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  Mauricio Gugelmin Bio
Gugelmin's 1997 performance- one victory, three pole positions, and fourth in the PPG Cup standings - positioned the talented Brazilian as a championship threat for 1998.
Gugelmin also maintains a residence in Curitiba, Brazil, where he is a major star and a profile ambassador for one of Brazil's leading companies, Souza Cruz, and their Hollywood brand.
Gugelmin has proven that he is not a driver to be taken for granted.
www.cartracingupdate.com /BIOS/gugelbio.htm   (792 words)

  
 Brazilian claims pole | LJWorld.com
Gugelmin qualified in the first group before a severe thunderstorm blew in off Lake Erie and delayed qualifying for the top drivers on the already slippery 2.106-mile Burke Lakefront Airport road course.
Gugelmin has not finished higher than 10th this year and is winless in the series since 1997 at Vancouver.
Gugelmin said he knew his qualifying time might be tough to beat when he climbed out of his car and felt the rain.
www2.ljworld.com /news/2001/jul/01/brazilian_claims_pole   (539 words)

  
 Auto Racing Articles: Nascar Online, Nascar News, Auto Racing, Nascar, Racing, History Of Nascar, Nascar Odds, Nascar ...
Gugelmin (pronounced GOO-jel-min) said that hope lasted only about 45 days, until it was established that nothing could be done to reverse Guiliano's condition.
The Gugelmins kept Guiliano's needs in mind when designing their three-story Miami home, which has an elevator and all the medical equipment needed to sustain him.
After two years of decline in the CART points race, Gugelmin has shown flashes of being on the road to regaining the form of 1997, when he got his lone victory while finishing fourth in the series standings.
www.racingone.com /article.asp?artnum=1233   (729 words)

  
 Crash.Net Champ Car: News, race reports, race results and more.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
Mauricio began his racing career, as many of his Brazilian compatriots, in the local kart arena, and it wasn't long before his talent shone through, taking him to the 1980 Brazilian championship title.
His first mission accomplished, it wasn't long before Gugelmin was on the car racing trail and, having won the 1981 national Formula Fiat series, on a 'plane to Europe.
Gugelmin moved to the newly formed PacWest Racing Group for 1995 - where he has remained ever since - taking a then career-best finish of 2nd at Homestead and leading most laps at the Indy 500, before finishing as top Brazilian in tenth overall.
www.crash.net /uk/en/driver_view.asp?cid=3&did=37   (717 words)

  
 rpm.espn.com: Gugelmin's streak survives
Mauricio Gugelmin is carefully extracated from his car by safety workers after an accident during practice Friday at Texas Motor Speedway.
Gugelmin was wearing a HANS (Head and Neck Support) device, as is mandatory for oval races on the CART circuit, when he crashed.
Gugelmin hasn't missed a race since he made his CART debut for the final three races of the 1993 season.
espn.go.com /rpm/cart/2001/0428/1188150.html   (642 words)

  
 Primedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
Gugelmin (Nextel PacWest Toyota) collected the fourth pole position of his career and his first on a temporary street circuit when he put together a lap of 132.185 miles per hour (57.356 seconds) on the 2.106-mile layout constructed on the airport runways.
The second group, consisting of the drivers with the most championship points, was plagued by a scattered shower that soaked the track just before the green flag and actually brought on a red flag condition midway through the ½-hour.
MAURICIO GUGELMIN, Nextel PacWest Toyota: "Normally in these situations, we know we've got two different sessions, and we know we have to put in something very special up there.
www.whowon.com /primedia/pm_tracknews.asp?StoryID=41584   (1153 words)

  
 Mauricio Gugelmin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
Mauricio, qui était un ami d'Ayrton Senna, le suivit en Grande-Bretagne.
Mauricio passa donc dans l'équipe de série Ralt en 1987 et gagna la première fois mais à la fin de l'année il avait rétrogradé à la quatrième position au classement général.
L'équipe fut dissoute et Mauricio rejoignit donc la nouvelle équipe de Jordan pour 1992, mais le moteur Yamaha n'avait pas de puissance et il sonna le glas de la carrière de Mauricio en Formule 1.
www.f1-legend.com /histoire/pilotes/pil_gugelmin.htm   (228 words)

