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'''Nigel Ernest James Mansell''' (born 8 August 1953) is a British former racing driver best known for his long [[Formula One]] career which lasted for over ten years. Mansell was regarded as one of the best drivers of his generation and also one of the best British drivers all time.
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'''Nigel Ernest James Mansell''' (born 8 August 1953) is a British former racing driver best known for his time in [[Formula One]]. Although not a regular winner, Mansell was regarded as one of the best drivers of his generation and also one of the best British drivers all time.
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==[[Formula One]]==
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===[[1987 Alternate Formula One season|1987]]: [[Arrows]]===
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By 1987, Mansell was team leader at the USF&G Arrows Racing Team alongside promising young Brit [[Chris Dagnall]]. Mansell only managed a single podium with the Arrows team in a season fraught with reliability issues. Mansell was outperformed by Dagnall and as such was let go at the end of the year.
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===[[1988 Alternate Formula One season|1988]]-[[1989 Alternate Formula One season|1989]]: [[Williams]]===
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Mansell signed a two year contract with the Canon Williams Honda Team in [[1988 Alternate Formula One season|1988]], teaming alongside [[Kazuki Fushida]] in the first year. Mansell managed two podiums in the first half of the season with thirds in [[San Marino Grand Prix|San Marino]] and [[British Grand Prix|Great Britain]] but was ruled out of several races following the [[Hungarian Grand Prix]] after contracting a severe bout of chickenpox. Mansell was replaced by [[Emerson Fittipaldi]] in this time and returned three races later in [[Belgian Grand Prix|Belgium]]. Mansell finished the year in sixth place.
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Mansell was demoted to the second seat after defending champion [[Jérémy-Étienne Voeckler]] was frozen out by [[McLaren]] ahead of the [[1989 Alternate Formula One season|1989]] season. Williams were a decent package once again and Mansell was a regular visitor to the podium throughout the season. Mansell even scored a win in the final race of the year in [[Mexican Grand Prix|Mexico]] to finish his Williams stint in style. Mansell finished 1989 in fourth place, outperforming his champion teammate whom only managed sixth.
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===[[1990 Alternate Formula One season|1990]]: [[Ferrari]]===
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Seeking a more politically neutral driver to team with defending champion [[Ayrton Senna]] - Mansell was signed by Ferrari ahead of [[1990 Alternate Formula One season|1990]] with [[Alain Prost]] moving in the opposite direction. Mansell took a good few races to get up to speed with the Maranello team - taking until July's [[French Grand Prix]] to return to the podium with a second behind teammate Senna. Three races later he'd follow this up with another second place in [[Hungarian Grand Prix|Hungary]] - this time behind former Arrows teammate Chris Dagnall. Following the 1990 season, Mansell opted to take a sabbatical from the sport.
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==Later Career==
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===Team Ownership===
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In [[2018 Alternate Formula One season|2018]], Mansell - along with Russian businessman Boris Rotenberg - entered his [[Mansell|eponymous team]] into the Formula One World Championship, operating out of a facility at Donington Park race circuit in Leicestershire. The team's drivers were Russian [[Artem Markelov]] and Briton [[Bradley Dagnall]] - son of former Arrows teammate [[Chris Dagnall]]. Over the course of the years, the team became increasingly more Russian influenced - replacing Dagnall with [[Sergey Sirotkin]] and taking on a Russian racing licence a year later in [[2019 Alternate Formula One season|2019]].
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In [[2020 Alternate Formula One season|2020]], Markelov took the team's first podium finish with a third place in the [[Argentine Grand Prix]]. Three races later, Markelov scored the team's first win at the 2020 [[Turkish Grand Prix]].
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==Career Results==
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=== [[Alternate Formula One|Formula One World Championship]] ===
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:93%"
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|-
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!Season
 +
!Team
 +
!Car
 +
!#
 +
!width=30px|<small>1</small>
 +
!width=30px|<small>2</small>
 +
!width=30px|<small>3</small>
 +
!width=30px|<small>4</small>
 +
!width=30px|<small>5</small>
 +
!width=30px|<small>6</small>
 +
!width=30px|<small>7</small>
 +
!width=30px|<small>8</small>
 +
!width=30px|<small>9</small>
 +
!width=30px|<small>10</small>
 +
!width=30px|<small>11</small>
 +
!width=30px|<small>12</small>
 +
!width=30px|<small>13</small>
 +
!width=30px|<small>14</small>
 +
!width=30px|<small>15</small>
 +
!width=30px|<small>16</small>
 +
!width=30px|<small>17</small>
 +
!width=30px|<small>18</small>
 +
!width=30px|Pts
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!width=30px|Pos
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|-
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![[1980 Alternate Formula One season|1980]]
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| {{GBR}} [[Lotus|Essex Team Lotus]]
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| [[Lotus]]-[[Ford]]
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!<span style="color:red">5</span>
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|align=center bgcolor="#ffffff"|RSA<br><small>C
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|align=center bgcolor="#efcfff"|ARG<br><small>Ret
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|align=center bgcolor="#dfffdf"|BRA<br><small>6
 +
|align=center bgcolor="#cfcfff"|USW<br><small>8
 +
|align=center bgcolor="#efcfff"|ESP<br><small>Ret
 +
|align=center bgcolor="#cfcfff"|BEL<br><small>8
 +
|align=center bgcolor="#cfcfff"|MON<br><small>9
 +
|align=center bgcolor="#efcfff"|MEX<br><small>Ret
 +
|align=center bgcolor="#cfcfff"|SMR<br><small>13
 +
|align=center bgcolor="#cfcfff"|FRA<br><small>13
 +
|align=center bgcolor="#efcfff"|GBR<br><small>Ret
 +
|align=center bgcolor="#dfffdf"|GER<br><small>4
 +
|align=center bgcolor="#dfffdf"|AUT<br><small>6
 +
|align=center bgcolor="#ffdf9f"|ITA<br><small>3
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|align=center bgcolor="#cfcfff"|CAN<br><small>9
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|align=center bgcolor="#cfcfff"|CPL<br><small>9
