Nigel Mansell

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 of 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	WDC	Pts
1980	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		11th	9
1981	Team Lotus	Lotus-Ford	2	ARG 7	RSA 13	BRA Ret	USW 13	ESP WD	BEL 9	MON Ret	SMR Ret	MEX 9	FRA 4	GBR 8	GER 9	AUT 8	EUR 7	ITA Ret	CAN Ret	CPL Ret		19th	3
1982	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus-Ford	11	RSA 11	BRA 9	USW Ret	SMR 11	BEL 17	MON 14	MEX 10	DET Ret	FRA 13										14th	5
		Lotus-BMW											GBR Ret	GER 12	AUT 4	EUR 5	ITA Ret	CAN Ret	CPL Ret
1983	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus-BMW	11	RSA DSQ	BRA EX	SMR EX	BEL	ESP	MON	MEX	DET	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	EUR	CAN	NYC			NC*	0*
1983-1986 seasons have not yet been completed
1987	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			11th	8
1988	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			6th	24
1989	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			4th	39
1990	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			9th	23
1995	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 1982-1983	Succeeded by: Nelson Piquet