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 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.
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 San Marino Grand Prix - WOI Encyclopedia Italia
Template:F1 race The San Marino Grand Prix is a Formula One championship race which has been run at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in the small town of Imola, near the Apennine mountains in Italy, since 1981.
It is called the San Marino Grand Prix because there is already an Italian Grand Prix, and the principality of San Marino is itself too small to host a grand prix.
However, the San Marino Grand Prix looks safe for the time being, having been given a space on the Formula One calendar up until 2009.
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 Sunset at San Marino
San Marino is known for giving the world of motorsport some serious thrills.
A fast circuit full of straights and surrounded by the most passionate people in the world, the tifosi, Imola is one of the circuits that separate the men from the boys, its technical challenges pushing the limits of the drivers and always giving the spectators something to remember.
This could be San Marino's last race — the contract with the FIA had come to an end, and Bernie Ecclestone was adamant about revenue.
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 Formula One - WebArticles.com
A number of Grand Prix racing organisations laid out rules for a World Championship before World War II, but due to the suspension of racing during the war, the World Drivers Championship was not formalised until 1947, and was first run in 1950.
The grands prix, some of which have a history that predates the Formula One World Championship, are not always held on the same circuit every year.
The future of the United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway is now in serious doubt after the 2005 race saw only six cars start the race, due to concerns about the safety of the Michelin tires which equipped the other fourteen cars.
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 San Marino Grand Prix biography .ms (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The San Marino Grand Prix is a Formula One championship race which has been run at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in the small town of Imola, near the Apennine mountains in Italy, since 1981.
In 1980, the Italian Grand Prix was hosted at Imola, when the old track at Monza had fallen out of favour.
In recent years, constructors have complained about the poor quality of the facilities at Imola, and talk of dropping the San Marino Grand Prix from the Formula One championship continues, especially since there is another grand prix being held in Italy anyway.
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 San Marino Grand Prix Review
he San Marino Grand Prix is the first of the European calendar and as such often marks the change in what has become the established order in F1 for the fly-away races.
Rumours of his impending departure from the Stewart team filled the pits at Imola and many expect the San Marino Grand Prix to be the last for Magnussen (driving a Stewart at least).
This was the first mechanical failure of a McLaren since the Luxembourg Grand Prix in 1997 and, like Damon Hill's retirement at Monaco in 1996, shows that the team are not bulletproof.
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 The Ayrton Senna Page
He was the Formula 1 champion in 1988, 1990 and 1991, though he missed out in 1989 as he was excluded from the Japanese Grand Prix, which lost him the title.
He first grabbed the headlines in a Formula One with a dramatic drive in the wet at Monaco placing second behind Alain Prost in a race that was shortened because of the terrible conditions.
He died on Sunday 1st May, 1994 in the San Marino Grand Prix when apparently his Williams car had a mechanical failure, the steering shaft snapped veering his Williams TW16 off to the right and head on into a concrete wall.
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 Ferrari F1 1948 - 2003
Victories in 1975: Monaco Grand Prix, Belgian Grand Prix in Zolder, Swedish Grand Prix in Anderstorp, French Grand Prix in Le Castellet and USA Grand Prix in Watkins Glen (driver in each case: Niki Lauda from Austria) as well as Italian Grand Prix in Monza (driver: Clay Regazzoni from Switzerland).
Victories in 1983: San Marino Grand Prix in Imola (driver: Patrick Tambay from France) as well as Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, German Grand Prix in Hockenheim and Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort (driver in each case: René Arnoux from France).
Victories in 1998: Argentinian Grand Prix in Buenos Aires, Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, French Grand Prix in Magny-Cours, English Grand Prix in Silverstone, Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring and Italian Grand Prix in Monza (driver in each case: Michael Schumacher from Germany).
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 GP Formula 1 San Marino Imola
The first San Marino Grand Prix was a non-championship race held in 1979, just a week after the Italian Grand Prix.