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|align=center bgcolor="#cfcfff"|DUB<br><small>7
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|
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!9
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!11th
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|-
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![[1981 Alternate Formula One season|1981]]
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| {{GBR}} [[Lotus|Team Lotus]]
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| [[Lotus]]-[[Ford]]
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!2
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|align=center bgcolor="#cfcfff"|ARG<br><small>7
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|align=center bgcolor="#cfcfff"|RSA<br><small>13
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|align=center bgcolor="#ffffff"|BRA<br><small>ENT
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|align=center bgcolor="#ffffff"|USW<br><small>ENT
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|align=center bgcolor="#ffffff"|ESP<br><small>ENT
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|align=center bgcolor="#ffffff"|BEL<br><small>ENT
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|align=center bgcolor="#ffffff"|MON<br><small>ENT
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|align=center bgcolor="#ffffff"|SMR<br><small>ENT
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|align=center bgcolor="#ffffff"|MEX<br><small>ENT
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|align=center bgcolor="#ffffff"|FRA<br><small>ENT
 +
|align=center bgcolor="#ffffff"|GBR<br><small>ENT
 +
|align=center bgcolor="#ffffff"|GER<br><small>ENT
 +
|align=center bgcolor="#ffffff"|AUT<br><small>ENT
 +
|align=center bgcolor="#ffffff"|EUR<br><small>ENT
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|align=center bgcolor="#ffffff"|ITA<br><small>ENT
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|align=center bgcolor="#ffffff"|CAN<br><small>ENT
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|align=center bgcolor="#ffffff"|CPL<br><small>ENT
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|
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! 0*
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! *
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|-
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!colspan=24|
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|-
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|colspan=24 align=center bgcolor="#ffffff"|''1981-1986 seasons have not yet been completed''
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|-
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!colspan=24|
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|-
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![[1987 Alternate Formula One season|1987]]
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| {{GBR}} [[Arrows|USF&G Arrows Racing Team]]
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| [[Arrows]]-[[Motori Moderni]]
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!18
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|align=center bgcolor="#cfcfff"|AUS<br><small>8
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|align=center bgcolor="#cfcfff"|SMR<br><small>10
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|align=center bgcolor="#cfcfff"|BEL<br><small>10
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|align=center bgcolor="#efcfff"|MON<br><small>Ret
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|align=center bgcolor="#efcfff"|CAN<br><small>Ret
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|align=center bgcolor="#cfcfff"|DET<br><small>7
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|align=center bgcolor="#efcfff"|FRA<br><small>Ret
 +
|align=center bgcolor="#efcfff"|GBR<br><small>Ret
 +
|align=center bgcolor="#efcfff"|GER<br><small>Ret
 +
|align=center bgcolor="#efcfff"|HUN<br><small>Ret
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|align=center bgcolor="#efcfff"|YUG<br><small>Ret
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|align=center bgcolor="#dfdfdf"|ITA<br><small>2
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|align=center bgcolor="#dfffdf"|POR<br><small>5
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|align=center bgcolor="#efcfff"|EUR<br><small>Ret
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|align=center bgcolor="#efcfff"|JPN<br><small>Ret
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|align=center bgcolor="#efcfff"|MEX<br><small>Ret
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|colspan=2|
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! 8
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! 11th
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|-
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![[1988 Alternate Formula One season|1988]]
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| {{GBR}} [[Williams|Canon Williams Honda Team]]
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| [[Williams]]-[[Honda]]
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!<span style="color:red">5</span>
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|align=center bgcolor="#dfffdf"|BRA<br><small>''4''
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|align=center bgcolor="#ffdf9f"|SMR<br><small>3
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|align=center bgcolor="#efcfff"|MON<br><small>Ret
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|align=center bgcolor="#efcfff"|MEX<br><small>Ret
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|align=center bgcolor="#dfffdf"|CAN<br><small>5
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|align=center bgcolor="#dfffdf"|DET<br><small>4
 +
|align=center bgcolor="#efcfff"|FRA<br><small>Ret
 +
|align=center bgcolor="#ffdf9f"|GBR<br><small>3
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|align=center bgcolor="#dfffdf"|GER<br><small>4
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|align=center bgcolor="#dfffdf"|HUN<br><small>5
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|align=center |YUG<br><small>&nbsp;
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|align=center |SOV<br><small>&nbsp;
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|align=center |ITA<br><small>&nbsp;
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|align=center bgcolor="#cfcfff"|BEL<br><small>7
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|align=center bgcolor="#efcfff"|JPN<br><small>Ret
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|align=center bgcolor="#dfffdf"|AUS<br><small>4
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|colspan=2|
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! 24
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! 6th
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|-
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![[1989 Alternate Formula One season|1989]]