  
 Motorsport.com: News channel
Gugelmin, who started 12th in his #17 Nextel PacWest Mercedes-Benz, patiently made his way through the field -- staying out of on-track incidents and conserving valuable fuel.
While members of the PacWest team were celebrating Gugelmin's trophy-winning performance their thoughts we also with #18 Motorola PacWest Mercedes-Benz driver Mark Blundell who watched the finish of the race from the CART Medical Center.
Gugelmin's podium finish was also the best result this season for Mercedes-Benz and comes two weeks after the Brazilian set the best qualifying result (7th) of the season for the manufacturer in Japan.
www.motorsport.com /news/article.asp?ID=43806   (425 words)

  
 Pacwest Racing News
PacWest Racing's Mauricio Gugelmin hit the track for a two-hour practice session this afternoon after the morning session was rained out at the 2-mile oval in Germany.
Gugelmin, driver of the #17 Nextel PacWest Toyota, completed 93 laps today and finished the session P10 overall.
Gugelmin's teammate, Scott Dixon, did not participate in the day's only practice session due to stomach cramps and nausea.
www.cartracingupdate.com /News01/91401pacwestgermany.htm   (286 words)

  
 CART: Gugelmin puts Toyota on pole at Cleveland
Gugelmin's fast time was lower than last year's pole time.
Da Matta (Texaco/Havoline/Kmart Toyota) was the fastest in each of yesterday's practice sessions with his eye on his first career pole only to see the rain roll in and banish him to 19th for tomorrow's race.
We made a lot of changes, but now we're starting to become very consistent (Gugelmin was running fifth last weekend when he was caught up in Paul Tracy's spin).
www.theautochannel.com /news/2001/06/30/024386.html   (502 words)

  
 Motorsport.com: News channel
Gugelmin clocked a time of 26.633 seconds around the 1.549km (2.478km) oval in his #17 Nextel PacWest Mercedes-Benz after making a few minor adjustments between the morning practice and the afternoon qualifying session.
Gugelmin had previously qualified 18th (Homestead), 12th (Nazareth), 17th (Long Beach) and 21st (Rio) in the first four races of the FedEx Championship Series.
Gugelmin's teammate Mark Blundell had trouble with gearing and balance in his #18 Motorola PacWest Mercedes-Benz and will start tomorrow's race from 22nd position.
www.motorsport.com /news/article.asp?ID=42784   (371 words)

  
 Mauricio Gugelmin - Grand Prix Racing - the whole story
He was soon heading for Europe, and the year after Senna swept everything before him on the British scene, Gugelmin also triumphed in the RAC Formula series.
Their requirement was for a steady runner who could carry out same of the testing duties and who would not disgrace himself by attempting to run too fast, too soon.
The affable Gugelmin fitted the bill ideally and would stay in the Leyton House ranks through four seasons of wildly fluctuating fortunes.
www.gpracing.net192.com /drivers/careers/257.cfm   (305 words)

  
 Gugelmin Okay After Collision, Status for Raceday Undetermined
Since Gugelmin was not rendered unconscious from the incident, he remains eligible to compete for the remainder of the weekend.
Upon further evaluation and x-rays, Gugelmin was released from the hospital Friday evening with no major injuries to report.
BRUCE R. "In spite of the fact that Mauricio had two major hits, one forward and one from the rear with very high G-forces in both, it has to be a real testament to the safety efforts in the CART series," said McCaw.
www.speedcenter.com /news01/sc_n0428_01.html   (838 words)

  
 Gugelmin Okay After Collision, Status for Raceday Undetermined
Gugelmin did not participate in Saturday morning's practice session and it is unknown at this time whether the popular Brazilian will compete in what would be his 131st consecutive CART race on Sunday.
Gugelmin, President of the Championship Drivers Association, was in the final minute of the day's last practice session when the rear of his machine got loose on exit of turn two and turned Gugelmin into a passenger in his own car.
"Gugelmin sustained minor bruising from the seat belts and helmet strap and there are no apparent injuries at this time.
www.champcar.com /news01/sc_n0428_01.html   (838 words)

