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  Ayrton Senna - WOI Encyclopedia Italia
In addition to winning the prestigious and high-profile Macau Grand Prix, Ayrton saw off the challenges of Martin Brundle in the 1983 British F3 championship, and after testing with Williams, McLaren and Toleman, he managed to secure a seat with the latter in time for the 1984 season.
Alas, Mansell badly bruised his back in an accident while practicing for the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, which effectively handed the World Championship to Piquet since he would be out of the season-ending race at Australia in Adelaide as well.
That weekend, he was particularly upset by two events: On the Friday of the Grand Prix, during the morning session, Senna's protégé, the then newcomer Rubens Barrichello was involved in a serious accident that would keep him out of the race.
www.wheelsofitaly.com /wiki/index.php/Ayrton_Senna   (4121 words)

  
 The European Grand Prix 1993 (Donington)
Easter Sunday, 1993, saw the first Grand Prix at Donington Park since the immortal Nuvolari's win 55 years earlier.
Traction control was still allowed, and it was never more prominently on display than at the sopping wet 29th European Grand Prix.
Nowhere was this better demonstrated than in the rain at Donington Park in 1993.
www.ddavid.com /formula1/donig1993.htm   (1989 words)

  
 German Grand Prix - WOI Encyclopedia Italia
A precusor to the German Grand Prix, the first race was won by Italian Felice Nazzaro in a Fiat.
The first national event in German Grand Prix motor racing came to the Automobil Verkehrs und Übungs-Straße AVUS race course in southwest Berlin in 1926 as a sports car race.
The 1930 and 1933 German Grands Prix were both cancelled due to the country's economic problems.
www.wheelsofitaly.com /wiki/index.php/German_Grand_Prix   (314 words)

  
 European Grand Prix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The European Grand Prix was a separate Formula One event that was first held during the mid-1980s and was held regularly from 1993 to 2006.
The title was revived by the FIA after World War II, and was first given to the Belgian Grand Prix in 1947, and was distributed across several countries until the 1977 British Grand Prix, the last race to receive the honorific title.
Brands Hatch was unable to host the European Grand Prix in 1984, as it was hosting the British Grand Prix in even numbered years (alternating with Silverstone) so the European GP went to a redesigned and shorter Nürburgring circuit in 1984.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/European_Grand_Prix   (762 words)

  
 GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Circuits > Donington Park
The European Formula 3 Championship also became a regular visitor to Donington with wins for Brett Riley in 1977 and 1979 and a popular victory in 1978 for Derek Warwick.
Wheatcroft's dream remained to host a Grand Prix and various plans were announced but the F1 cars never arrived.
Finally, in November 1992, Donington was given a date on the Formula 1 calendar as the 1993 European Grand Prix.
www.grandprix.com /gpe/cir-021.html   (879 words)

  
 Ayrton Senna signed memorabilia - Autosport.Net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This is a programme from the San Marino Grand Prix of 1994, signed and dated by Williams-Renault teammates Damon Hill and Ayrton Senna under their respective pictures.
The signatures were acquired by a marshal who worked the Imola track for many years and had gotten close to the drivers of F1 as a result.
He did not win the championship in 1993, nor did he win the race the previous year (Senna did).
www.autosport.net /items/senna/signed   (943 words)

  
 News from the Paddock - European GP
The first stage of a 30 million mark redevelopment of the Nurburgring was in evidence at the European Grand Prix.
The Grand Prix regulars were surprised at the high standard of the 13-year-old circuit.
The Prost team owner, who raced in 199 Grands Prix and won 51 of them, had a fall down the stairs at his home in the South of France and appeared at the Nurburgring with his wrist in plaster.
www.atlasf1.com /news/2000/may/2427.htm   (742 words)

  
 WGP2003 Home Page
August 26, 2003 - The six-day European qualification tournament for the 2004 World Grand Prix starts on Tuesday in Pila, Poland with Greece opening proceedings at 12:00 GMT with their match against Bulgaria.
For the very first time in the history of the FIVB World Grand Prix, the prestigious FIVB annual women's competition and carrier of one million dollars in prize money, Europe will have the privilege to organize its own preliminary round for the 2004 edition.
The FIVB World Grand Prix in 2003 celebrates its 11th edition with the addition of four teams to allow 12 of the world's elite women's teams to contest this prestige annual competition.
www.fivb.org /EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldGrandPrix/2003/Index.asp   (880 words)

  
 Senna's legacy lives on
Next week's San Marino Grand Prix will be one of remembrance as Formula One returns, possibly for the last time, to the Italian circuit.
Imola 1994 was a watershed for grand prix racing, shocking the world and robbing the sport of a three-times world champion still considered by many to be the greatest man who ever graced a racetrack.
He was dominant in Monaco, winning a record six times in the principality, while his performance in the wet to win the 1993 European Grand Prix at Donington Park ranks high on most people's lists of best ever races.
www.rediff.com /sports/2004/apr/19f1.htm?zcc=rl   (897 words)

