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  About Freddie Spencer 1978-1982
In 1981, Spencer inked an agreement with Honda to race selected Grand Prix World Championship events, and most importantly, to assist in the research and development of the new Honda NR500 four-stroke machine.
He further stunned the racing world at the Belgian Grand Prix on July 4, 1982.
This was the beginning of the long-running domination of Grand Prix racing by the Americans, with Spencer and Yamaha-mounted Kenny Roberts setting the stage for the infamous 1983 racing season, which is considered by many as greatest
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  Macau Grand Prix Committee
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.
Belgian Grand Prix star Didier de Radigues was second and Eero Hyvarinen, the "Flying Finn" was third.
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  Belgian Grand Prix Information
To accommodate Grand Prix motor racing, the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps race course was built in 1921 but it was only used for motorcycle racing until 1924.
The first Belgian Grand Prix was won by Antonio Ascari whose son Alberto would win the race in 1952 and 1953.
There was no Belgian Grand Prix in 2003 because of the country's tobacco advertising laws but it returned to the schedule again in 2004.
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 Grand Prix Originals > Steve McQueen Collection, Le Mans, Gulf....
Ickx was a Belgian Formula 1 and race car driver, who got his start in motor sports in motorcycle racing, where he was the Belgian Trail Champion in 1963.
In 1968, the Belgian changed over to Ferrari and on July 7, 1968 he celebrated his first Grand Prix win in a rainy Rouen, France.
At 23 he was the second youngest ever to take home a Grand Prix win, second only to Bruce McLaren, who won in 1959 at the age of 22,.
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Born in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada, Villeneuve is the son of the highly respected Gilles Villeneuve, a Formula One driver killed during qualifying at the 1982 Belgian Grand Prix when Jacques was only eleven years old.
His début was nothing less than spectacular, as he became only the third Formula One driver in history to achieve both a pole and a podium position in his maiden grand prix.
His Sauber debut at the Australian Grand Prix was remarkable only for his (weather assisted) P4 starting position.
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 Macau Grand Prix Official Homepage
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.
Belgian Grand Prix star Didier de Radigues was second and Eero Hyvarinen, the "Flying Finn" was third.
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 Scuderia Ferrari   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Rules for a Grand Prix World Championship had been laid out before the war but it took several years afterward for the series to get going; meanwhile Ferrari rebuilt his works in Maranello and constructed the 12-cylinder, 1.5 L Tipo 125, which competed at several non-championship Grands Prix.
At the 1967 Monaco Grand Prix Bandini crashed and suffered heavy injuries when he was trapped under his burning car; several days later he succumbed to his injuries.
However the tyres provided for San Marino Grand Prix were more competitive, and the Bridgestone tyres supplied for the United States Grand Prix allowed the three Bridgestone teams to race, while the seven Michelin teams were forced to retire due to Michelin's advice that the tyres would not last the race distance.
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On May 8, 1982, Villeneuve was killed at Zolder during Saturday qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix.
The 1982 Belgian Grand Prix at Zolder was to be the scene of Villeneuve's death.
Villeneuve was angry that Pironi had “stolen” his victory during the closing stages of the Imola race and took to the track at Zolder in a determined mood.
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 Junior-riders.com ->Belgian Prix St Georges Riders ->Table of Contents
Achievements: Regular Combination on Belgian Prix St Georges Scene.
Achievements: Quite New Combination on Belgian Prix St Georges Scene.
Achievements: New Combination on Belgian Prix St Georges Scene.
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 2008 Formula 1 Tickets - F1 Grand Prix Tickets to all the Formula 1 races in the 2008 Formula One seasons
Inaugurated two weeks before its first Formula 1 Grand Prix, September 1991, the Catalunya circuit has proved to be one of the best-designed circuits of the recent era; it is well-liked by most drivers and so has retained the privilege of hosting the Spanish Grand Prix ever since.
In 1982 the circuit was renamed in honour of Gilles Villeneuve, the very popular Canadian driver, who died during practice for the Belgium GP that year and who had won the first F1 race held on the Ile Notre Dame circuit in 1978.
Although the Grand Prix of São Paulo has taken place since 1936, the Interlagos circuit was not built until 1940, and only acquired international fame when it was redeveloped in the early 70´s, when it became the host circuit for the Brazilian Grand Prix from 1972 to 1980.
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 Gilles Villeneuve - WOI Encyclopedia Italia
After glimpses of promise in the opening races, the Ferraris were handed an unexpected advantage at the San Marino Grand Prix as an escalation of the FISA-FOCA war saw the FOCA teams boycott the race, effectively leaving Renault as Ferrari's only serious opposition.
On May 8, 1982, after failing to beat Pironi's time on his first qualifying lap for the Belgian Grand Prix at Zolder by only 0.1s, Villeneuve decided to try one final time to take pole position.
The racetrack on Île Notre-Dame, Montreal, used for the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix and Champ Car Grand Prix of Montreal, was renamed in his honour at the Canadian Grand Prix of 1982 after his death.
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 The Nostalgia Column
Towards the end of qualifying for the 1982 Belgian Grand Prix, Villeneuve was second on the grid behind his Ferrari teammate Didier Pironi, when he began his last run of the session.
The 1987 Grand Prix proved to be a remarkable event too: Senna (Lotus) and Mansell (Williams) collided first on the track, putting both cars out, and later in the pits, where the two engaged in a celebrated fist fight.
But the 1992 saw him in the Benetton, winning his first Grand Prix in much the same style that was later to become his trademark: Schumacher saw the blisters on the tyres of his Benetton teammate Martin Brundle and directly went in for fresh rubber.
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 Grand Prix Racing - the whole story
The highlight of the Grand Prix weekend is of course the race.
For the first twenty years of the World Championship cars were fielded in their national colours; French blue fought with German silver and Belgian yellow.
Purist may mourn the loss of 'gentleman' drivers but the media love the hype and like the good little consumers we are, so do the millions of armchair experts.
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