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'''Gianclaudio Giuseppe "Clay" Regazzoni''' (born 5th September, 1939 in Mendrisio, Switzerland, died 15th December, 2006 in Fontevivo, Italy) was a Swiss racing driver known for his appearances in [[Formula One]]. Throughout his career he was known for his hard charging driving style - which earned him great respect amongst his peers. | '''Gianclaudio Giuseppe "Clay" Regazzoni''' (born 5th September, 1939 in Mendrisio, Switzerland, died 15th December, 2006 in Fontevivo, Italy) was a Swiss racing driver known for his appearances in [[Formula One]] and winning the world championship in [[1981 Alternate Formula One season|1981]]. Throughout his career he was known for his hard charging driving style - which earned him great respect amongst his peers. | ||
==Formula One== | ==Formula One== | ||
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Regazzoni's lacklustre season saw him frozen out of the team ahead of [[1979 Alternate Formula One season|1979]] in favour of [[Jacky Ickx]] - although he'd later return to the team at the [[Austrian Grand Prix]] following an injury to Ickx. He'd score three podiums in the final four races along with a win in the non-championship Gunnar Nilsson Memorial Trophy which would be enough to convince McLaren to take him on again in [[1980 Alternate Formula One season|1980]]. | Regazzoni's lacklustre season saw him frozen out of the team ahead of [[1979 Alternate Formula One season|1979]] in favour of [[Jacky Ickx]] - although he'd later return to the team at the [[Austrian Grand Prix]] following an injury to Ickx. He'd score three podiums in the final four races along with a win in the non-championship Gunnar Nilsson Memorial Trophy which would be enough to convince McLaren to take him on again in [[1980 Alternate Formula One season|1980]]. | ||
Fortunes began to look up in [[1981 Alternate Formula One season|1981]] - as a switch to [[Renault]] power saw Regazzoni get pole in the season-opening [[Argentine Grand Prix]]. | Fortunes began to look up in [[1981 Alternate Formula One season|1981]] - as a switch to [[Renault]] power saw Regazzoni get pole in the season-opening [[Argentine Grand Prix]]. Wins in Brazil, Lobg Beach, Belgium, Imola and Britain would follow, leaving Regazzoni in leading position for the championship in a close battle with rising star [[Keke Rosberg]], whose Williams proved highly reliable. Another win at the [[Italian Grand Prix]] left Regazzoni able to clinch his first world title despite retirements from pole position in both [[Canadian Grand Prix|Canada]] and [[Caesars Palace Grand Prix|Las Vegas]]. | ||
==Complete [[Alternate Formula One|Formula 1]] Results== | ==Complete [[Alternate Formula One|Formula 1]] Results== | ||
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| bgcolor=#FFFFBF|'''[[Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]'''<br /><small>1</small> | | bgcolor=#FFFFBF|'''[[Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]'''<br /><small>1</small> | ||
| bgcolor=#FFFFBF|[[United States Grand Prix West|USW]]<br /><small>1</small> | | bgcolor=#FFFFBF|[[United States Grand Prix West|USW]]<br /><small>1</small> | ||
|[[Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]] | | bgcolor=#EFCFFF| '''[[Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]'''<br /><small>Ret</small> | ||
|[[Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]] | | bgcolor=#FFFFBF|'''[[Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]'''<br /><small>1</small> | ||
|[[Monaco Grand Prix|MON]] | | bgcolor=#EFCFFF| [[Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small>Ret</small> | ||
|[[San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]] | | bgcolor=#FFFFBF|'''[[San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]'''<br /><small>1</small> | ||
|[[Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]] | | bgcolor=#EFCFFF| '''[[Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]'''<br /><small>Ret</small> | ||
|[[French Grand Prix|FRA]] | | bgcolor=#EFCFFF| '''[[French Grand Prix|FRA]]'''<br /><small>Ret</small> | ||
|[[British Grand Prix|GBR]] | | bgcolor=#FFFFBF|'''[[British Grand Prix|GBR]]'''<br /><small>1</small> | ||
