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the pescarolo won the 1000km nürburgring in 1986 . sauber c8 in which thackwell and co-driver henri 0 papakura , auckland , new zealand 5 -lrb- 2 starts -rrb- nzl new zealander 0 joan - heidi thackwell caccioppoli - kerry john thackwell - lisa brabham 30 march 1961 0 0 2011 flickr - moto@club4ag.jpg 11 2 imperial palace harrahs auto collection-1-64 - mike thackwell
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mike thackwell

michael thackwell -lrb- born 30 march 1961 in papakura , auckland , new zealand -rrb- is a former racing driver , who participated in a number of prominent racing categories , including formula one .
the third youngest driver ever to qualify for a grand prix , he participated in five of them , making his first start on 28 september 1980 at the canadian grand prix .
he scored no championship points .
he had previously attempted unsuccessfully to qualify for the dutch grand prix which was held on 31 august 1980 .
thackwell has been described as a '' `` teenage sensation '' '' , a '' `` maverick '' '' and as '' `` something of a cult hero '' '' .
outside formula one , he competed successfully in formula three , formula two , formula 3000 and sports cars , amongst other categories .
in 1984 , thackwell won the european formula two championship .
he was runner up in that championship in 1983 , and in its successor , the international formula 3000 championship , in 1985 .
in each case , he was driving a works ralt .
also in 1986 , he won the pau grand prix , again in a works ralt .
later in the year , he combined with henri pescarolo to win the 1000km nürburgring sports car race , in a sauber c8 .