  
 F1 Drivers Ready For Big Change Of Course In European Grand Prix :: IndyCar® Series   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The European Grand Prix is the seventh round of what is now a very hectic mid-summer schedule for the F1 teams, with six races in eight weeks.
This is a home Grand Prix for the Schumacher brothers, who grew up in the nearby town of Kerpen, Germany.
Tickets: Tickets for the United States Grand Prix can be purchased online at www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com, or by calling the IMS ticket office at (317) 492-6700 or (800) 822-INDY outside the Indianapolis area.
www.indycar.com /news/story.php?story_id=2886   (975 words)

  
 Ecclestone lands British grand prix | Formula one | Guardian Unlimited Sport
Bernie Ecclestone yesterday took control of the British grand prix after Interpublic group, the world's second-largest advertising company, sold him the rights to promote the Silverstone race.
Brands Hatch failed to get planning permission for a proposed update in 2001 and Donington, which hosted the 1993 European grand prix, is not interested in repeating the exercise.
"The BRDC believes it is of paramount importance to the sport and the [motor sports] industry in the UK that we retain the British grand prix at Silverstone," read a statement from the directors after a board meeting yesterday.
sport.guardian.co.uk /formulaone/story/0,10069,1197195,00.html   (706 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | BOXING | Traction troubles ahead
At least that is the idea of the FIA, F1's governing body, and the hope of many leading figures within the sport.
Ayrton Senna's mind-boggling charge from fifth to first at the 1993 European Grand Prix at Donington - surely the best opening lap ever - was achieved with the aid of traction control.
The race in 1999 did more for lawn mowers than for grand prix fans.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/1296886.stm   (591 words)

  
 GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Races > 1993 Results > European GP
Tom Wheatcroft's dreams of taking Formula 1 to Donington Park finally came true after plans to hold an Asian Grand Prix at Nippon Autopolis flopped.
The weather at Donington was miserable for most of the weekend.
European GP, Donington Park, April 11, 1993, Round: 3, Race Number: 535
www.grandprix.com /gpe/rr535.html   (748 words)

  
 The Donington Grand Prix Collection on AboutBritain.com
You'll be able to get closer to these fantastic machines than ever before, as the five halls reveal their secrets including a 1999 Ralf Schumacher Williams and a 1997 David Coulthard McLaren and Senna's car which won the 1993 European Grand Prix at Donington Park.
Tom Wheatcroft, the founder of the Grand Prix Collection and the man who brought Donington Park back to its former glory, initiated a special fund to commemorate two of motor racing's great names, Juan Manuel Fangio and Ayrton Senna.
This unique collection of racing cars is situated at the world famous Donington Park Grand Prix Racing Circuit, just two miles from M1 junction 23a/24 and M42/A42, close to Nottingham, Derby and Leicester.
www.aboutbritain.com /DoningtonGrandPrixCollection.htm   (706 words)

  
 Donington Park 1993
It was a cold afternoon in Donington park, which was hosting its first Grand Prix after 55 years.
In these wet conditions we were about to see the finest display of skill in Formula 1 for the last two decades, if not the finest ever.
It was back in 1993, when the duo of the Williams Renault with Prost and Hill was dominating the field.
www.farzadsf1gallery.com /features/donin93.html   (846 words)

  
 Grand-Am
Qualifying for the Grand Prix of Miami will be at 4:30 p.m.
About Larry P. Huang: Co-founder of optical communications company Ciena Corporation in 1993, he currently serves on the business school's Advisory Board as the Development Committee chair and Board chair-elect, and is serving his second term on the Georgia Tech Foundation Board of Trustees.
Hall moved from London to the United States in 1993 to pursue a racing career in NASCAR and was the first European to compete in a full NASCAR touring series.
www.grandamerican.com /News/Article.asp?ID=59   (948 words)

  
 Roadracing World Breaking News
He has won 50 Grand Prix victories in those four categories, a win rate of almost 50 percent since he first joined the GP circus as a fresh-faced 16-year old in 1996.
He finished third in the 250cc World championship in his debut season, scoring four grands prix victories.
Although this is his Grand Prix debut season, the happy-go-lucky former 250 rider has already proved himself in World Superbike racing, winning three of the four world rounds he entered in 2001 and 2002.
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 senna   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Senna used and signed 1993 visor, which can be mated with the 1993 helmet above.
There is Dymo tape above the signatures which says: "Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka 1993".
Senna's religious beliefs and charitable efforts undoubtedly impressed His Holiness and this statue is in a place of honour in the Vatican.
www.autosport.net /home/senna/index02.html   (1776 words)

  
 pitpass - the latest, hottest F1 & A1GP news
Classic GP: 1993 European GP The 1993 European Grand Prix is hailed as one of Senna's greatest races, and rightly so, but what is rather overshadowed in the wake of that is that the build-up to this, the third round of the season, had been highly unusual, and controversial.
And so it was that the F1 circus arrived at Donington for the Sega Grand Prix of Europe, the third round of the 1993 championship, with Senna leading the title race, six points ahead of his great rival.
While Friday qualifying was rendered meaningless by rain, Saturday dawned clear and the front row was buttoned up by the two Williams, Prost taking his third successive pole ahead of team-mate Damon Hill.
www.pitpass.com /fes_php/pitpass_feature_item.php?fes_art_id=10606   (856 words)

