Andrea de Cesaris

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Andrea de Cesaris
Andrea de Cesaris in 1982
Born(1959-05-31)31 May 1959
Rome, Italy
Died5 October 2014(2014-10-05) (aged 55)
Rome, Italy
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityItaly Italian
Active years19801994
TeamsAlfa Romeo, McLaren, Ligier, Minardi, Brabham, Rial, Dallara, Jordan, Tyrrell, Sauber
Entries214 (208 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums5
Career points59
Pole positions1
Fastest laps1
First entry1980 Canadian Grand Prix
Last entry1994 European Grand Prix

Andrea de Cesaris (Italian pronunciation: [anˈdrɛ.a de ˈt͡ʃɛ.za.ris]; 31 May 1959 – 5 October 2014) was an Italian racing driver. He started 208 Formula One Grands Prix but never won. As a result, he holds the record for the most races started without a race victory.[1] A string of accidents early in his career earned him a reputation for being a fast but wild driver.[2]

In 2005 and 2006, de Cesaris competed in the Grand Prix Masters formula for retired Formula One drivers. He died on 5 October 2014 after losing control of his motorcycle on Rome's Grande Raccordo Anulare motorway.

Driving career[edit]

Pre-Formula One[edit]

A multiple karting champion, he graduated to Formula 3 in Britain, winning numerous events and finishing 2nd in the 1979 British Formula Three Championship, as runner up to Chico Serra. From Formula 3, he graduated to Formula 2 with future McLaren boss Ron Dennis' Project 4 team.

Formula One[edit]

Alfa Romeo (1980)[edit]

Related article: Alfa Romeo in Formula One

In 1980, de Cesaris was picked up by Alfa Romeo for the final events of the 1980 World Championship, replacing Vittorio Brambilla who had, in turn, replaced Patrick Depailler when he was killed during testing at Hockenheim. His first race in Canada ended after eight laps because of engine failure. In his second race, at Watkins Glen in the United States, he tangled with Derek Daly in a Tyrrell at the Junction corner and crashed into the catch fencing after two laps.

McLaren (1981)[edit]

Related article: McLaren

In 1981, largely thanks to his personal Marlboro sponsorship which also happened to be McLaren's main sponsor, de Cesaris landed a seat at McLaren which had merged with the Project Four Formula 2 team run by Ron Dennis after the 1980 season. During the season, de Cesaris proved to be fast on occasion (particularly at fast circuits), but he crashed 19 times that season either in practice or in the race, often due to driver error.[3] The team was so worried that he would crash the car that they withdrew his car from the Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort after he qualified 13th.[4] The Italian managed to finish only 6 of the 14 races he started that year. Due to the frequent crashes, he earned the nickname "Andrea de Crasheris"; team boss Ron Dennis grew so annoyed with de Cesaris's constant crashes that not only did he not extend the Italian's contract, he never actually hired an Italian driver to McLaren ever again.

In July 1981 de Cesaris and Henri Pescarolo finished second to the team of Riccardo Patrese and Michele Alboreto in a 6-hour endurance race at Watkins Glen, New York. Both teams drove Lancia cars with de Cesaris and Pescarolo finishing two laps behind.[5]

Alfa Romeo (1982–1983)[edit]

Related article: Alfa Romeo in Formula One

After switching back to Alfa Romeo in 1982, de Cesaris became the youngest man ever to take pole position at the Long Beach Grand Prix. De Cesaris was also only the second Alfa Romeo driver to capture a pole since 1951. De Cesaris led the race but as he was passing a backmarker at a tight corner with Niki Lauda right behind him in second. De Cesaris waved his fist at the backmarker and forgot to change gear and hit the rev limiter, which allowed Lauda to take the lead and win the race; de Cesaris suffered rear brake failure and crashed hard at Pine Avenue.[6]

In the 1982 season, de Cesaris earned a podium finish at Monte Carlo and a point in Canada. At the 1982 Monaco Grand Prix, Didier Pironi retired on the final lap due to electrical trouble with his Ferrari. De Cesaris ran out of fuel at the same time, allowing Riccardo Patrese to win his first Formula 1 race.[7]

In 1983, with his Alfa Romeo now using a turbo engine, he took two second places, one at the 1983 German Grand Prix at Hockenheim[8] (his first points of the season) and the other one in the season-closing 1983 South African Grand Prix at Kyalami, 9.319 seconds behind Riccardo Patrese.[9] De Cesaris came close to winning at Spa-Francorchamps, after comfortably leading the Renault of Alain Prost for much of the race before a botched pit stop delayed him and a blown engine put him out of the race.