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| {{GBR}} [[Williams|Canon Williams Honda Team]]
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| [[Williams]]-[[Honda]]
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!2
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|align=center bgcolor="#dfffdf"|BRA<br><small>6
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|align=center bgcolor="#dfdfdf"|SMR<br><small>2
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|align=center bgcolor="#dfffdf"|MON<br><small>''4''
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|align=center bgcolor="#dfdfdf"|FRA<br><small>2
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|align=center bgcolor="#efcfff"|USA<br><small>Ret
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|align=center bgcolor="#efcfff"|CAN<br><small>Ret
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|align=center bgcolor="#dfffdf"|GBR<br><small>4
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|align=center bgcolor="#ffdf9f"|GER<br><small>3
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|align=center bgcolor="#efcfff"|HUN<br><small>Ret
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|align=center bgcolor="#efcfff"|SOV<br><small>Ret
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|align=center bgcolor="#efcfff"|POR<br><small>Ret
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|align=center bgcolor="#dfffdf"|ITA<br><small>6
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|align=center bgcolor="#efcfff"|BEL<br><small>Ret
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|align=center bgcolor="#dfdfdf"|JPN<br><small>''2''
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|align=center bgcolor="#efcfff"|AUS<br><small>''Ret''
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|align=center bgcolor="#ffffbf"|MEX<br><small>''1''
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|colspan=2|
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! 39
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! 4th
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|-
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![[1990 Alternate Formula One season|1990]]
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| {{ITA}} [[Ferrari|Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC]]
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| [[Ferrari]]
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!2
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|align=center bgcolor="#efcfff"|USA<br><small>Ret
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|align=center bgcolor="#cfcfff"|BRA<br><small>8
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|align=center bgcolor="#dfffdf"|PAC<br><small>''6''
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|align=center bgcolor="#cfcfff"|SMR<br><small>16†
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|align=center bgcolor="#dfffdf"|MON<br><small>4
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|align=center bgcolor="#cfcfff"|CAN<br><small>8
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|align=center bgcolor="#efcfff"|MEX<br><small>Ret
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|align=center bgcolor="#dfdfdf"|FRA<br><small>2
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|align=center bgcolor="#dfffdf"|GBR<br><small>''4''
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|align=center bgcolor="#efcfff"|GER<br><small>Ret
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|align=center bgcolor="#dfdfdf"|HUN<br><small>''2''
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|align=center bgcolor="#efcfff"|BEL<br><small>Ret
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|align=center bgcolor="#efcfff"|ITA<br><small>'''''Ret'''''
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|align=center bgcolor="#efcfff"|POR<br><small>Ret
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|align=center bgcolor="#efcfff"|JPN<br><small>Ret
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|align=center bgcolor="#ffdf9f"|AUS<br><small>3
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|colspan=2|
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! 23
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! 9th
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|-
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!colspan=24|
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|-
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![[1995 Alternate Formula One season|1995]]
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| {{FRA}} [[Oreca|Footwork Team Oreca]]
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| [[Oreca]]-[[Hart]]
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!10
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|align=center |BRA<br><small>&nbsp;
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|align=center |ARG<br><small>&nbsp;
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|align=center |PAC<br><small>&nbsp;
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|align=center |SMR<br><small>&nbsp;
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|align=center |ESP<br><small>&nbsp;
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|align=center |MON<br><small>&nbsp;
 +
|align=center |NED<br><small>&nbsp;
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|align=center |FRA<br><small>&nbsp;
 +
|align=center bgcolor="#ffffff"|GBR<br><small>ENT
 +
|align=center |GER<br><small>&nbsp;
 +
|align=center |HUN<br><small>&nbsp;
 +
|align=center |BEL<br><small>&nbsp;
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|align=center |ITA<br><small>&nbsp;
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|align=center |POR<br><small>&nbsp;
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|align=center |EUR<br><small>&nbsp;
 +
|align=center |IDN<br><small>&nbsp;
 +
|align=center |JPN<br><small>&nbsp;
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|align=center |AUS<br><small>&nbsp;
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! *
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! *
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|}
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{{Sporting Accolades
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|GPDA      = [[Grand Prix Driver's Association]]
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|GPDA preceded by        = [[Stephen South]]
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|Year start    = [[1982 Alternate Formula One season|1982]]
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|Year end =
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|GPDA succeeded by      = TBD
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}}
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[[Category:GPDA Chairmen]]
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[[Category:Real-life drivers]]
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[[Category:Formula One Drivers]]