  
 THE WORLDS LARGEST COLLECTION OF GRAND PRIX CARS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
After Senna's tragic death in 1994, the year after he had won the European Grand Prix at Donington Park, Tom commissioned a lasting tribute to these two great drivers.
This magnificent memorial stands near the entrance to the Donington Grand Prix Collection.
Your name will also be placed, in gold lettering, on the scroll of honour, which is located inside hall 4 of the Donington Grand Prix Collection.
www.doningtoncollection.com /tribute.html   (280 words)

  
 Formula One news, comment and analysis from F1Fanatic » Blog Archive » Three great first laps
But last weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix saw a pair of scintillating starts - and I reckon one of them was better than Senna’s.
Senna’s first lap at Donington Park in 1993 achieved instant near-legendary status.
This entry was posted on Monday, August 14th, 2006 at 7:32 pm and is filed under Uncategorized, Fernando Alonso, David Coulthard, Nick Heidfeld, Robert Kubica, Felipe Massa, Michael Schumacher, Mark Webber.
www.f1fanatic.co.uk /2006/08/14/three-great-first-laps   (870 words)

  
 TSN.ca - Print Story - Canada's Sports Leader   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
10/8/2004 10:04:36 AM If the British Grand Prix is saved for 2005, it might not be held at Silverstone.
Brand Synergy says it has a deal in place with F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone to promote the British Grand Prix, however, the British Racing Drivers Club - which owns Silverstone - says it has yet to verify the group's financial plan.
Cockburn added she understands the BRDC's position but added, "we are going to have a British Grand Prix in 2005 and it will be promoted by us."
www.tsn.ca /tools/print_story.asp?id=101172   (300 words)

  
 World Grand Prix 2005
Poland, Turkey, Germany, the Netherlands, Russia, Bulgaria, Rumania and Azerbaijan are the eight teams who will compete for the three places in the FIVB World Grand Prix 2006 during next week's European Qualification Tournament in Quba (AZE).
Italy are directly qualified for the 2006 FIVB World Grand Prix hosting the Final Round.
Scoring a point is something impossible for her as a libero, but it does not mean that Fabi is less important to Brazil having returned to the team after missing out on the Athens Olympics.
www.fivb.org /EN/Volleyball/Competitions/Worldgrandprix/2005/index.asp   (206 words)

  
 Ayrton Senna News
In brief, the whole event is intended to commemorate Ayrton Senna's sensational and dramatic victory in the 1993 European Grand Prix, the only post-war Grand Prix, so far held at Donington Park.
In the Donington Grand Prix Collection: Leading motorsport photographer Keith Sutton's personal display of Ayrton Senna images, never before shown in the UK.
Saturday evening: A Celebration Dinner Party and Charity Auction will be held in the Donington Grand Prix Collection hosted by motorsport commentator and journalist Simon Taylor.
www.ayrton-senna.com /s-files/noticebd.html   (540 words)

  
 Senna Drives Lotus At Goodwood
Just to add to the emotion, the 97T - now owned by Classic Team Lotus - is the car in which Ayrton Senna scored his first-ever F1 victory in the 1985 Portuguese Grand Prix at Estoril.
"To drive the car used by my uncle to win his first Grand Prix will be something truly special," says Bruno.
"He considered the Estoril race to be his greatest ever drive, even more so than his famous victory in the rain at Donington at the 1993 European Grand Prix.
www.carkeys.co.uk /news/2006/may/04/9936.asp   (319 words)

  
 Charles Clairmonte - Workout & Posing (DVD)
Now Charles is having great success against top ranking IFBB Professionals placing high at the ’93 and ’94 Mr.
Olympias and winning FOUR first places in the 1993 IFBB European Grand Prix circuit.
The most prestigious of these was the English GP, as he beat Flex Wheeler who only two weeks before was placed second in the Mr.
www.mesomorphosis.com /store/videos/charles-clairmonte.html   (262 words)

  
 Britcars & Fireworks at Donington 4th Nov - FerrariChat.com
Its the largest collection of Grand Prix cars in the world.
Gachot got lobbed in jail for using a mace spray on someone in 1992 and hence M.Schumacher replaced him for the Belgium Grand Prix that year (he possibly tested this car as it was Gachot's chassis but its not the one he raced), and the rest, as they say...is history...
Old circuit (as used for the UK's 1st 2 "real Grand Prix" in 1937 and 1938) went from the exit of the current Redgate down through Hollywood and Craner then Old Hairpin much as it is now.
ferrarichat.com /forum/showthread.php?p=136214708#post136214708   (1996 words)

  
 Farzad's F1 Features
This special section will present features such as stories or highlights of various races or points of interest from Formula One history.
The 1979 French Grand Prix marked the first win for the turbo charged Renaults but all eyes were on Arnoux and Villeneuve as they banged wheels at the Circuit Dijon.
The second GP in 1993 was held at the Interlagos circuit in Sao Paulo.
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