|[[German Grand Prix|GER]] | | bgcolor=#EFCFFF| '''[[German Grand Prix|GER]]'''<br /><small>Ret</small> | ||
|[[Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]] | |bgcolor="#ffdf9f"|''[[Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]''<br /><small>3</small> | ||
|[[ | |bgcolor="#dfffdf"|[[Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]<br /><small>6</small> | ||
| [[Italian Grand Prix|ITA]] | | bgcolor=#FFFFBF|'''[[Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]'''<br /><small>1</small> | ||
| [[Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]] | | bgcolor=#EFCFFF| '''[[Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]'''<br /><small>Ret</small> | ||
| [[Caesar's Palace Grand Prix|CPL]] | | bgcolor=#EFCFFF| '''[[Caesar's Palace Grand Prix|CPL]]'''<br /><small>Ret</small> | ||
| bgcolor=#FFFFBF|''' | | bgcolor=#FFFFBF|'''65''' | ||
| bgcolor=#FFFFBF|'''1st''' | | bgcolor=#FFFFBF|'''1st''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! [[1982 Alternate Formula One season|1982]] | |||
! [[McLaren|Marlboro McLaren International]] | |||
! [[McLaren]] MP4/1B | |||
! [[Renault|Renault-Gordini]] EF1 1.5 V6t | |||
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF" align="center"| RSA<br><small>Ret</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#ffffff" align="center"| BRA<br><small>ENT</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#ffffff" align="center"| USW<br><small>ENT</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#ffffff" align="center"| SMR<br><small>ENT</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#ffffff" align="center"| BEL<br><small>ENT</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#ffffff" align="center"| MON<br><small>ENT</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#ffffff" align="center"| MEX<br><small>ENT</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#ffffff" align="center"| DET<br><small>ENT</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#ffffff" align="center"| FRA<br><small>ENT</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#ffffff" align="center"| GBR<br><small>ENT</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#ffffff" align="center"| GER<br><small>ENT</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#ffffff" align="center"| AUT<br><small>ENT</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#ffffff" align="center"| EUR<br><small>ENT</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#ffffff" align="center"| ITA<br><small>ENT</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#ffffff" align="center"| CAN<br><small>ENT</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#ffffff" align="center"| CPA<br><small>ENT</small> | |||
| | |||
! 0 | |||
! - | |||
|} | |} | ||
{{Sporting Accolades | |||
|Formula 1 = [[Formula 1]] | |||
|F1 champion preceded 1 = [[Alan Jones]] | |||
|F1 champion season 1 = [[1981 Alternate Formula One season|1981]] | |||
|F1 champion succeeded 1 = TBD | |||
}} | |||
[[Category:Real-life drivers]] | [[Category:Real-life drivers]] | ||
[[Category:Formula One Drivers]] | [[Category:Formula One Drivers]] | ||
[[Category:Formula One World Champions]] |
Latest revision as of 08:32, 17 August 2023
Gianclaudio Giuseppe "Clay" Regazzoni (born 5th September, 1939 in Mendrisio, Switzerland, died 15th December, 2006 in Fontevivo, Italy) was a Swiss racing driver known for his appearances in Formula One and winning the world championship in 1981. Throughout his career he was known for his hard charging driving style - which earned him great respect amongst his peers.
Formula One
1976-1977: Williams
By 1976, Regazzoni was out of a drive in Formula One - having to wait until the fifth round of the season, where he'd replace Patrick Nève at Wolf-Williams after an underwhelming start to the season. Williams' belief in Regazzoni paid off very quickly, taking a third place finish at the Monaco Grand Prix. Unfortunately, points finishes were few and far between after this podium and he'd finish the season in 13th overall.
1977 came around and Regazzoni was still at Williams and in a much better position than before. Being joined by talented Australian Alan Jones and campaigning an upgraded FW05B, he was able to easily score points throughout the season - his best result being a second place at the Dutch Grand Prix.
