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Encyclopedia > Elio de Angelis
Elio de Angelis
Nationality Flag of Italy Italian
Formula One World Championship career
Active years 1979 – 1986
Teams Shadow, Lotus, Brabham
Races 109 (108 starts)
Championships 0
Wins 2
Podium finishes    9
Career points 122
Pole positions 3
Fastest laps 0
First race 1979 Argentine Grand Prix
First win 1982 Austrian Grand Prix
Last win 1985 San Marino Grand Prix
Last race 1986 Monaco Grand Prix
British Formula One Series career
Active years 1978
Races 1
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podium finishes    1
Career points 12
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0

Elio de Angelis (26 March 1958 – 15 May 1986) was a racing driver who participated in Formula One between 1979 and 1986, racing for the Shadow, Lotus and Brabham teams. He was killed during testing at the Paul Ricard circuit at Le Castellet in 1986. He is sometimes referred to as Formula One's "last gentleman player," and although he was probably not the most talented driver ever, he was certainly among the most popular. Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Formula One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The 1979 Formula One season was the 30th FIA Formula One World Championship season. ... This article recaps the Formula One season of 1986. ... Shadow Racing Cars was a Formula One and sports car racing team from Britain. ... Lotus Logo with monogram of its founder, Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman Lotus Cars is a British manufacturer of sports and racing cars based at Hethel, Norfolk, England. ... Brabham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Formula One World Drivers Championship (WDC) is awarded by the Fédération Internationale de lAutomobile (FIA) to the most successful Formula One race car driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on Grand Prix results. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... In motorsport the quickest lap during the whole race is called the Fatest Lap. ... Results from the 1979 Formula One Argentine Grand Prix held at Argentina on January 21, 1979 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Jacques Laffite 146. ... Results from the 1982 Formula One Austrian Grand Prix held at Osterreichring on August 15, 1982 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Nelson Piquet 133. ... Results from the 1985 Formula One San Marino Grand Prix held at Imola on May 5, 1985 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Michele Alboreto 130. ... Results from the 1986 Formula One Monaco Grand Prix held at Monaco on May 11, 1986 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Alain Prost 126. ... The British Formula One Series, often abbreviated to British F1, was a Formula One motor racing championship held in the United Kingdom. ... The 1978 British Formula One season was the 1st British Formula One Series season. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... In motorsport the quickest lap during the whole race is called the Fatest Lap. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (86th in leap years). ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (136th in leap years). ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Auto racing (also known as automobile racing or autosport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. ... Formula One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The 1979 Formula One season was the 30th FIA Formula One World Championship season. ... This article recaps the Formula One season of 1986. ... Shadow Racing Cars was a Formula One and sports car racing team from Britain. ... Lotus Logo with monogram of its founder, Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman Lotus Cars is a British manufacturer of sports and racing cars based at Hethel, Norfolk, England. ... Brabham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Paul Ricard Circuit is a motorsport race track built at Le Castellet, near Marseille, France, in 1969 with finance from the eccentric drinks magnate Paul Ricard. ... Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Region Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur Department Var (83) Arrondissement Toulon Canton Le Beausset Intercommunality Communauté de communes Sud Sainte Baume Mayor Gabriel Tambon (since 2001) Statistics Altitude 21 m–503 m (avg. ...


Career

De Angelis was born in Rome. His father Giulio was a notable offshore powerboat racer. Nickname: Motto: SPQR: Senatus Populusque Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC Government  - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area  - City 1,285 km²  (580 sq mi)  - Urban 5...


Having driven for Shadow in his debut F1 season in 1979, he switched to Lotus in 1980 and - at the age of 21 - nearly became the youngest Grand Prix winner of all time when he finished a tantalising second at the 1980 Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos. Shadow Racing Cars was a Formula One and sports car racing team from Britain. ... Lotus Logo with monogram of its founder, Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman Lotus Cars is a British manufacturer of sports and racing cars based at Hethel, Norfolk, England. ... Results from the 1980 Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix held at Interlagos on January 27, 1980 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Rene Arnoux 227. ... Interlagos is a neighborhood in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, home to the Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace race track. ...

De Angelis with Lotus in 1983.

He left Lotus at the end of the 1985 season when it became clear the team's efforts were being focused on his prodigiously-talented team-mate Ayrton Senna. De Angelis' replacement in the team was Johnny Dumfries, who owed his place almost entirely to the facts that he would accept being subordinate to Senna (Senna would not tolerate the much more competitive Derek Warwick as a co-driver) and that Dumfries came from a rich Scottish family. Dumfries lasted only one season in Formula One before himself being replaced by Honda-backed Satoru Nakajima. De Angelis' drive for 1986 was with Brabham - another famous name now disappeared - as a replacement for twice World Champion Nelson Piquet (Piquet had left for the Williams team because Brabham boss Bernie Ecclestone would not match his salary demands). Image File history File links 1983_JPS_poster. ... Image File history File links 1983_JPS_poster. ... Ayrton Senna da Silva (IPA: ) (March 21, 1960 – May 1, 1994) was a Brazilian triple Formula One world champion. ... Johnny Dumfries was a Formula One driver from Britain. ... Derek Stanley Arthur Warwick (born Alresford, Hampshire, England, 27 August 1954) was an English racing driver. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Satoru Nakajima (b. ... Brabham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Nelson Piquet Souto Maior (born August 17, 1952), more commonly known as Nelson Piquet, is a Brazilian racing driver who was Formula One world champion in 1981, 1983, and 1987. ... Not to be confused with Frank Williams Racing Cars, formed by Frank Williams 1967. ... Bernard Charles Bernie Ecclestone (born October 29, 1930 near Bungay, Suffolk) is the president and CEO of Formula One Management and Formula One Administration, and owns a stake in Alpha Prema, the parent company of the Formula One Group of companies. ...