Ligier (1984–1985)[edit]

De Cesaris driving for Ligier in the 1984 Dallas Grand Prix.

De Cesaris moved to Ligier in 1984, where despite the car's promising Renault turbo engine, he scored only three points during the season.

At the end of 1984, de Cesaris and Ligier teammate François Hesnault travelled to Australia to drive in the 1984 Australian Grand Prix, the last domestic Australian Grand Prix before the race became part of the Formula One World Championship in 1985. Driving a Ford BDA powered Ralt RT4 (18 of the 25 car field were RT4s), de Cesaris qualified in 5th place. After entering the pits at the end of the warm up lap, he exited the pits moments before the green flag and was almost a lap behind when the race started. He then proceeded to put in what many consider as the drive of the day to eventually finish 3rd (without ever losing a lap) behind Roberto Moreno (winner) and Keke Rosberg.

In 1985 a number of strong performances, including a fourth place at Monaco, showed early promise but the season turned into a dismal one after de Cesaris destroyed his Ligier JS25 in a quadruple mid-air rollover at the Austrian Grand Prix, and was fired by team boss Guy Ligier as a result. Guy Ligier stated that "I can no longer afford to employ this man", despite Marlboro paying the bulk of de Cesaris' salary. He was kept in the team until the next race at Zandvoort, after which he was replaced by Philippe Streiff.

Minardi (1986)[edit]

Related article: Minardi

In 1986 de Cesaris moved to Minardi. He was often outpaced by his teammate, fellow Italian and F1 rookie Alessandro Nannini during the season. For the first time in his career, de Cesaris went the entire season without scoring a point; he retired from every race but two (DNQ in Monaco, 8th in Mexico).

Brabham (1987)[edit]

Related article: Brabham

In 1987, de Cesaris switched to Brabham-BMW. With the Bernie Ecclestone-owned team he was able to achieve better results, even though he mostly failed to match his teammate Riccardo Patrese. He did not finish (DNF) 14 of 16 races. At the 1987 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa, Belgium, de Cesaris placed third behind Alain Prost and Stefan Johansson, his first points in nearly two years and his first podium finish since the final round of the 1983 season in South Africa.[10] He would not finish another race that season.

Rial (1988)[edit]

Related article: Rial

For 1988, Brabham pulled out of Formula One and de Cesaris switched to the new Rial team, run by German Günter Schmid, the former boss of the ATS outfit. With a Cosworth engine in the car, de Cesaris managed to qualify for all sixteen races of the season and take fourth place in the Detroit Grand Prix. He also twice ran out of fuel in the last laps while running in the points, in Canada and Australia.

Dallara (1989–1990)[edit]

Related articles: Dallara, BMS Scuderia Italia
De Cesaris at the 1989 Belgian Grand Prix

For 1989, de Cesaris moved to the Marlboro-sponsored Scuderia Italia squad. Early results were again promising. By now one of the more experienced drivers in the field, de Cesaris was on course for a podium position in Monte Carlo, before being taken out by triple world champion Nelson Piquet at the Loews Hairpin. De Cesaris lost his temper after the accident and berated Piquet's Lotus team upon returning to the pits. Two races later, after an early delay, he was being lapped by Dallara teammate Alex Caffi when he ran his fellow Italian into the wall, robbing his team of a potential podium. De Cesaris finished third at the next race in Canada, behind Williams drivers Thierry Boutsen and Riccardo Patrese in a rain-soaked race. The race would be the last time de Cesaris stood on the Formula One podium.

