Difference between revisions of "Andrea de Cesaris"
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| + | ===[[1979 Alternate Formula One season|1979]]: [[Ligier]]=== | ||
| + | De Cesaris would make his F1 debut in 1979, participating in the [[San Marino Grand Prix|San Marino]] and [[French Grand Prix|French Grands Prix]]. The car was not particularly competitive and de Cesaris registered a best finish of 12th place. | ||
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| + | ===[[1980 Alternate Formula One season|1980]]-198x: [[Alfa Romeo]]=== | ||
| + | The Italian would make his full-time debut in 1980 for the manufacturer Alfa Romeo squad, alongside compatriot [[Elio de Angelis]]. The youngest lineup on the grid would be given an upper midfield car to compete with, and de Cesaris took the team's best finish of the year with a second place at the [[United States Grand Prix West]]. This, alongside several other points finishes, would be good enough to leave de Cesaris ninth in the standings. | ||
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| + | He remained at the team in [[1981 Alternate Formula One season|1981]], however with de Angelis departing to [[Ferrari]], de Cesaris have another inexperienced Italian driver as his teammate - [[Michele Alboreto]]. | ||
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===[[1987 Alternate Formula One season|1987]]: [[Ferrari]]=== | ===[[1987 Alternate Formula One season|1987]]: [[Ferrari]]=== | ||
After missing out on a race drive for the 1987 season, de Cesaris joined Scuderia Ferrari as a reserve/test driver. De Cesaris was called upon at the [[Portuguese Grand Prix]] when regular driver [[Michele Alboreto]] was injured in the race in [[Italian Grand Prix|Italy]]. De Cesaris failed to make the finish. | After missing out on a race drive for the 1987 season, de Cesaris joined Scuderia Ferrari as a reserve/test driver. De Cesaris was called upon at the [[Portuguese Grand Prix]] when regular driver [[Michele Alboreto]] was injured in the race in [[Italian Grand Prix|Italy]]. De Cesaris failed to make the finish. | ||
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In his second season, he was more competitive than before and managed to score a fifth place in [[Belgian Grand Prix|Belgium]]. | In his second season, he was more competitive than before and managed to score a fifth place in [[Belgian Grand Prix|Belgium]]. | ||
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| − | De Cesaris made the jump across to the Footwork Oreca team in [[1991_Alternate_Formula_One_season|1991]] alongside [[Sophie Fabron]]. Early in the season, de Cesaris scored a sensational fourth place in the [[San Marino Grand Prix]] - his best finish in many years. | + | De Cesaris made the jump across to the Footwork Oreca team in [[1991_Alternate_Formula_One_season|1991]] alongside [[Sophie Fabron]]. Early in the season, de Cesaris scored a sensational fourth place in the [[San Marino Grand Prix]] - his best finish in many years. This result however was an anomaly as the Oreca of 1991 was otherwise a fairly uncompetitive car, de Cesaris failing to qualify for several races. The fourth place in San Marino would therefore be his and the team's only points finish of the year. |
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| + | ===[[1992 Alternate Formula One season|1992]]: [[Scuderia Italia]]=== | ||
| + | Being displaced from the Oreca outfit, de Cesaris would move to his third team in three years for 1992, joining [[Alessandro Zanardi]] at the Scuderia Italia outfit. Luckily for the pair of them, the F192 was a fairly competitive car, with the two managing to score points on numerous occasions - taking the team to fifth in the constructor's, equal in points with their engine supplier, [[Ferrari]]. De Cesaris however was outperformed by Zanardi and thus was not re-hired for 1993. | ||
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| + | ===[[1994 Alternate Formula One season|1994]]: [[Williams]]=== | ||
| + | The Italian would miss out on a full-time drive for both 1993 and 1994, however an opportunity opened up. The death of Williams driver [[Johnny Herbert]], as well as his regular replacement [[Tom Kristensen]] having clashing commitments in the All Japan Touring Car Championship, meant that de Cesaris was hired to fill in for the Dane; racing at the [[French Grand Prix|French]], [[Portuguese Grand Prix|Portuguese]] and [[Australian Grand Prix|Australian Grands Prix]]. | ||
==[[WTCM]]== | ==[[WTCM]]== | ||
Revision as of 13:49, 25 June 2022
Andrea de Cesaris (born 31st May, 1959 in Rome, died 5th October, 2014 in Rome) was an Italian racing driver best known for his appearances in Formula One.
Contents
Formula One
1979: Ligier
De Cesaris would make his F1 debut in 1979, participating in the San Marino and French Grands Prix. The car was not particularly competitive and de Cesaris registered a best finish of 12th place.
1980-198x: Alfa Romeo
The Italian would make his full-time debut in 1980 for the manufacturer Alfa Romeo squad, alongside compatriot Elio de Angelis. The youngest lineup on the grid would be given an upper midfield car to compete with, and de Cesaris took the team's best finish of the year with a second place at the United States Grand Prix West. This, alongside several other points finishes, would be good enough to leave de Cesaris ninth in the standings.
He remained at the team in 1981, however with de Angelis departing to Ferrari, de Cesaris have another inexperienced Italian driver as his teammate - Michele Alboreto.
1987: Ferrari
After missing out on a race drive for the 1987 season, de Cesaris joined Scuderia Ferrari as a reserve/test driver. De Cesaris was called upon at the Portuguese Grand Prix when regular driver Michele Alboreto was injured in the race in Italy. De Cesaris failed to make the finish.
1989-1990: Rial
De Cesaris returned to the grid midway through 1989 when he replaced the underperforming Christian Danner at the Rial team. He'd fail to score any points in the close of the year but managed to impress officials enough to earn a second season.
In his second season, he was more competitive than before and managed to score a fifth place in Belgium.
1991: Oreca
De Cesaris made the jump across to the Footwork Oreca team in 1991 alongside Sophie Fabron. Early in the season, de Cesaris scored a sensational fourth place in the San Marino Grand Prix - his best finish in many years. This result however was an anomaly as the Oreca of 1991 was otherwise a fairly uncompetitive car, de Cesaris failing to qualify for several races. The fourth place in San Marino would therefore be his and the team's only points finish of the year.
1992: Scuderia Italia
Being displaced from the Oreca outfit, de Cesaris would move to his third team in three years for 1992, joining Alessandro Zanardi at the Scuderia Italia outfit. Luckily for the pair of them, the F192 was a fairly competitive car, with the two managing to score points on numerous occasions - taking the team to fifth in the constructor's, equal in points with their engine supplier, Ferrari. De Cesaris however was outperformed by Zanardi and thus was not re-hired for 1993.
1994: Williams
The Italian would miss out on a full-time drive for both 1993 and 1994, however an opportunity opened up. The death of Williams driver Johnny Herbert, as well as his regular replacement Tom Kristensen having clashing commitments in the All Japan Touring Car Championship, meant that de Cesaris was hired to fill in for the Dane; racing at the French, Portuguese and Australian Grands Prix.
WTCM
De Cesaris took part in the inaugural season of the World Touring Car Masters series with the Alfa Corse team. De Cesaris only managed to make the grid on one occasion all season.
Later life
After his retirement from high-level competition, de Cesaris embarked on a career as a currency broker in Monaco as well as indulging in his other passion - windsurfing.
De Cesaris was killed in a motorcycle accident in Rome in October of 2014, aged 55.
