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	theprancinghorse.co.uk - Didier Pironi
		Didier's qualifying sessions were marked by two accidents so that he had to start from the penultimate row on the grid.
		Didier reached a ninth place but, unlike Villeneuve who retired with an accident due to resolving tyres, he was able to keep the car on the road.
		Didier Pironi, Prost, Laffite, Giacomelli, Patrese and Villeneuve were fined $10000 because they also took part in the blockade at Zolder 1981, the others had to pay $5000.
	www.theprancinghorse.co.uk /profile_pironi.html (3060 words)

	All words on Didier Pironi
		Teamed with the fearsome Gilles Villeneuve, Pironi was rather shaded in his first season with Ferrari; for someone so preoccupied with becoming the first French driver to win the Formula One title, the events of this year may have played a role in the turbulent and unhappy 1982 campaign.
		Pironi's friendship with senior members in the team resulted in his dubious story of "engine problems" for both cars gaining widespread currency, much to Villeneuve's chagrin.
		Pironi survived, but injuries to his legs meant he never raced again, being subsequently killed in a powerboat accident five years later.
	www.allwords.org /di/didier-pironi.html (604 words)

	GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Drivers > Didier Pironi
		An Elf protege, Pironi came to prominence by winning the 1977 Monaco F3 supporting race and was promoted into F1 by Ken Tyrrell the following season.
		Unfortunately their relationship was terminally damaged when Pironi slipstreamed past Villeneuve against team orders to win the thinly supported San Marino GP.
		Pironi went on to win the Dutch Grand Prix before Hockenheim ended his racing career.
	www.grandprix.com /gpe/drv-pirdid.html (270 words)

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		About the race: Didier qualified the Ferrari 126 CK in 11th position, managed to set 8th fastest lap during the race but had to abandon in lap 67 (out of the total 80) with fuel system problems while in 7th place.
		Didier Pironi was born on March 26, 1952 in France and became a Scuderia Ferrari F1 driver in 1981.
		Didier was killed during a powerboat accident off the Isle of Wight on August 23, 1987.
	www.schumacher-fanclub.com /contents/en-us/p1524.html (326 words)

	Archive: Article, Villeneuve and Pironi
		Gilles Villeneuve referred to his fall-out with teammate Didier Pironi as a 'War.' Not only a measure of Villeneuve's anger - in retrospect - it is a painful insight into the heart of a man who did not have time to forgive.
		Didier Pironi looked every inch the champion for that year till he too suffered a horrendous accident at very high speed during a dangerously wet qualifying session for the German Grand Prix.
		In 1987, Didier Pironi was killed during a powerboat race.
	f1rumors.net /articles/rseymour/5.html (1010 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		At Kyalami Didier once again stood behind Laffite, even overslept the start, but was able to fight his way back to the front again and to finally accomplish his first place on the podium for Team Bleu.
		Didier permanently alternated with Piquet and Jones at the position of the provisional pole-sitter.
		Didier was first at the finish line but the race organization gave him a penalty minute for jumping the start, so he finally accomplished place three.
	www.trevnewsome.dsl.pipex.com /pironi.htm (2201 words)

	8W - Who? - Didier Pironi
		Zolder seemed to suit Didier because he was able to score his first GP win there.
		Didier Pironi took over as the lead driver and was on his way to the championship with two wins at Imola and Zandvoort.
		Pironi's Ferrari suited the Hockenheim circuit well and he was fastest in first practice.
	8w.forix.com /pironi.html (943 words)

	Didier Pironi at Le Mans
		Now the Alpine of Didier Pironi and Jean-Pierre Jaussaud was in front, seven laps behind are two Porsches, normally without a chance.
		At 4 pm the sensation was in the bag, Didier Pironi (26) and Jean-Pierre Jaussaud (41) gained Renault's first victory at Le Mans after 5044,53 km or 369 laps.
		In the beginning they managed to get up to ninth but Didier had to come to the pits because the steering had to be repaired after a collision with a Porsche.
	www.didierpironi.net /lemans/lemans_story.htm (423 words)

	The Auto Channel--TEMPER KILLED CURRENT CHAMP'S FATHER
		Villeneuve and Pironi, running nose-to-tail, were more than a minute ahead of the Tyrrell of Michele Alboreto, so Villeneuve, seeing the "slow" signal from the pits slowed his lap times into the 1:38s per lap.
		Villeneuve was not worried; He believed Pironi was playing to the crowd.
		The difference was 1:16.501 to Villeneuve's 1:16.616, so late in the session, Villeneuve went out and in a final moment of poor judgment that most feel was induced by the humiliation in Imola, Villeneuve didn't lift as he came upon the slower car of Jochen Mass.
	www.theautochannel.com /news/writers/tsakkis/1996/ms9652.html (667 words)