Latest revision as of 17:22, 17 July 2023

Nigel Ernest James Mansell (born 8 August 1953) is a British former racing driver best known for his time in Formula One. Although not a regular winner, Mansell was regarded as one of the best drivers of his generation and also one of the best British drivers all time.

Formula One

1987: Arrows

By 1987, Mansell was team leader at the USF&G Arrows Racing Team alongside promising young Brit Chris Dagnall. Mansell only managed a single podium with the Arrows team in a season fraught with reliability issues. Mansell was outperformed by Dagnall and as such was let go at the end of the year.

1988-1989: Williams

Mansell signed a two year contract with the Canon Williams Honda Team in 1988, teaming alongside Kazuki Fushida in the first year. Mansell managed two podiums in the first half of the season with thirds in San Marino and Great Britain but was ruled out of several races following the Hungarian Grand Prix after contracting a severe bout of chickenpox. Mansell was replaced by Emerson Fittipaldi in this time and returned three races later in Belgium. Mansell finished the year in sixth place.

Mansell was demoted to the second seat after defending champion Jérémy-Étienne Voeckler was frozen out by McLaren ahead of the 1989 season. Williams were a decent package once again and Mansell was a regular visitor to the podium throughout the season. Mansell even scored a win in the final race of the year in Mexico to finish his Williams stint in style. Mansell finished 1989 in fourth place, outperforming his champion teammate whom only managed sixth.