With a number of teams using either Ford or Judd customer V8s (Dallara used the Ford DFR) in 1990, the midfield had become more competitive. De Cesaris was involved in a number of incidents during that season, including crashing out at the start of the first lap at Interlagos and at Imola. He also nearly took out the Ferrari of 2nd-placed Nigel Mansell while being lapped during the race, prompting BBC commentator and 1976 World Champion James Hunt to call him an idiot on live television.[11] Reliability was a problem for Dallara, and de Cesaris again failed to score a point all season.

Jordan (1991)[edit]

Related article: Jordan Grand Prix

Dumped for JJ Lehto at Dallara at the end of 1990, de Cesaris was signed by Eddie Jordan for his team's first season in Formula One. Jordan had already run de Cesaris in Formula 3.

At the season's first race in Phoenix, de Cesaris selected the wrong gear in the short pre-qualifying session, buzzed the engine and was out. De Cesaris showed better form at Monaco, forcing his way past the Benetton of Roberto Moreno and was running in the points until the Jordan's throttle cable snapped.

In the next race in Canada he finished fourth. De Cesaris then repeated the result next time out in Mexico. The following race in France he finished sixth. Suspension failure in Great Britain led him to crash but the Italian bounced back to qualify seventh and finish fifth in Germany.

De Cesaris did not score again until the 1991 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Franchorchamps. Despite the pressure of being outqualified by debutant teammate Michael Schumacher, de Cesaris moved through the field to take second position until his car's Ford HB V8 blew. A communication problem between Ford and the Jordan team meant the oil tank in the car was too small to service a new type of piston ring, which used more lubricant.

De Cesaris finished the season 9th in the standings, his best result since 1983.

Tyrrell (1992–1993)[edit]

Related article: Tyrrell Racing
De Cesaris at the 1993 British Grand Prix

Despite Eddie Jordan's desire to keep de Cesaris for the 1992 season, financial realities meant it was not possible.[citation needed] Jordan had built up significant debts in his debut season but was able to secure sponsorship from Barclay Cigarettes. However, the brand was in direct conflict with de Cesaris' Marlboro backing.

Ken Tyrrell hired de Cesaris for his team for the 1992 season. De Cesaris took a fifth in the second race of the season in Mexico, despite being caught up in an early spin.

De Cesaris was able to score points three more times during the season, with his best result being a fourth place in the Japanese Grand Prix.

De Cesaris driving the Sauber C13 at the 1994 British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

For the 1993 season, the Ilmor engine had been replaced with a Yamaha V10, which changed the dynamics and reliability of the car. The Tyrrell 020 was also replaced mid-season by the Tyrrell 021 due to age. This car, featuring active suspension, was not a success. For the third time in his career, de Cesaris failed to score a point and left Tyrrell at the end of the season.

Jordan and Sauber (1994)[edit]

Related articles: Jordan Grand Prix, Sauber

In 1994, for the first time since 1980, de Cesaris started the season without a Formula One drive. But during the Brazilian Grand Prix, Eddie Irvine was blamed for causing a massive accident which saw Jos Verstappen barrel roll over the top of Martin Brundle. On appeal, Irvine was banned for three races. At the Pacific Grand Prix, Aguri Suzuki drove Irvine's vacated Jordan. But for the next race, the San Marino Grand Prix, Eddie Jordan brought de Cesaris back to the team.

The return didn't start well after de Cesaris damaged a chassis during testing. He crashed again during the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola due to poor fitness, having not driven a race distance in six months. He bounced back in Monte Carlo, where de Cesaris stayed away from trouble and away from the barriers to take fourth place. Irvine returned for the next race but Sauber had noticed the Italian's form, and signed him to replace the injured Karl Wendlinger in the Mercedes-powered machines.

De Cesaris' first race for Sauber was his 200th Grand Prix, in Canada. Although there he retired after 24 laps, he finished in the points at the next event, the French Grand Prix at Magny-Cours.

