Elio de Angelis

Elio de Angelis (26 Mairch 1958 – 15 Mey 1986) wis an Italian racin driver who pairticipatit in Formula Ane atween 1979 an 1986, racin for the Shadow, Lotus an Brabham teams. He wis killed durin testin at the Paul Ricard circuit at Le Castellet in 1986. Elio de Angelis wis a competitive an hichtlie popular presence durin the Formula Ane circus o the 1980s, an is sometimes referred tae as Formula Ane's "last gentleman player".

Elio de Angelis

Born	26 Mairch 1958(1958-03-26)
Dee'd	15 Mey 1986(1986-05-15) (aged 28)
Formula Ane Warld Championship career
Naitionality	Italian
Active years	1979 – 1986
Teams	Shadow, Lotus, Brabham
Entries	109 (108 stairts)
Championships	0
Wins	2
Podiums	9
Career pynts	122
Powl poseetions	3
Festest laps	0
First entry	1979 Argentine Grand Prix
First win	1982 Austrian Grand Prix
Last win	1985 San Marino Grand Prix
Last entry	1986 Monaco Grand Prix
Breetish Formula Ane Championship career
Active years	1978
Races	1
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podium feenishes	1
Career pynts	12
Pole poseetions	0
Festest laps	0

Daith an legacy

During tests at the Paul Ricard circuit in Fraunce, the rear wing o his BT55 detached at hicht speed resulting in the caur losin downforce on the rear wheels, which instigated a cartwheel ower a sidetrack barrier and causing the car to catch fire. The impact itself did not kill de Angelis but he was unable to extract himsel from the car unassisted. The situation wis exacerbatit bi the lack o track marshals on the circuit who coud hae providit him wi emergency assistance. A 30 minute delay ensued afore a helicopter arrived an De Angelis dee'd 29 hours later, at the hospital in Marseille where he haed been taken, frae smoke inhalation. His actual crash impact injuries wur ae a broken collar bone an licht burns on his back. The tragic circumstances of his daith weighed heavily on the sport's conscience an radical changes wur introduced bi then Preses Jean-Marie Balestre in the months follaein his accident which ultimately heraldit the end o the turbo pouered era in Formula Ane racin.

De Angelis' place in the Brabham team wis subsequently taken bi Derek Warwick.

De Angelis wis the last driver tae dee in an F1 caur till Roland Ratzenberger at Imola aicht years later. The French-Sicilian driver Jean Alesi - who broke intae the sport three years efter de Angelis dee'd - wore a helmet that exactly matched de Angelis' design, in tribute tae his semi-compatriot.

De Angelis wis an aa a concert-standard pianist.

Formula Ane Warld Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Ingine	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	Cosworth V8	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	Cosworth V8	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	Cosworth V8	USW Ret	BRA 5	ARG 6	SMR	BEL 5												8th	14
		Lotus 87							MON Ret
	John Player Team Lotus									ESP 5	FRA 6	GBR DSQ	GER 7	AUT 7	NED 5	ITA 4	CAN 6	CPL Ret
1982	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 87B	Cosworth V8	RSA 8																9th	23
		Lotus 91			BRA Ret	USW 5	SMR	BEL 4	MON 5	DET Ret	CAN 4	NED Ret	GBR 4	FRA Ret	GER Ret	AUT 1	SUI 6	ITA Ret	CPL Ret
1983	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 91	Cosworth V8	BRA DSQ																17th	2
		Lotus 93T	Renault V6		USW Ret	FRA Ret	SMR Ret	MON Ret	BEL 9	DET Ret	CAN Ret
		Lotus 94T										GBR Ret	GER Ret	AUT Ret	NED Ret	ITA 5	EUR Ret	RSA Ret
1984	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 95T	Renault V6	BRA 3	RSA 7	BEL 5	SMR 3	FRA 5	MON‡ 5	CAN 4	DET 2	DAL 3	GBR 4	GER Ret	AUT Ret	NED 4	ITA Ret	EUR Ret	POR 5	3rd	34
1985	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 97T	Renault V6	BRA 3	POR 4	SMR 1	MON 3	CAN 5	DET 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 Straight-4	BRA 8	ESP Ret	SMR Ret	MON Ret	BEL	CAN	DET	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	AUT	ITA	POR	MEX	AUS	NC	0

• ‡ Race wis stopped wi less nor 75% o laps completed, half points awardit.