Elio de Angelis, F1 driver

personalia

nationality:	Italian
date of birth:	26 March 1958
date of death:	15 May 1986 (28)

same birthday:

Renato Pirocchi (26 March 1933)
Lella Lombardi (26 March 1941)
Didier Pironi (26 March 1952)
Martin Donnelly (26 March 1964)
Stoffel Vandoorne (26 March 1992)

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statistics

wins:	2 (1.8%)
podiums:	9 (8.2%)
pole positions:	3 (2.7%)
championships:	0 (0%)
best result:	1st
seasons:	8
events:	110
starts:	108
points:	122 (1.1 points per race avg)
retirements:	51 (46.4%)

first event:	1979 Argentine Grand Prix
last event:	1986 Monaco Grand Prix
first victory:	1982 Austrian Grand Prix
final victory:	1985 San Marino Grand Prix

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about Elio de Angelis

Elio de Angelis (26 March 1958 – 15 May 1986) was an Italian racing driver who participated in Formula One between 1979 and 1986, racing for the Shadow, Lotus and Brabham teams. He was killed in an accident while testing the Brabham BT55 at the Paul Ricard circuit, near the commune of Le Castellet, France, in 1986. De Angelis was a competitive and highly popular presence in Formula One during the 1980s, and is sometimes referred to as Formula One's "last gentleman player".

source: Wikipedia

seasons

1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986,

finishing positions

grid positions

wins Elio de Angelis

#	event		constructor
1	1982 Austrian Grand Prix	round 13	Team Lotus
2	1985 San Marino Grand Prix	round 3	Team Lotus

all wins all podiums all fastest laps

pole positions Elio de Angelis

#	event		constructor
1	1983 European Grand Prix	round 14	Team Lotus
2	1984 Brazilian Grand Prix	round 1	Team Lotus
3	1985 Canadian Grand Prix	round 5	Team Lotus

all poles

teams & teammates Elio de Angelis

season	teammate
1979	Jan Lammers	Shadow	compare 1979
1980	Mario Andretti Nigel Mansell	Team Lotus	compare 1980
1981	Nigel Mansell	Team Lotus	compare 1981
1982	Nigel Mansell Roberto Moreno Geoff Lees	Team Lotus	compare 1982
1983	Nigel Mansell	Team Lotus	compare 1983
1984	Nigel Mansell	Team Lotus	compare 1984
1985	Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	compare 1985
1986	Riccardo Patrese Derek Warwick	Brabham	compare 1986

news

2021-05-15 How the tragedy of Elio de Angelis changed F1

The death of Elio de Angelis after a crash at Paul Ricard in May 1986 demonstrated that, despite much improved car safety standards, little had changed since Roger Williamson perished in the Dutch GP some 13 years earlier.
But while the Zandvoort tragedy played out on live TV around the world, de Angelis crashed on a Wednesday morning at a quiet test day. That explains why the awful story of ...

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