De Cesaris' career ended when he retired with throttle problems at the 1994 European Grand Prix. JJ Lehto replaced him for the final two Grands Prix.[citation needed] De Cesaris ended his career with 208 Grand Prix starts, second only to Riccardo Patrese at the time. Numerous other drivers have since surpassed his total.

Legacy[edit]

De Cesaris participated in a total of 214 grands prix. He achieved 5 podiums, one pole position, and scored a total of 59 championship points. He remains to be the driver with the most Grand Prix starts (208) to his name without a win.[12] He also holds the records for the most consecutive non-finishes, 18 from 1985 and 1986 (although many of these were mechanical failures), as well as the most successive non-finishes in a single season, 12 in 1987. Similarly, no driver has had more than his 14 DNFs in a 16-race season.[13] He scored points for 9 out of 10 teams he raced for: McLaren, Alfa Romeo, Brabham, Rial, Tyrrell, Jordan, Ligier, Scuderia Italia and Sauber, failing to do so only for Minardi.[14]

Retirement[edit]

After retiring from motor racing, de Cesaris became a successful currency broker in Monte Carlo. It has been reported that he spent six months of the year in this occupation and the remainder windsurfing in Hawaii, Mexico, and around the world.[15]

Helmet[edit]

De Cesaris' helmet was white with three diagonal lines resembling the Italian flag running across the top, and a red line between two green lines in the chin area.

Racing revival[edit]

Long absent from the Formula One paddock, de Cesaris appeared at the 2005 Monaco Grand Prix, and was welcomed back with a warm hug from former Brabham team boss and Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone. A few months later it was announced de Cesaris would race in the new Grand Prix Masters series for retired Formula One drivers. In October, he set the fastest time in the first Grand Prix Masters test at the Silverstone South circuit in England. Autosport magazine Grand Prix editor Mark Hughes predicted that de Cesaris would be one of the strongest drivers in the Masters field.[citation needed] In the first race at the Kyalami circuit in South Africa, de Cesaris qualified well and raced to fourth, after a fierce battle with Briton Derek Warwick.[16]

Death[edit]

De Cesaris was killed in a road accident on 5 October 2014 at age 55 while riding his Suzuki motorbike. Italian press reported that he died on impact with the guard rail on the outer lane of Rome's Grande Raccordo Anulare freeway, in proximity of the Bufalotta turn-off.[17][18]

Racing record[edit]

Career summary[edit]

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
1978 FIA European Formula 3 Marlboro Team Tiga 2 0 0 0 0 3 20th
1979 British Formula Three Marlboro Team Tiga 6 6 4 4 6 90 2nd
FIA European Formula 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 NC
European Formula Two Project Four Racing 1 0 0 0 0 1 21st
1980 European Formula Two Project Four Racing 11 1 1 0 4 28 5th
Formula One Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
World Sportscar Championship Lancia Corse 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
1981 Formula One Marlboro McLaren International 14 0 0 0 0 1 18th
World Sportscar Championship Martini Racing 4 0 0 0 1 27.5 85th
1982 Formula One Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo 16 0 1 0 1 5 17th
1983 Formula One Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo 14 0 0 1 2 15 8th
1984 Formula One Ligier Loto 16 0 0 0 0 3 18th
1985 Formula One Équipe Ligier Gitanes 11 0 0 0 0 3 17th
World Sportscar Championship Martini Racing 1 0 0 1 1 12 32nd
1986 Formula One Minardi Team 15 0 0 0 0 0 NC
World Sportscar Championship Martini Racing 2 0 2 1 1 15 34th
Sponsor Geest Team 1 0 0 0 0
1987 Formula One Motor Racing Developments Ltd. 16 0 0 0 1 4 14th
1988 Formula One Rial Racing 16 0 0 0 0 3 15th
World Sportscar Championship Dollop Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
1989 Formula One BMS Scuderia Italia 15 0 0 0 1 4 16th
World Sportscar Championship Mussato Action Car 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
1990 Formula One BMS Scuderia Italia 15 0 0 0 0 0 NC
1991 Formula One Team 7UP Jordan 15 0 0 0 0 9 9th
1992 Formula One Tyrrell Racing Organisation 16 0 0 0 0 8 9th
1993 Formula One Tyrrell Racing Organisation 16 0 0 0 0 0 NC
1994 Formula One Sasol Jordan 2 0 0 0 0 4 20th
Sauber Mercedes 9 0 0 0 0
2005 Grand Prix Masters Team Unipart 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
2006 Grand Prix Masters Team INA 2 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
Source:[19]