	Grand Prix Racing - the whole story
		Others blamed the feud with Pironi; claiming that the state of relations between the two men had caused Villeneuve to lose it in his bid to get one over on his team-mate.
		Pironi was an calculating, unemotional Frenchman, driven by his desire to be his country's first World Champion, a mission to which he applied himself with clinical, often ruthless, efficiency.
		In 1977 Pironi's win at the the Monaco Formula 3 race brought him to the attention of team boss Ken Tyrrell and he subsequently joined Patrick Depailler, in Ken's team for the start of the 1978 season.
	www.gpracing.net192.com /drivers/villeneuve-pironi.cfm (1324 words)

	Monza to Suzuka - 9. Villains and Tragedies / 10. Numbers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		With a Gilles Villeneuve v Pironi feud averted by the former's death, Pironi was now a favourite for the championship.
		Didier's tally was still good enough for equal 2nd, so one has to assume that, had he not been injured, he would have been champion.
		Didier Pironi at Zandvoort in 1982, heading towards the championship that wasn't meant to be.
	f1rejects.com /centrale/ferrari/villains.html (633 words)

	RacingPress.com :: Book Review: <u>Didier: Dreams and Nightmares</u> (Printer Friendly) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		At this point Pironi had not yet met his final demise in a powerboat racing mishap off the Isle of Wight in 1987, but he had already been condemned for all eternity in the eyes of more than a few unforgiving F1 fans.
		The authors devote more text to a spreadsheet of diecasts and model kits of Pironi’s various cars, and to the ceremony for Pironi’s short-lived marriage in 1982, than to this vital period, which would be one readers eager to learn more about a misunderstood character consider imperative.
		For the recordthe second F1 race I ever saw on TV was of Pironi dominating the 1980 British GP in the #25 Ligier, which should have resulted in his first career victory.
	www.racingpress.com /publish/printer_earldidier062804.shtml (956 words)

	10 Tenths Motorsport - How do the Tifosi react to Pironi?
		Pironi ofcourse was a star at Tyrrell and Ligier winning for both teams and after a year ajusting to Ferrari he starred to make the team his own.
		Of course Pironi's moves at Imola had upset Villeneuve and it was his efforts to remove Pironi from the top of the times at Zolder the following weekend that resulted in his death.
		Pironi would have won the title that year(which was a very wild controversial and violent season) but he smashed his legs at Hockenheim in a very similar accident to the one that killed his team mate.
	www.ten-tenths.com /forum/archive/index.php/t-40108.html (2274 words)

	Tangents fun'n'frenzy filled web site. This is about Gilles Villeneuve, Didier Pironi, Ronnie Peterson and grands prix ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Villeneuve, expecting Pironi to stay behind in team formation, eased up in the last few laps to give a grandstand finish for the cheering tifosi.
		Pironi, however, had other ideas, the Frenchman passing his unsuspecting teammate on the last lap and taking the flag, leaving a furious Villeneuve in second.
		I stuck with Pironi though, and always thought he dealt with the pressure of leading the Ferrari team very well under the circumstances (the circumstances being that Gilles was very much the darling of the Ferrari team and their maniacal supporters).
	www.tangents.co.uk /tangents/main/pre-2001/f1.html (1974 words)

	Rear View Mirror
		When the dust settled and the grid was sorted out, Didier Pironi sat on the pole, which he promptly dedicated to Gilles Villeneuve.
		Pironi, somehow uninjured during all this, sprang from his car, dashed to the Osella, but there was little he could do to help Paletti in the massively damaged car.
		Pironi later said it was literally a shock to be passed by the Toleman.
	www.atlasf1.com /99/jpn/mirror.html (2600 words)

	Riccardo Patrese - The Italian Hero (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Didier was going slower and slower then Andrea de Cesaris took the lead but he also was out of fuel.
		Pironi finished in the second place and de Cesaris finished in the third position.
		I was not in a hurry to get to the podium, because in the briefing they said only the winning car should stop in front of it.
	www.rpatrese.com /victories/monaco82.htm (611 words)

	Gran Premio di San Marino - 1982 - Grand Prix Racing - the whole story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Their support was almost as great when Pironi moved up to second following Arnoux's retirement.
		Pironi's hair-raising move proved his determination to take the win, despite the team orders.
		He would never exchange as much as a single word with Pironi again, who tried to deal down the situation claiming; We both had engine problems and there were no team orders.
	www.askibp.com /gpracing/races/reports/361.cfm (431 words)

	Enzo Ferrari signed Didier Pironi Card, 1982 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Didier would end his F1 career a mere 8 races later when he badly injured his legs during a truly horrible crash in practise for the German Grand Prix.
		Didier never regained full use of his legs and was killed in a powerboat accident off the Isle of Wight 5 years later.
		To add extra drama, the card was signed by Enzo a mere 5 days before Didier's team mate, Gilles Villeneuve, would get killed during practise for the Belgian Grand Prix...
	www.ferraristuff.com /en-us/p_1723.html (221 words)