What Enzo Ferrari decided to do was arrange for the tiny Republic of San Marino to provide a flag of convieniance for the Imola race.
The 1983 race was an emotional one for many Ferrari fans when Patrick Tambay, Villeneuve's replacement, scored a win.
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 Formula One History - The Turbo Era
The first turbo was remarkably quick, although suffering from "turbo lag" under acceleration, but very unreliable, and it would be a year before the Renault finished a Grand Prix.
Renault won the '79 French Grand Prix with Jabouille, while Villeneuve and René Arnoux waged a fantastic duel behind, with Villeneuve crossing the line 0.3 seconds ahead.
After the San Marino Grand Prix, in which Pironi passed Villeneuve, against team orders, while the Ferraris were easily running 1-2 under turbo power, Gilles vowed he would never again speak to his team mate.
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 European Grand Prix, Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe, Nurburgring, Germany Tickets and Tour
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The European Grand Prix has been held at a total of four locations since its inception in 1983, but it is the legendary Nurburgring circuit in Germany that has been its most frequent and most recent home.
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 BBC SPORT | Motorsport | Formula One | Who is the greatest ever?
He was nearly 39 at the inception of the world championship in 1950 and he won his first title at the age of 40.
The Frenchman brought a rare intelligence to Grand Prix racing, and it was this ability that was at the core of many of his 51 wins - a mark only Schumacher has beaten.
His impact became truly clear when he was killed in the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, an event that kept everything else off the top of news bulletins across the world.
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 San Marino Grand Prix history | Transportation News (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
No matter that it is around 80 kilometres away from the Principality of San Marino, Imola is close enough to Ferrari’s home stamping ground, being barely 30 kilometres from Bologna and as such has close links with Maranello.
Pressure from Ferrari and their adoring fans added weight to the cause for a second Grand Prix for Italy and with the reinstatement of Monza in 1981, Imola succeeded in adopting San Marino to gain official recognition and a place in the Formula One calendar.
The largest entry for the San Marino Grand Prix was in 1989, when 39 drivers took part in practice, of whom 26 qualified to race, and the smallest field of 14 cars appeared in 1982, at the height of a FISA/FOCA dispute concerning alleged rule changing.
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 MotorSport :: The One That Got Away
Because I thought I'd won the grand prix at that moment, I relaxed a little bit.
It was only when I won the grand prix there in 1990 that I could again have a good feeling with the Imola crowd.
The team had sacrificed one driver to help the other and I retired from a lot of grands prix because of that.
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 Australian Grand Prix - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Australian Grand Prix is a Formula One race held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Albert Park as part of the annual Formula One championship season.
In any case, a substantial number of people do embrace (and attend) the race at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit.
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 Ferrari1 Preview: The San Marino Grand Prix || Ferrari 1 - Unofficial Ferrari F1 News and Views   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
With three races of the season already run, the Formula One circus arrives at Imola.Currently on 16 points, Ferrari are in joint third with Williams, both 23 points behind early leaders Mclaren and 7 points behind Renault, Ferrari have to perform this weekend to stay in touch with the leaders.
Currently on sixteen Constructors points, Ferrari are in joint third in the championship, tied with Williams, both 23 points behind early leaders Mclaren and seven points behind the surprise package from Renault, and know they have to perform this weekend to ensure they stay in touch with the leaders.
Ralf Schumacher took the chequered flag in 2001, but the current master of San Marino is Michael Schumacher with victory for Benetton in 1994, and a hat-trick of triumphs for Ferrari in 1999, 2000, and 2002.
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 San Marino Grand Prix April 23, 2006 - Start: 10.00  Imola
The San Marino Grand Prix is the home of Ferrari, Imola is the home of the Tifosi and the track is named after Enzo`s son Dino.
It`s not a sophisticated circuit; it`s just a great racetrack, the San Marino Grand Prix is a venue every driver and team wants to win.
