Articles related to "Michele Alboreto"

For a brief period Michele Alboreto appeared to be the natural successor to Alberto Ascari, but Ferrari became uncompetitive. He was killed in a racing car in 2001.

Towards the end of the 1983 Grand Prix season the Brabham team found a performance advantage, allowing Nelson Piquet to challenge championship leader Alain Prost.

Towards the end of the 1984 Grand Prix season Niki Lauda and Alain Prost traded wins, in an enthralling fight for the F1 title.

As the F1 season reached its climax the battle between McLaren team-mates Niki Lauda and Alain Prost intensified.

After winning three of the first four Grands Prix it was clear that McLaren would be genuine Formula 1 title contenders.

The 1984 F1 season saw the title decided in the final race of the year, the Portuguese Grand Prix. Niki Lauda won his third Grand Prix championship in a McLaren.

Ferrari's Michele Alboreto and McLaren's Niki Lauda battled for superiority in Formula 1 during a tragic few months for motor racing.

Alain Prost and McLaren started the 1985 Grand Prix season as title favourites. Elio De Angelis was the surprise leader of the F1 points table for a while.

Stefan Bellof was killed during the Spa 1000 Kms, while in Formula 1 Alain Prost pulled away in the World Championship standings.

Elio De Angelis led the Formula 1 points standings for a while, but victory in the Canadian Grand Prix gave Michele Alboreto top spot.

The 1986 Grand Prix season saw Williams, McLaren, Lotus and Benetton all win Formula 1 races

Piquet used an active suspension Williams to win the Italian GP, while Prost broke Stewart's record of 27 Formula 1 victories.

Mansell lost the 1986 F1 World Championship in dramatic circumstances. He started 1987 as one of the title favourites, along with his Williams team-mate Piquet.

Nigel Mansell lost any chance of winning the Grand Prix title when he injured himself in an accident before the Japanese GP at Suzuka.

Senna's victory at Monaco in 1987 set the Brazilian on his way to becoming the most successful F1 driver ever in the Grand Prix at Monte Carlo.

Piquet and Mansell traded Grand Prix wins during an unforgettable Formula 1 season.

The battle for the 1988 Formula 1 title was a private one between McLaren drivers Prost and Senna.

At Monte Carlo Senna made a rare mistake, ending his day in the barriers after leading the F1 race comfortably.

McLaren driver Ayrton Senna embarked on a winning run in F1 during the summer of the 1988 GP racing season.

Ayrton Senna had always been quite special around the Monaco F1 circuit, and he showed his ability again in the 1989 race.

Nigel Mansell completely dominated the 1992 Formula 1 season in his Williams FW14B.

Senna and McLaren had no answer for the pace of Mansell's Williams during the 1992 Grand Prix season.

At Monaco Sauber driver Karl Wendlinger was left in a coma after crashing his Formula 1 car.

Elio De Angelis scored his maiden F1 victory and Stefan Johansson survived a high-speed encounter with the local wildlife.

Brands Hatch and Silverstone continued to share the GP during the eighties.

Luca Badoer is held in high regard by Ferrari for his testing abilities. With a little more luck he may also have proved to be a successful Formula 1 racing driver.

Elio De Angelis scored his final win and Gerhard Berger survived an enormous accident.

The 1983 Grand Prix season produced a variety of winners, as the normally aspirated teams battled against the more powerful turbo F1 cars.

In the Detroit Grand Prix Michele Alboreto scored a memorable victory for the Tyrrell team.

The Formula 1 title was decided at Kyalami, where championship leader Alain Prost retired and Brabham's Nelson Piquet scored the points he needed.

Fuel economy rules were introduced for the 1984 Formula 1 season, and proved to be immensely unpopular with the Grand Prix drivers.

An era came to an end in August when Enzo Ferrari passed away. Fittingly, his beloved Formula 1 cars finished 1-2 at Monza.

McLaren driver Ayrton Senna scored a hat-trick of F1 victories at the start of the 1991 GP season.

Michael Schumacher and his Benetton team were excluded from more than one Grand Prix during a controversial year in Formula 1.

Throughout his F1 career Ayrton Senna displayed a very special ability when it rained during a Grand Prix.

Keke Rosberg gave Honda their first Grand Prix win since the Japanese company's return to Formula 1. Meanwhile, Niki Lauda and Alain Prost remained the title favourites.

Gerhard Berger is still actively involved in F1, more than a decade after his retirement from Grand Prix racing.

Thierry Boutsen was, for many years, a mainstay of F1 racing. The Belgian driver served his Grand Prix aprrenticeship with Arrows before finding success with Williams.