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  Monaco Grand Prix - WOI Encyclopedia Italia
The Monaco Grand Prix (Grand Prix de Monaco) is a Formula One race held on the streets of the Principality of Monaco.
The Monaco Grand Prix predates the organized World Championships; the Principality's first Grand Prix race was organized in 1929 by Antony Noghes, under the auspices of Prince Louis II through the "Automobile Club de Monaco" (A.C.M.) of which Alexandre Noghes was the founding president.
The Monaco Grand Prix counted toward the European Championship from 1936 to 1939 (although the race was cancelled in 1938).
www.wheelsofitaly.com /wiki/index.php/Monaco_Grand_Prix   (1412 words)

  
 Brazilian Grand Prix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Brazilian Grand Prix was first held at Interlagos in 1972, although it was not part of the Formula One World Championship.
In 1978 the Brazilian Grand Prix moved to Jacarepaguá in Rio de Janeiro, briefly returning to Interlagos for the next two seasons before becoming the sole host from 1981 onwards.
The 2001 Grand Prix was notable for marking the explosive arrival of Juan Pablo Montoya onto the Formula One scene.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brazilian_Grand_Prix   (648 words)

  
 GRAND PRIX MOTOR RACING DEVELOPMENT AND HISTORY | FORMULA ONE RECORDS AND RACING SPEED ACES | THE BLUEBIRD ELECTRIC ...
This was true of the Le Mans circuit of the 1906 Grand Prix, as well as the Targa Florio (run on 93 miles of Sicilian roads), the German Kaiserpreis circuit (75 miles long), and the French circuit at Dieppe (a mere 48 miles), used for the 1907 Grand Prix.
The 1933 Monaco Grand Prix was the first time in the history of the sport that the grid was deciding by timed qualifying rather than the luck of a draw.
The Grand Prix of Argentina was noteworthy as Moss, driving a Cooper, used one less pitstop and had to conserve his tires in the later stages of the race, just crossing the line with the canvas showing.
www.speedace.info /grand_prix_history.htm   (14761 words)

  
 Macau Grand Prix Official Homepage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
The Macau Grand Prix was, for the first time, entered on the international racing calendar as a "national race with foreign participation," and was subject for the first time to the regulations published by the FIA for sports and grand touring cars.
In the Motor Cycle Grand Prix, a new star was on the horizon in the form of "Rocket" Ron Haslam, who took victory in the 30 lap race in 1:22:57.75, followed by Sadeo Asami in second and Dutchman Boet Van Dulmen in third.
The 30th Macau Grand Prix was another landmark year for the event with its nomination as the FIA Formula 3 World Cup.
gp.macau.grandprix.gov.mo /gp2003/en/inside.php   (4625 words)

  
 McLaren
Current permanent home of the Australian Grand Prix, since 1996, the 5.302-km track is located within the city boundaries of Melbourne, capital of the state of Victoria.
A Grand Prix in Buenos Aires held in three distinct periods: 1953-58 and 1960; 1972-75 and 1977-81; and from 1995-98.
Brazilian driver Emerson Fittipaldi led the next assault on the Buenos Aires track, with a pair of wins in the 1970s (1973 and 1975), and Damon Hill won twice there in the 1990s, in 1995 and 1996.
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 rpm.espn.com: A look ahead to Brazil
Brazilian Ricardo Zonta is Jordan's official test driver while Pedro Diniz is a part owner of the Prost team.
Of 18 grands prix held at Interlagos since 1973, five have been won by Brazilians (Emerson Fittipaldi in 1973 and 1974, Carlos Pace in 1975 and Senna in 1991 and 1993).
The last Brazilian driver to finish on the podium in Brazil was local hero Senna, who won in a Williams in 1993.
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 RacingOne - Nascar Racing: Auto Racing, Nascar News, Racing News, Nascar Online, Nascar 2006, Nascar Drivers, Nascar, ...
This will be the seventh consecutive season in which the Scuderia has fielded a Brazilian driver in its line-up at Interlagos, but for Felipe Massa, it is his first ever appearance in front of what is bound to be a very enthusiastic and noisy home crowd, while wearing the red race suit.
I think I went two or three times to the grand prix when I was little, but not to see the race itself, as I was usually taken on Saturday to see the qualifying.
Brazilians are very emotional and I think it would be a great feeling for them and for me if I can be out in front.
www.racingone.com /article.aspx?artnum=31662   (993 words)

