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===[[1978 Alternate Formula One season|1978]]===
===[[1978 Alternate Formula One season|1978]]===
Sneva's teammate Reutemann retired at the end of 1977 and as such he was joined by Swiss driver [[Clay Regazzoni]] for 1978. Unfortunately for the pair, McLaren had begun to lose some of their usual pace - with the M23B chassis now getting long in the tooth and well behind their rivals. At the season opening [[Argentine Grand Prix]], Sneva could only manage sixteenth position in qualifying, which saw the American storm straight out of the paddock in fury.
Sneva's teammate Reutemann retired at the end of 1977 and as such he was joined by Swiss driver [[Clay Regazzoni]] for 1978. Unfortunately for the pair, McLaren had begun to lose some of their usual pace - with the M23B chassis now getting long in the tooth and well behind their rivals. At the season opening [[Argentine Grand Prix]], Sneva could only manage sixteenth position in qualifying, which saw the American storm straight out of the paddock in fury.
==Complete [[Alternate Formula One|Formula 1]] Results==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
|-
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! Points
! WDC
|-
! [[1976 Alternate Formula One season|1976]]
! [[McLaren|Marlboro Team McLaren]]
! [[McLaren]] M23
! [[Ford]] Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
|[[Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
|[[South African Grand Prix|RSA]]
|[[United States Grand Prix West|USW]]
|[[Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
|[[Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
|[[Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
|[[Soviet Grand Prix|SOV]]
|[[French Grand Prix|FRA]]
|[[British Grand Prix|GBR]]
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"|''[[German Grand Prix|GER]]''<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"|[[Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"|[[Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"|[[Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"|[[Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"|''[[United States Grand Prix|USA]]''<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"|'''[[Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]'''<br /><small>2</small>
|
! 34
! 4th
|-
! [[1977 Alternate Formula One season|1977]]
! [[McLaren|Marlboro Team McLaren]]
! [[McLaren]] M23B
! [[Ford]] Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| ''[[Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]''<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| ''[[United States Grand Prix West|USW]]''<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| [[Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| [[Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| [[French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[Tuscan Grand Prix|TUS]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| [[Soviet Grand Prix|SOV]]<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| [[British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| '''[[Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]'''<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| [[Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br /><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
! 38
! 5th
|-
! [[1978 Alternate Formula One season|1978]]
! [[McLaren|Marlboro Team McLaren]]
! [[McLaren]] M23B
! [[Ford]] Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
|bgcolor="#efcfff"|[[Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"|[[South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|[[United States Grand Prix West|USW]]<br /><small>9</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"|[[Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|[[Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|[[Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small>7</small>
| [[French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[Tuscan Grand Prix|TUS]]
| [[British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]
| [[Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]
| [[Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
| [[United States Grand Prix|USA]]
|
! 0
! —
|}


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[[Category:Real-life drivers]]
[[Category:Formula One Drivers]]
[[Category:Formula One Drivers]]

Revision as of 13:17, 30 June 2019

Thomas E. "Tom" Sneva (born June 1, 1948 in Spokane, Washington, USA) is an American race car driver, famous for racing in Formula One and Indycar.

His younger brother, Jerry, also raced in Formula One.

Tom Sneva at the 1976 Indy 500, prior to his Formula One debut.

Formula One

1976

After a moderately successful Indy 500, Sneva was drafted into the Marlboro Team McLaren squad for the final seven races of the 1976 season, replacing Jochen Mass.

Sneva would immediately get up to speed with the McLaren M23 and Formula One racing, taking podiums in his first two races, followed by a win at the Dutch Grand Prix. Sneva's other win in 1976 would be at his home race, the United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen. Despite missing most of the season, Sneva would end up finishing fourth overall in the driver's standings as well as helping McLaren take constructor's honours.

1977

A remarkable end to the 1976 season would not be enough for Sneva to immediately retain his seat at McLaren for the following year as it emerged that Leonhard von Gottorp had been signed by the British team to partner last year's runner-up Carlos Reutemann.

However, contractual issues meant that Sneva would eventually take the seat from von Gottorp - a decision he'd immediately repay by winning the season-opening Argentine Grand Prix - his only victory of the season.

1978

Sneva's teammate Reutemann retired at the end of 1977 and as such he was joined by Swiss driver Clay Regazzoni for 1978. Unfortunately for the pair, McLaren had begun to lose some of their usual pace - with the M23B chassis now getting long in the tooth and well behind their rivals. At the season opening Argentine Grand Prix, Sneva could only manage sixteenth position in qualifying, which saw the American storm straight out of the paddock in fury.

Complete Formula 1 Results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Points WDC
1976 Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M23 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG RSA USW ESP BEL MON SOV FRA GBR GER
2 		AUT
3 		NED
1 		ITA
Ret 		CAN
Ret 		USA
1 		JPN
2 		34 4th
1977 Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M23B Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG
1 		RSA
Ret 		USW
2 		ESP
Ret 		BEL
3 		MON
4 		FRA
3 		TUS
Ret 		SOV
2 		GBR
3 		NED
Ret 		GER
Ret 		AUT
Ret 		ITA
Ret 		CAN
5 		USA
Ret 		JPN
Ret 		38 5th
1978 Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M23B Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG
Ret 		RSA
Ret 		USW
9 		ESP
Ret 		BEL
7 		MON
7 		FRA TUS GBR SUI NED GER AUT ITA CAN USA 0 —
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