The track has seen some memorable races over the years and although it is in Italy, the circuit plays host to the San Marino Grand Prix.
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 United States Grand Prix   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Before the San Marino Grand Prix, Schumacher was in eighth place in the Drivers Championship with eight points, which was 16 less than championship leader Kimi Raikkonen’s 24.
One week later, before the first practice session for the San Marino Grand Prix, Kimi Raikkonen, the original winner in Brazil, handed the first-place trophy over to Fisichella in an official ceremony on the start/finish line.
USGP tickets: Tickets for the 2003 United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis are on sale, and the IMS ticket office encourages customers to place orders early to ensure the best possible opportunity to acquire good seats.
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 2001 San Marino Formula One Grand Prix Race Report
This will be the 21st Grand Prix held at Imola: 19 San Marino Grands Prix have already taken place, but the first Grand Prix at Imola was the Italian in 1980.
And among the milestones on this occasion should be Rubens Barrichello's 100th Grand Prix.
Enzo Ferrari's status in motor racing meant that he was able to persuade motor racing's governing body and those in charge of promotion to adopt Imola as the venue for a San Marino Grand Prix, having particularly close links with the Republic.
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 United States Grand Prix
In 1983, Alain Prost, John Watson, Alain Prost, Patrick Tambay and Keke Rosberg won the opening five rounds before Prost became the first repeat winner of the season.
Schumacher won the most recent race, the San Marino Grand Prix on April 20, driving a modified version of the 2002 Ferrari.
Ferrari Sporting Director Jean Todt said: “The results of San Marino Grand Prix confirmed that delaying the debut of the new car was exactly the right decision.
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 Global F1 - Feature Article: Across The Pond: San Marino GP
The 2002 San Marino Grand Prix, brought to you by the fine folks that are responsible for such boring races each season, the FIA.
Sunday's 2002 San Marino Grand Prix, which saw a dominating performance by both Ferrari drivers, could prove to be the exception and not the rule this season as Williams and Michelin could prove to be the dominant combination at the bulk of tracks yet to come on the racing calendar.
Case in point, three laps to go in the 2001 European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring and Jean Alesi sticks his Prost (remember them?) in the gravel after trying a pass on the Sauber of Kimi Raikkonen...
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MICHEL MAY DROVE IN 2 GRANDS PRIX - THE 1961 MONACO GP IN A PORSCHE AND THE 1961 BRITISH GP AT AINTREE IN A SCUDERIA COLONIA LOTUS 18.
LORENZO BANDINI DROVE IN 42 GRANDS PRIX AND WAS BORN DECEMBER 21, 1936 IN BARCE, CYRENAICA NORTH AFRICA.
HE DROVE IN 1 GRAND PRIX AT MONZA IN 1988 AND COLLIDED WITH AYRTON SENNA.
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 The Hindu News Update Service
It was the first time the Renault team _ carmaker and engine _ had won the French GP since 1983, and it came when there was no French driver in the field.
All the teams were back on the track, two weeks after 14 cars boycotted the U.S. Grand Prix over concerns about tire safety by Michelin.
The French Grand Prix marked the beginning of the series' second half of the season.
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 SI.com - Motor Sports - San Marino Grand Prix: Statistics - Wednesday April 16, 2003 08:04 AM
Giancarlo Fisichella's extraordinary Brazilian Grand Prix win, declared five days after the event following a hearing in Paris, gave Formula One its third winner in three races this season (David Coulthard, Kimi Raikkonen, Fisichella).
The last time the sport saw four different winners from the opening four races was 1983 when Brazilian Nelson Piquet (Brabham), Briton John Watson (McLaren) and Frenchmen Alain Prost (Renault) and Patrick Tambay (Ferrari) won.
Schumacher's failure in Brazil ended his record run of points finishes at 24 races in a row, dating back to the German Grand Prix of 2001.
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