Complete Formula One results[edit]

(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 WDC Pts
1980 Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 179 Alfa Romeo 1260 3.0 V12 ARG BRA RSA USW BEL MON FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA CAN
Ret
USA
Ret
NC 0
1981 Marlboro McLaren International McLaren M29F Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 USW
Ret
BRA
Ret
ARG
11
SMR
6
BEL
Ret
18th 1
McLaren MP4 MON
Ret
ESP
Ret
FRA
11
GBR
Ret
GER
Ret
AUT
8
NED
DNS
ITA
7
CAN
Ret
CPL
12
1982 Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 179D Alfa Romeo 1260 3.0 V12 RSA
13
17th 5
Alfa Romeo 182 BRA
Ret
USW
Ret
SMR
Ret
BEL
Ret
DET
Ret
CAN
6
NED
Ret
GBR
Ret
FRA
Ret
GER
Ret
AUT
Ret
SUI
10
ITA
10
CPL
9
Alfa Romeo 182B MON
3
1983 Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 183T Alfa Romeo 890T 1.5 V8t BRA
EX
USW
Ret
FRA
12
SMR
Ret
MON
Ret
BEL
Ret
DET
Ret
CAN
Ret
GBR
8
GER
2
AUT
Ret
NED
Ret
ITA
Ret
EUR
4
RSA
2
8th 15
1984 Ligier Loto Ligier JS23 Renault EF4 1.5 V6t BRA
Ret
RSA
5
BEL
Ret
SMR
6
FRA
10
MON
Ret
CAN
Ret
DET
Ret
DAL
Ret
GBR
10
GER
7
AUT
Ret
NED
Ret
ITA
Ret
18th 3
Ligier JS23B EUR
7
POR
12
1985 Équipe Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS25 Renault EF4B 1.5 V6t BRA
Ret
POR
Ret
SMR
Ret
MON
4
CAN
14
DET
10
FRA
Ret
GBR
Ret
GER
Ret
AUT
Ret
NED
Ret
ITA BEL EUR RSA AUS 17th 3
1986 Minardi Team Minardi M185B Motori Moderni Tipo 615-90 1.5 V6t BRA
Ret
ESP
Ret
SMR
Ret
MON
DNQ
BEL
Ret
CAN
Ret
DET
Ret
FRA
Ret
GBR
Ret
GER
Ret
AUT
Ret
NC 0
Minardi M186 HUN
Ret
ITA
Ret
POR
Ret
MEX
8
AUS
Ret
1987 Motor Racing Developments Ltd. Brabham BT56 BMW M12/13 1.5 L4t BRA
Ret
SMR
Ret
BEL
3
MON
Ret
DET
Ret
FRA
Ret
GBR
Ret
GER
Ret
HUN
Ret
AUT
Ret
ITA
Ret
POR
Ret
ESP
Ret
MEX
Ret
JPN
Ret
AUS
8
14th 4
1988 Rial Racing Rial ARC1 Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 BRA
Ret
SMR
Ret
MON
Ret
MEX
Ret
CAN
9
DET
4
FRA
10
GBR
Ret
GER
13
HUN
Ret
BEL
Ret
ITA
Ret
POR
Ret
ESP
Ret
JPN
Ret
AUS
8
15th 3
1989 BMS Scuderia Italia Dallara F189 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 BRA
13
SMR
10
MON
13
MEX
Ret
USA
Ret
CAN
3
FRA
DNQ
GBR
Ret
GER
7
HUN
Ret
BEL
11
ITA
Ret
POR
Ret
ESP
7
JPN
10
AUS
Ret
16th 4
1990 BMS Scuderia Italia Dallara F190 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 USA
Ret
BRA
Ret
SMR
Ret
MON
Ret
CAN
Ret
MEX
13
FRA
DSQ
GBR
Ret
GER
DNQ
HUN
Ret
BEL
Ret
ITA
10
POR
Ret
ESP
Ret
JPN
Ret
AUS
Ret
NC 0
1991 Team 7UP Jordan Jordan 191 Ford HBA4 3.5 V8 USA
DNPQ
BRA
Ret
SMR
Ret
MON
Ret
CAN
4
MEX
4
FRA
6
GBR
Ret
GER
5
HUN
7
BEL
13
ITA
7
POR
8
ESP
Ret
JPN
Ret
AUS
8
9th 9
1992 Tyrrell Racing Organisation Tyrrell 020B Ilmor 2175A 3.5 V10 RSA
Ret
MEX
5
BRA
Ret
ESP
Ret
SMR
14
MON
Ret
CAN
5
FRA
Ret
GBR
Ret
GER
Ret
HUN
8
BEL
8
ITA
6
POR
9
JPN
4
AUS
Ret
9th 8
1993 Tyrrell Racing Organisation Tyrrell 020C Yamaha OX10A 3.5 V10 RSA
Ret
BRA
Ret
EUR
Ret
SMR
Ret
ESP
DSQ
MON
10
CAN
Ret
FRA
15
NC 0
Tyrrell 021 GBR
NC
GER
Ret
HUN
11
BEL
Ret
ITA
13
POR
12
JPN
Ret
AUS
13
1994 Sasol Jordan Jordan 194 Hart 1035 3.5 V10 BRA PAC SMR
Ret
MON
4
ESP 20th 4
Broker Sauber Mercedes Sauber C13 Mercedes 2175B 3.5 V10 CAN
Ret
Sauber Mercedes FRA
6
GBR
Ret
GER
Ret
HUN
Ret
BEL
Ret
ITA
Ret
POR
Ret
EUR
Ret
JPN AUS
Sources:[20][21]

Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete Grand Prix Masters results[edit]

(key) Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap.

Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5
2005 Team Unipart Delta Motorsport GPM Nicholson McLaren 3.5 V8 RSA
4
2006 Team INA Delta Motorsport GPM Nicholson McLaren 3.5 V8 QAT
13
ITA
C
GBR
10
MAL
C
RSA
C
Sources:[19]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Persistent non-winner". Forix.com/8w. 1999. Retrieved 20 January 2007.
  3. ^ Ian Mark Bamsey, ed. (1981). Automobile Sport 81 82. Phillip Bingham. Cambridge: Iconplan Ltd. pp. 55, 86. ISBN 0-907804-01-2.
  4. ^ "Dutch GP, 1981 Race Report - GP Encyclopedia - F1 History on Grandprix.com". Grandprix.com. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  5. ^ Lancia wins endurance race at Watkins Glen, Doylestown, Pennsylvania Intelligencer, July 13, 1981, Page 13.
  6. ^ Lauda, Driving a McLaren, Captures Long Beach Grand Prix, New York Times, April 5, 1982, Page C2.
  7. ^ Italian Prix driver wins in a crawl, Chicago Daily Herald, May 24, 1982, Page 28.
  8. ^ Arnoux's Ferrari Wins in Germany, New York Times, August 8, 1983, Page C7.
  9. ^ Patrese wins race, but Piquet wins title, Syracuse Herald Journal, October 15, 1983, Page 9.
  10. ^ Prost Ties Record With 27th Victory, New York Times, May 18, 1987, Page C11.
  11. ^ 1990 San Marino Grand Prix
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Records
Preceded by
Jacky Ickx
23 years, 216 days
(1968 German GP)
Youngest Grand Prix polesitter
22 years, 308 days
(1982 United States Grand Prix West)
Succeeded by