	Scorchvision - 100 Years of Motor Racing - Episode 11 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		From the beginning of the season, apart from the alternating wins of the Williams and Brabham teams, and a quick burst from Ferrari with two victories for Villeneuve (Monaco and Spain), the remainder of the season was very flat for Ferrari, and for Didier Pironi in particular, as he didn't appear once on the podium.
		This was due to the poor performance of the cars with turbo engines (Renault, Ferrari and Brabham), which were dogged with reliability problems, and to the large number of accidents which punctuated the season.
		Pironi, Ferrari's most recent recruit, was replaced at a moment's notice by Mario Andretti with effect from the Italian Grand Prix.
	www.scorchvision.com /Programs/hundred/hndyrs11.htm (3426 words)

	1981 Ferrari Press Release on the GP of Austria, Zeltweg, Villeneuve / Pironi
		Mentions that Gilles Villeneuve and Didier Pironi will be driving the Ferrari 126/CK and that the spare car was also a 126/CK.
		Contains quotes by Gilles Villeneuve, Didier Pironi and Mauro Forghieri and sections on "Technical Point" and "Sporting Point".
		Didier Pironi came in 9th, 1 lap behind winner Jacques Lafitte in a Ligier Matra.
	www.ferraristuff.com /en-us/p_996.html (179 words)

	GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Races > 1980 Results > Brazilian GP
		The field was the same as had appeared in Argentine a fortnight earlier but this time it was Jean-Pierre Jabouille who was pole in his Renault, ahead of Didier Pironi's Ligier, Gilles Villeneuve's Ferrari, Carlos Reutemann's Williams and Jacques Laffite's Ligier.
		Pironi also pitted because of a skirt problem and so Jabouille was left with Laffite and Arnoux chasing.
		Pironi recovered to fourth with Prost fifth and Patrese sixth.
	www.grandprix.com /gpe/rr330.html (328 words)

	SYNCRo - The Formula One World Championship Timeline
		Canadian Gilles Villeneuve is killed during qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix at Zolder, after he lost control of his Ferrari due to contact with the March of Jochen Mass.
		Didier Pironi is seriously injured after a collision with the Renault of Alain Prost in pouring rain, during qualifying for the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim, after setting Pole Position.
		Ex-Ferrari driver Didier Pironi is killed in a powerboat racing accident.
	www.geocities.com /iulica80/docs/timeline/80s.html (1283 words)

	Riccardo Paletti - TheBestLinks.com - April 25, Canada, June 13, June 15, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		During this time, Didier Pironi, who had pole position, stalled the engine of his Ferrari.
		Paletti sustained heavy chest injuries and was lying unconscious in his car, wedged against the steering wheel.
		Didier Pironi and Sid Watkins, the FIA's head doctor, were on the scene in a matter of seconds to stabilize and assist Paletti.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Riccardo_Paletti.html (577 words)

	GTTimes :: View topic - The Last Day - Zolder, 1982
		De Laey remembers that Villeneuve was still livid about his team-mate Didier Pironi's treachery at the previous race two weeks earlier in San Marino.
		Pironi had denied him victory by passing him, unopposed, on the last lap.
		Instead, Villeneuve insisted to everyone he met that he was going to get revenge by beating Pironi at every opportunity, on every lap, every time they were on the track.
	forums.gttimes.com /viewtopic.php?t=7386 (3728 words)

	F1 History - Austrian Grand Prix 1982
		And the exciting and emotional ending was much needed: 1982 was indeed a tragic year for the sport because the death of Villeneuve and Paletti and the serious accident that almost cost the life of Didier Pironi, who was involved in the three incidents in one way or another.
		In 1981 and 1982, Villenueve and Pironi were the official drivers of the Scuderia (though later in 1982 and due both driver’s accidents, Patrick Tambay and Mario Andretti also competed in the Cavallino).
		On the last lap Gilles was leading and entering Tosa he took it a little wide to avoid any problems with the car, and his teammate inserted himself in the inside, risking get both out of the race.
	www.fts-racing.net /tyron/F1history/austria82.htm (1063 words)

	Chequered Flag (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		At the race start, the lights took an unusually long time to turn green, and in that time Didier Pironi stalled his Ferrari's engine.
		When the lights finally did go green, the Ferrari remained stationary and mayhem broke loose as the other cars scattered as they attempted to squeeze past the strickened Pironi.
		In a year of tragedy, it would be just weeks before Didier Pironi would end his career in a terrible crash at Hockenheim.
	cfm.globalf1.net /features/articles/002 (536 words)

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