1990: Ferrari

Seeking a more politically neutral driver to team with defending champion Ayrton Senna - Mansell was signed by Ferrari ahead of 1990 with Alain Prost moving in the opposite direction. Mansell took a good few races to get up to speed with the Maranello team - taking until July's French Grand Prix to return to the podium with a second behind teammate Senna. Three races later he'd follow this up with another second place in Hungary - this time behind former Arrows teammate Chris Dagnall. Following the 1990 season, Mansell opted to take a sabbatical from the sport.

Later Career

Team Ownership

In 2018, Mansell - along with Russian businessman Boris Rotenberg - entered his eponymous team into the Formula One World Championship, operating out of a facility at Donington Park race circuit in Leicestershire. The team's drivers were Russian Artem Markelov and Briton Bradley Dagnall - son of former Arrows teammate Chris Dagnall. Over the course of the years, the team became increasingly more Russian influenced - replacing Dagnall with Sergey Sirotkin and taking on a Russian racing licence a year later in 2019.

In 2020, Markelov took the team's first podium finish with a third place in the Argentine Grand Prix. Three races later, Markelov scored the team's first win at the 2020 Turkish Grand Prix.

Career Results

Formula One World Championship

Season Team Car # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pts Pos
1980 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Essex Team Lotus Lotus-Ford 5 RSA
C 		ARG
Ret 		BRA
6 		USW
8 		ESP
Ret 		BEL
8 		MON
9 		MEX
Ret 		SMR
13 		FRA
13 		GBR
Ret 		GER
4 		AUT
6 		ITA
3 		CAN
9 		CPL
9 		DUB
7 		9 11th
1981 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Team Lotus Lotus-Ford 2 ARG
7 		RSA
13 		BRA
ENT 		USW
ENT 		ESP
ENT 		BEL
ENT 		MON
ENT 		SMR
ENT 		MEX
ENT 		FRA
ENT 		GBR
ENT 		GER
ENT 		AUT
ENT 		EUR
ENT 		ITA
ENT 		CAN
ENT 		CPL
ENT 		0* *
1981-1986 seasons have not yet been completed
1987 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png USF&G Arrows Racing Team Arrows-Motori Moderni 18 AUS
8 		SMR
10 		BEL
10 		MON
Ret 		CAN
Ret 		DET
7 		FRA
Ret 		GBR
Ret 		GER
Ret 		HUN
Ret 		YUG
Ret 		ITA
2 		POR
5 		EUR
Ret 		JPN
Ret 		MEX
Ret 		8 11th
1988 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Canon Williams Honda Team Williams-Honda 5 BRA
4 		SMR
3 		MON
Ret 		MEX
Ret 		CAN
5 		DET
4 		FRA
Ret 		GBR
3 		GER
4 		HUN
5 		YUG
  		SOV
  		ITA
  		BEL
7 		JPN
Ret 		AUS
4 		24 6th
1989 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Canon Williams Honda Team Williams-Honda 2 BRA
6 		SMR
2 		MON
4 		FRA
2 		USA
Ret 		CAN
Ret 		GBR
4 		GER
3 		HUN
Ret 		SOV
Ret 		POR
Ret 		ITA
6 		BEL
Ret 		JPN
2 		AUS
Ret 		MEX
1 		39 4th
1990 Flag of Italy svg.png Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 2 USA
Ret 		BRA
8 		PAC
6 		SMR
16† 		MON
4 		CAN
8 		MEX
Ret 		FRA
2 		GBR
4 		GER
Ret 		HUN
2 		BEL
Ret 		ITA
Ret 		POR
Ret 		JPN
Ret 		AUS
3 		23 9th
1995 Flag of France svg.png Footwork Team Oreca Oreca-Hart 10 BRA
  		ARG
  		PAC
  		SMR
  		ESP
  		MON
  		NED
  		FRA
  		GBR
ENT 		GER
  		HUN
  		BEL
  		ITA
  		POR
  		EUR
  		IDN
  		JPN
  		AUS
  		* *


Sporting Accolades
Grand Prix Driver's Association
Preceded by:
Stephen South 		Chairman
1982- 		Succeeded by:
TBD

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