  
 Harald Ertl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1975, sponsorship by Warsteiner Brauerei had allowed him to drive in F1 with a Hesketh in their golden livery.
Two weeks later at the 1976 German Grand Prix Ertl was one of the four drivers who helped pull Niki Lauda from his burning Ferrari after Lauda's infamous crash during the second lap of the race.
Ertl tried once again with ATS in the 1980 German Grand Prix with the same result, so the 1978 Austrian Grand Prix in front of his home crowd was the last GP he actually took part in.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harald_Ertl   (561 words)

  
 L-P
Both races were run on and were won by Emerson Fittipaldi (Brazilian), in a Lotus 72D in 1972, and a McLaren M23 in 1974.
These are strategic positions placed around a Grand Prix circuit where F.I.A. observers watch for driving infringements, the actions of corner and safety crews and the recovery of stranded vehicles.
Formula One Grand Prix's grid size is limited to 24 cars for 1999 (previously 26 cars).
www.jclemens.com /F1/lmnop.htm   (1740 words)

  
 Formula One
Formula One, or Grand Prix racing is the best known single-seater auto racing class, which involves an annual world championship.
Whilst the home of the sport is undoubtedly Europe, races have also been held in the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Australia.
Historically, the series evolved from pre-war European Grand Prix racing[?] of the 1920s and 1930s.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/fo/Formula_One.html   (1232 words)

  
 The Observer | Sport | Mirror, signal, manoeuvre
The racing track that hosts the F1 grand prix was long ago renamed the José Carlos Pace Autodrome after the local boy who won the 1975 Brazilian Grand Prix but who died in an air crash two years later.
In the 53 F1 grands prix between the start of 2001 and the first Bahrain GP in April, Ferrari team-mates Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello took 31 pole positions, 35 race wins, two of the three podium places on 21 occasions and the front two positions on the grid no less than 13 times.
She scandalised Rio de Janeiro by posing in a two-piece swimsuit on Copacabana beach before challenging Manuel de Teffé in a grand prix on the open roads of São Paulo in 1936.
observer.guardian.co.uk /osm/story/0,6903,1209934,00.html   (3424 words)

  
 Untitled Document
The Grand Prix formula, now extended to the end of 1960, now stipulates the use of AvGas in the place of alcohol fuels and reduces the length of Championship events from 500 km or three hours to 300 km or two hours.
Italian Grand Prix is held on the Monza banked track, British teams boycott the race on safety grounds.
Following the Italian Grand Prix, a new safety measure is introduced to F1: medical cars follow Formula One cars on the formation lap of every Grand Prix, in order to improve reaction time in case of a first lap accident.
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 Auto-Racing @ MieNet: Grand Prix 2001 Special Details
The Brazilian driver, who was Jaguar's test driver, had an unexpected debut: he was suddenly requested to deputize for Eddie Irvine, who had to leave the track on an emergency basis, and miss out the Austrian race, because of stomach problems (which fortunately ended up being nothing of concern).
The Grand Prix held at old Osterreichring track in the year when its retirement was decreed, was worthy of the fearsome reputation which the Austrian track earned among the drivers shortly after its inauguration.
Grand Prix from the moment M.Schumacher and Montoya got tangled until he had to pull in for his pit stop, when McLaren's strategy triumphed over Ferrari's.
www.mienet.com /sports/autoracing/obsf1detail01b.html   (5941 words)

