wolff ran slightly wide. However, on lap eight, Wilson span at *Rivage* and lost three positions in the process. On lap 10, Hugo Kovacs ran off the road just before *Blanchimont* whilst trying to make a move on Veikko Nyquist. No contact was made between the pair and Kovacs appeared to put a wheel on the grass before losing control. He broke his leg in the crash.

Wolff, Fabiano Margheriti, and Wilson pitted for new tyres whilst Vivaldo Margheriti stayed out in an attempt to overcut them. Wilson lost several seconds when pitting due to hitting the pitwall on the entrance and was forced to change his front wing at the stop, whilst Wolff had a moment at the exit of *Les Combes.* Both of these incidents allowed Vivaldo Margheriti to remain in the lead of the race on his way to another victory. Wolff finished second, despite a late charge by Fabiano Margheriti, who had to settle for third. Wilson finished in fourth. Vivaldo's victory and Dingley's retirement brought him into the lead of the championship with just two rounds left.

## Championship Standings

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## Lap Leaders

Jack Wilson (Laps 1-8)

Stefan Wolff (Lap 9)

Vivaldo Margheriti (Laps 10-20)
1982 German Grand Prix

The **1982 German Grand Prix**was a Formula One motor race held at Hockenheimring on 8th August 1982. It was the tenth race in both the 1982 Drivers' Championship and the 1982 Constructors' Championship.

## Background

A new chicane was installed at the Ost-kurve prior to the event to reduce speeds at the corner. The corner had seen several high-speed accidents in previous years and the GPDA lobbied the FIA to improve safety at the circuit as a result.

## Qualifying

Fabiano Margheriti took pole position on Saturday, with Renault's Skylar West qualifying just behind, carrying on his strong form at Hockenheim. Chuck Dingley qualified in 3rd, with his title rival Stefan Van Damme qualifying in 4th.

## Race Summary

Fabiano Margheriti was unchallenged by Skylar West after West had a poor getaway at the race start. West dropped to 7th before the field reached the first chicane but recovered to 5th by the end of the lap after several incidents in front. Mick Ashcroft had come together with McLaren's Sid Donnelly at the exit of the first chicane and Ashcroft span off but was able to continue the race, albeit at the back of the field. Arrows' Bruce Kerrigan misjudged his braking zone at the entrance to the stadium section and went wide as he was challenging West.

Chuck Dingley took the lead from Fabiano Margheriti at the end of the first lap but made a mistake on the next lap and relinquished the lead to the Italian driver. Margheriti maintained the lead of the race until lap 10 when he pitted for new tyres and fuel. After Dingley made his pitstop he emerged alongside Margheriti and the two drivers remained closely matched. Dingley's intense pressure on the Italian driver eventually forced Margheriti into a mistake and he took to the escape road before rejoining the track in 2nd. Margheriti continued to follow Dingley and made a brief challenge for the lead on the penultimate lap but was unable to find a way past the American. Dingley went on to win the race by just over 5 seconds ahead of Margheriti, with Stefan Van Damme in 3rd. Danilo Koren finished in 4th, whilst Bruce Kerrigan recovered to 5th to take another points finish. Vivaldo Margheriti was on to finish 6th but a mistake on the last lap at the Sachs Curve pushed him out of the points.

## Championship Standings

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## Lap Leaders

Chuck Dingley (Lap 1, 11-12, 15-22)

Fabiano Margheriti (Laps 2-10, 13-14)
1958 Formula One Season

The **1958 Formula One season** was the ninth season of Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1958 World Championship of Drivers and the 1958 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The Championships were contested concurrently over a ten race series that commenced on 19th January and ended on 5th October.

Thomas Sommer won his second Championship with Cooper winning the International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.
Rodrigo Morais

Portimão, Portugal

**Rodrigo Fábio da Costa Morais** is a retired Portuguese racing driver, who last raced for Honda in Formula One.

## Personal Life

Born 20 minutes from the Algarve International Circuit in Portimao, Morais grew up around motorsport. He started karting at age 5 and it quickly became evident that he was a talented racing driver.