Cover of an Italian magazine about De Angelis' death (Addio Elio meaning "Farewell, Elio").

The 1986 Brabham-BMW, the BT55, was a radically-designed car, with a very low ride height. However, it could not arrest Brabham's swift decline, and it quickly became clear that 1986 would not be the year the team recaptured its glory days of the early 1980s. Nevertheless, de Angelis pushed his hardest to help develop the car. During tests at the Paul Ricard circuit in France, the rear wing of the BT55 came off at high speed, making the car lose downforce on the rear wheels, cartwheel over a barrier and catch fire. The impact did not kill de Angelis but, tragically, he could not get out of the car unassisted. The situation was exacerbated by the lack of marshals on the French circuit, or indeed anyone who could have assisted. A 30 minute delay ensued before an emergency helicopter arrived. De Angelis died 29 hours later in the hospital in Marseille to which he had been taken, from injuries caused by the smoke inhaled during the accident. His only other injuries were a broken collar bone and light burns on his back. Image File history File links Eliodeangelis_last_page. ... Image File history File links Eliodeangelis_last_page. ... http://www. ...

At Silverstone in 1981.
At Silverstone in 1981.

De Angelis was the last driver to die in an F1 car until Roland Ratzenberger at Imola eight years later. His place in the Brabham team was taken, ironically, by Derek Warwick - allegedly because Warwick was the only unemployed F1 driver who did not contact Ecclestone immediately afterwards asking about the drive. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1560x966, 146 KB)Elio De Angelis Silverstone 1981 - This is a photograph that I took myself and I have used it on my own website http://www. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1560x966, 146 KB)Elio De Angelis Silverstone 1981 - This is a photograph that I took myself and I have used it on my own website http://www. ... Roland Ratzenberger (July 4, 1960 – April 30, 1994) was an Austrian Formula One driver who died during qualifying for the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, the same event that saw the death of three-time world champion Ayrton Senna. ... The Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari is an auto racing circuit near the Italian town of Imola, 40 km east of Bologna and 80 km east of the Ferrari factory in Maranello. ... Derek Stanley Arthur Warwick (born Alresford, Hampshire, England, 27 August 1954) was an English racing driver. ...


As well as his considerable skill as a driver, de Angelis was also concert-standard pianist who famously once kept the drivers entertained for an entire evening in the midst of the 1982 drivers' strike.


Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Pts
1979 Interscope Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN9 Ford ARG
7		 BRA
12		 RSA
Ret		 USW
7		 ESP
Ret		 BEL
Ret		 MON
DNQ		 FRA
16		 GBR
12		 GER
11		 AUT
Ret		 NED
Ret		 ITA
Ret		 CAN
Ret		 USA
4		 15th 3
1980 Team Essex Lotus Lotus 81 Ford ARG
Ret		 BRA
2		 RSA
Ret		 USW
Ret		 BEL
10		 MON
9		 FRA
Ret		 GBR
Ret		 GER
16		 AUT
6		 NED
Ret		 ITA
4		 CAN
10		 USA
4		 7th 13
1981 Team Essex Lotus Lotus 81 Ford USW
Ret		 BRA
5		 ARG
6		 SMR
 BEL
5		 8th 14
Lotus 87 Ford MON
Ret
John Player Team Lotus Lotus 87 Ford ESP
5		 FRA
6		 GBR
Ret		 GER
7		 AUT
7		 NED
5		 ITA
4		 CAN
6		 LVS
Ret
1982 John Player Team Lotus Lotus 87B Ford RSA
8		 9th 24
Lotus 91 Ford BRA
Ret		 USW
5		 SMR
 BEL
4		 MON
5		 USE
Ret		 CAN
4		 NED
Ret		 GBR
4		 FRA
Ret		 GER
Ret		 AUT
1		 SUI
6		 ITA
Ret		 LVS
Ret
1983 John Player Team Lotus Lotus 93T Renault BRA
DSQ		 USW
Ret		 FRA
Ret		 SMR
Ret		 MON
Ret		 BEL
9		 USE
Ret		 CAN
Ret		 17th 2
Lotus 94T Renault GBR
Ret		 GER
Ret		 AUT
Ret		 NED
Ret		 ITA
5		 EUR
Ret		 RSA
Ret
1984 John Player Team Lotus Lotus 95T Renault BRA
3		 RSA
7		 BEL
5		 SMR
3		 FRA
5		 MON
5		 CAN
4		 USE
2		 USA
3		 GBR
4		 GER
Ret		 AUT
Ret		 NED
4		 ITA
Ret		 EUR
Ret		 POR
5		 3rd 34
1985 John Player Special Team Lotus Lotus 97T Renault BRA
3		 POR
4		 SMR
1		 MON
3		 CAN
5		 USA
5		 FRA
5		 GBR
NC		 GER
Ret		 AUT
5		 NED
5		 ITA
6		 BEL
Ret		 EUR
5		 RSA
Ret		 AUS
DSQ		 5th 33
1986 Motor Racing Developments Brabham BT55 BMW BRA
8		 ESP
Ret		 SMR
Ret		 MON
Ret		 BEL
 CAN
 USA
 FRA
 GBR
 GER
 HUN
 AUT
 ITA
 POR
 MEX
 AUS
 25th 0
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Riccardo Patrese		 Italian Formula Three Champion
1977		 Succeeded by
Siegfried Stohr
Preceded by
Riccardo Paletti		 Formula One fatal accidents
May 15, 1986		 Succeeded by
Roland Ratzenberger


 

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