  
 The F1 FAQ
What the airbox achieves in modern Grand Prix cars is a mild supercharging effect - the tunnel from the intake rams air into the engine at a greater pressure than would otherwise be achieved.
And in the case of the rather dull French Grand Prix - where his car finished with several laps of fuel left in the tank while Senna was convinced he was almost out.
Dave Walker gave the cars its finest hour when in the wet 1972 Dutch Grand Prix the car was the fastest car on the track and was overhauling the leaders when its off throttle push caught the Australian out and he spun off and retired.
www.atlasf1.com /99/bra/preview/faq.html   (2324 words)

  
 Brazil - BRAZZIL - Brazil Autoracing: Speed Is in The Blood June 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Curiously, the Brazilians were notably the first and most vocal all month (May) in 2003 to credit Hulman and George for preserving the historic venue that has provided them the opportunity to excel.
A remarkable characteristic of Brazilians in all formulas of motorsports racing is the simple fact that so many of them remain unassuming and approachable in spite of achieving much success.
The Brazilians are in love with racing and North American fans are embracing their enthusiasm and openness with appreciation.
www.iei.net /~pwagner/brazarticles/June2003.htm   (2299 words)

  
 Parmalat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
But 1975 was also an important year for car racing thanks to Niki Lauda, the Austrian driver who won the Formula One drivers’ championship at the wheel of a Ferrari, the world famous racing team based in Maranello, Italy.
For Parmalat, the chance to move into the world of Formula One Grand Prix was too strong to resist.
The name Parmalat on his driving gear was worth the sponsorship of the whole Grand Prix sector.
www.parmalat.com /en/ac_1975.html   (748 words)

  
 Formula One History - Wings, Shunts & Ground Effects
Despite a season marred by protests and concerns about driver safety — Fittipaldi refused to drive in the Spanish GP, which was stopped after 29 laps when a car launched into the crowd, killing four spectators — Lauda took nine poles and won five races to capture his first of three F1 crowns.
But at the German Grand Prix on 1 August, Lauda crashed his Ferrari at Bergwerk, a 150 mph section of the Nürburgring, in a massive, flaming accident that still brings shivers when viewed to this day.
Suffering severe facial burns and inhaling toxic fumes from the car's burning bodywork, Lauda was expected to die and received the Last Rites in the hospital, but in a rare display of sheer determination, made a near-miraculous recovery to return to the cockpit just six weeks later for the Italian GP, where he finished 4th.
www.f1-grandprix.com /history4.html   (1370 words)

  
 The United States Grand Prix
The Grand Prix that had raced in the streets of Monte Carlo and the forests of Spa and the Nurburgring now found itself amongst the Winnebagos of middle America.
In the new millennium a new United States Grand Prix is due to be held at a modified Indianapolis.
As a final irony; that which destroyed Grand Prix racing in the United States was now assisting in its rebirth.
www.ddavid.com /formula1/usgp.htm   (901 words)

  
 Monaco Grand Prix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab-1.cs.princeton.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
The Monaco Grand Prix predates the organised World Championships; the Principality's first Grand Prix race was organised in 1929 by Antony Noghes, under the auspices of Prince Louis II through the "Automobile Club de Monaco" (A.C.M.).
The Monaco Grand Prix counted toward the European Championship from 1936 to 1939 (although the race was not held in 1938).
The Grand Prix of Monaco is held each year on the Circuit de Monaco, which consists of the city streets of Monte Carlo and La Condamine, which includes the famous harbour.
en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Monaco_Grand_Prix   (2747 words)