Although he was born and raised in Portugal, he moved to Italy at age 20 to help further his racing career. He was spotted by Ferrari during the 1993 International Formula 3000 season while racing for Forti Corse. Ferrari would keep a close eye on his development until securing him a seat in Formula 1 in 1995 with Jordan before signing him for their own team in 1996.

It was while living in Italy he developed a playboy lifestyle. He has modelled for several fashion companies while with Ferrari such as Prada and Giorgio Armani.

Morais still frequently returns home to Portugal during in-season breaks between living in Monaco and Fiorano. Morais has been dating fellow Formula One driver Stine Olander since 2000.

### Car Collection

#### Ferraris

* 1996 - Present: Ferrari F40 (Gifted by Ferrari after finishing 2nd in 1996)
* 1997 - 2001: Ferrari F355
* 1999 - 2001: Ferrari 360 Spyder
* 2000 - Present: Ferrari 250 California

#### Others

* 1996 - 2004: Lancia Stratos 1974 (Gifted to Stine Olander)
* 1996 - 1999: Mercedes 190 E Cosworth 1993
* 1998 - Present: Custom FMRA Mazda RX-7 1994
* 2000 - Present: Honda NSX (C32B) 2000
* 2000 - Present: Jaguar XJ220 1994
* 2004 - Present: Lancia 037 Stradale 1982
Toño Del Rosario

Ribadelles, Spain

**Antonio Alvarez Del Rosario**, also known as **Toño Del Rosario** (born 25th August 1964) is a Spanish rally driver, who competes for Toyota in the World Rally Championship. Teamed with co-driver Joaquin Vega, he has won the European Rally Driver's Championship twice; 1991 and 1992 in a Mitsubishi Galant VR-4.
Colin Chapman

Chapman in 1981

**Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman** was an influential English design engineer, inventor, and builder in the automotive industry, and founder of Lotus Cars and Team Lotus.

Team Lotus went on to to become one of Formula One's most successful teams under Chapman's leadership, winning multiple Drivers' and Constructors' Championships.

Chapman suffered a fatal heart attack at his home in 1982, aged 54.
1988 Austrian Grand Prix

The **1988 Austrian Grand Prix** was a Formula One motor race held at the Österreichring on 7th August 1988. It was the ninth race in both the 1988 Drivers' Championship and the 1988 Constructors' Championship.

## Race Summary

Polesitter Danilo Koren got away well and maintained the lead whilst the two Ferrari's of Dingley and Wilson battled for second place. Wilson slipstreamed his way past Dingley into the *Bosch Kurve* and started to gain on Koren. Further back, the races of Humberto Ribeiro and Eduardo Marques came to a premature end off the line. Marques lost control of his Zakspeed as he was accelerating and crashed into Ribeiro, ending their races after just a few metres.

Soren Vinter and Hugo Kovacs had contact into the *Bosch Kurve* when Vinter attempted to pass Kovacs down the inside, resulting in Kovacs hitting the outside barrier and retiring from the race. Vinter would retire half a lap later when he span on the exit of the chicane. He attempted to rejoin the circuit but joined into the path of McLaren's Fabiano Margheriti. Margheriti slammed into the stationary Williams and broke his leg in the impact, with Vinter also getting hurt.

The remaining McLaren car of Santiago Reyes was running well until he was forced to avoid the spinning William O'Conner on lap five. Reyes lost control and ran off track before retiring his car.

Dingley overtook Wilson when the tyres started to wear more, before going on to catch the race leader Koren. He attempted to undercut Koren in the pitstop phase but Koren just maintained the lead when he stopped for tyres and eventually went on to win the race, just half a second ahead of Dingley. Wilson finished third whilst the March team had a great result with fourth and fifth place finishes.

## Championship Standings

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