1978-: McLaren
The retirement of Carlos Reutemann at the end of 1977 saw an opening at Marlboro Team McLaren become available - and as such Regazzoni signed for the Woking team for the upcoming season. Joined by Tom Sneva in his third season with the team, Regazzoni and McLaren had begun to lose some of their usual prowess - with the M23B chassis now getting long in the tooth.
Regazzoni was able to salvage a handful of points from the season - finishing the year in 14th place.
Regazzoni's lacklustre season saw him frozen out of the team ahead of 1979 in favour of Jacky Ickx - although he'd later return to the team at the Austrian Grand Prix following an injury to Ickx. He'd score three podiums in the final four races along with a win in the non-championship Gunnar Nilsson Memorial Trophy which would be enough to convince McLaren to take him on again in 1980.
Fortunes began to look up in 1981 - as a switch to Renault power saw Regazzoni get pole in the season-opening Argentine Grand Prix. Wins in Brazil, Lobg Beach, Belgium, Imola and Britain would follow, leaving Regazzoni in leading position for the championship in a close battle with rising star Keke Rosberg, whose Williams proved highly reliable. Another win at the Italian Grand Prix left Regazzoni able to clinch his first world title despite retirements from pole position in both Canada and Las Vegas.
Complete Formula 1 Results
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Points | WDC |
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1976 | Wolf-Williams Racing | Williams FW05 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG | RSA | USW | ESP | BEL Ret |
MON 3 |
SOV Ret |
FRA 5 |
GBR 4 |
GER 7 |
AUT Ret |
NED Ret |
ITA Ret |
CAN Ret |
USA Ret |
JPN 7 |
9 | 13th | |
1977 | Williams Racing | Williams FW05B | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG 5 |
RSA 6 |
USW 3 |
ESP 6 |
BEL 8 |
MON 6 |
FRA Ret |
TUS 10† |
SOV Ret |
GBR Ret |
NED 2 |
GER 4 |
AUT 11 |
ITA Ret |
CAN 8 |
USA 3 |
JPN 7 |
22 | 8th |
1978 | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren M23C | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG 6 |
RSA 5 |
USW Ret |
ESP 18† |
BEL 12 |
MON 12 |
SUI 6 |
TUS 16 |
GBR Ret |
FRA 8 |
NED 11 |
GER 13 |
AUT 10 |
ITA Ret |
CAN Ret |
USA 7 |
4 | 14th | |
1979 | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren M28 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW | ESP | BEL | MON | EUR | SMR | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT 3 |
NED C |
ITA 3 |
CAN 2 |
USA 6 |
15 | 8th |
1980 | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren M28B | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG 4 |
BRA Ret |
USW Ret |
ESP 9 |
BEL Ret |
MON 5 |
MEX 4† |
SMR Ret |
FRA 6 |
GBR Ret |
GER Ret |
AUT Ret |
10 | 10th | |||||
McLaren M28C | Nissan VRT30 3.0 V12 | ITA 6 |
CAN Ret |
CPL 7 |
DUB 9 |
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1981 | Marlboro McLaren International | McLaren MP4/1 | Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6t | ARG Ret |
RSA 2 |
BRA 1 |
USW 1 |
ESP Ret |
BEL 1 |
MON Ret |
SMR 1 |
MEX Ret |
FRA Ret |
GBR 1 |
GER Ret |
AUT 3 |
SUI 6 |
ITA 1 |
CAN Ret |
CPL Ret |
65 | 1st |
1982 | Marlboro McLaren International | McLaren MP4/1B | Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6t | RSA Ret |
BRA ENT |
USW ENT |
SMR ENT |
BEL ENT |
MON ENT |
MEX ENT |
DET ENT |
FRA ENT |
GBR ENT |
GER ENT |
AUT ENT |
EUR ENT |
ITA ENT |
CAN ENT |
CPA ENT |
0 | - |
Sporting Accolades | ||
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Formula 1 | ||
Preceded by: Alan Jones |
World Driver's Championship Champion 1981 |
Succeeded by: TBD |