  
 F1Galaxy >> Latest News >> Brazilian GP preview   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
If last year the Brazilian GP was the last race of the season, in 2005 it is organised earlier, being the seventeenth, but can still decide the world champion.
As usual in the last decade, Interlagos, near São Paolo, will be the host of the Brazilian Grand Prix.
The city of São Paulo was founded in 1554 and is the capital of the southern Brazilian state of the same name, which is the country’s most highly industrialised region.
www.f1galaxy.com /news.php?id=2096   (467 words)

  
 brazilian gp   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
BRAZILIAN GP The Brazilian GP is always a test for the new chassis and engines of theseason, as the GP always is at the beginning of the season.
Despite the city’s vast poverty, the Grand Prix always receives big support from the local community.Located ten miles south of central Sao Paulo, the track is named after Carlos Pace who won here in 1975.
The track was resurfaced for the 1995 season and re-worked for the 1997 race, but the majority of drivers complain that it is still extremely bumpy.
members.tripod.com /~keithsweb/F1/brarace.htm   (230 words)

  
 2005 Brazilian Grand Prix
Grand Prix overlord Lauda (three sons in the mid-twenties), who was speaking like having eaten a packet of nails in Interlagos because of having caught a big cold: Alonso is the perfect driver of the new generation.
The Ferraris of Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello both finished in the points, the Brazilian, in 2006 at BAR Honda, had become a father for the second time in his life before the Brazilian Grand Prix, the name of his son is Fernando.
Jetzt ist der jüngste Grand Prix Sieger (2003 in Budapest) auch der jüngste Weltmeister aller Zeiten.
www.research-racing.de /gp05-17-1.htm   (1687 words)

  
 Racing Roundup: Earnhardt rallies for Talladega win   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Earnhardt Jr.'s win broke the record of three in a row on the 2.66-mile oval, set in 1975 and 1976 by Buddy Baker.
Brazilian Grand Prix: Kimi Raikkonen of Finland won on a rain-soaked track a race that was stopped because of multiple spinouts and crashes.
This was the second consecutive victory for Raikkonen, who won a month ago at the Malaysian Grand Prix.
www.postgazette.com /sports/auto/20030407carsrp0407p9.asp   (640 words)

  
 United States Grand Prix, The History of Formula One in America: Statistics
Killed in practice for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza while leading the points chase, Rindt was awarded the Championship when teammate Emerson Fittipaldi won in only his fourth Grand Prix.
Struggling to persevere in the desert heat, the Brazilian's head could be seen rolling around in the cockpit late in the race.
He was unable to climb the podium for fifteen minutes after the race was completed, but his two points were enough to win the Championship by one point over a seemingly uninspired Carlos Reutemann, who led the standings prior to the final race but finished eighth.
home.cinci.rr.com /usgp/history/stats.html   (544 words)

  
 GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Races > 1975 Results > Brazilian GP
Jarier had no intention of letting Reutemann win and on lap five he went ahead and began to pull away, leaving Reutemann to fall into the clutches of his team mate Pace.
On lap 14 the Brazilian went ahead and began to create a gap because Reutemann was struggling with his tires.
In the laps which followed he dropped behind Regazzoni, Lauda and Mass With only 10 laps to go and Jarier ahead by 25 seconds, the Shadow suddenly began to misfire and the gap to Pace began to reduce.
www.grandprix.com /gpe/rr252.html   (364 words)

  
 The Brazilian Grand Prix   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
In 1938 two property developers bought a huge tract of land to the so It was not until the international success of Emerson Fittipaldi that Brazilians began to clamor for a Grand Prix.
By then Carlos Reutemann had won another Brazilian victory, repeating the Ferrari triumph of the previous year when Lauda had been at the wheel.
A new mayor, Luiza Erundina, began talking to F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone and the city The old pits were demolished and in their place rose a completely new garage complex.
homepages.ihug.co.nz /~mrc/circuits/Brazil   (317 words)

  
 Ayrton Senna quiz -- free game
Ayrton probably would have won the 1984 Monaco Grand Prix had the race not been stopped and victory awarded to Alain Prost.
On his eigth attempt, Ayrton finally managed to win his home race, the Brazilian Grand Prix, in 1991.
However, all was not right for Senna in the closing laps as his car developed a problem.
www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=59044   (250 words)

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