  
 Gugelmin Races Out Of Florida - Forbes.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
Mauricio Gugelmin, also known as "Big Mo," bought the 14,500-square-foot beachfront mansion lot in 1995.
Gugelmin, almost 39, spends about nine months out of the year in the Tahiti Beach home and the other three months traveling or staying at the family's home in Curitiba, Brazil, where he is a local celebrity.
Gugelmin earned his reputation as racing's fastest driver in 1997 when he hit 240.92 miles per hour in a qualifying lap at the California Speedway in Fontana, Calif. It was the fastest official lap in auto racing history.
www.forbes.com /2002/03/22/0322how.html   (521 words)

  
 BEST sports - Arquivo de Notícias - CART 2001   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
Mauricio Gugelmin, Roberto Moreno e Bruno Junqueira não completaram a prova.
Mauricio Gugelmin terminou em sétimo, Tony Kanaan em décimo e Roberto Moreno em 11º.
Mauricio Gugelmin mais uma vez ficou em décimo, completando um total de seis brasileiros entre os dez primeiros.
www.bestsports.com.br /arquivo/arqcart01.htm   (5883 words)

  
 Teleconference with Mauricio Gugelmin
Brazilian Mauricio "Big Mo" Gugelmin landed his first pole position today in qualifying for the Hollywood Rio 400 at Emmerson Fittipaldi Speedway.
We've finished qualifying for today, and perhaps some of you have seen, through our internet site or some other means, that Mauricio Gugelmin is on the pole.
This is the first pole for Mauricio, as well as the first pole for his team, the PacWest team.
www.speedcenter.com /interviews/sc_i0510_97.html   (2042 words)

  
 Cart-Racing.com
The team will also have the chance to gain from the experience of another Champ Car veteran, as former driver Mauricio Gugelmin has joined PK Racing to offer his vast knowledge of the Champ Car tracks to the rookie Lemarie.
Gugelmin, who raced Champ Cars from 1993-2001, for such teams as Dick Simon Racing, Chip Ganassi Racing, and PacWest Racing Group, will be on hand to assist the driver and engineers, who will no doubt benefit from the resources Gugelmin acquired in 148 Champ Car starts.
Cameron remarked, “I kept a close relationship with Mauricio through the years and have always believed his driver feedback was the best an engineer could get.
www.cart-racing.com /news/2003/item_2495.html   (702 words)

  
 Mauricio Gugelmin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
Mauricio Gugelmin was a close friend of Ayrton Senna.
In fact, during their early years in Britain, Ayrton lived with Mauricio and his wife Stella although later, when Ayrton had bought his house in Esher, it was Mauricio and Stella staying with Ayrton.
Mauricio had an 'off' there early in the season but it was a mistake that wasn't repeated on this visit despite the abysmal conditions.
village.vossnet.co.uk /j/joroma/mgpage.htm   (197 words)

  
 DrivingPoint.com - Search Results 500 ... gugelmin reynard marlboro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
PPG Cup News - Gugelmin's Marlboro 500 Pole The Fastest Qualifyin...
Racing Group, as Mauricio Gugelmin set an absurdly quick...
involving Scott Pruett (Brahma Reynard Ford) and Mauricio Gugelmin (Hollywood PacWest Mercedes).
drivingpoint.com /meta/cmeta.pl?query=500+...+gugelmin+reynard+marlboro   (550 words)

  
 STATS F1 - Mauricio GUGELMIN
Cette même année, Mauricio remporte une victoire importante lors du GP de Macao, considéré comme l'équivalent du championnat du monde de F3.
Mauricio va désormais se tourner vers le championnat de CART dès 1993, il court les 3 dernières épreuves de la saison avec Dick Simon Racing.
Mais finalement, Mauricio Gugelmin a repris le volant dans le championnat brésilien de Formule Super Megane en 2003.
www.statsf1.com /drivers/fiche.asp?idpilote=606   (833 words)

  
 CART: Mauricio Gugelmin finishes seventh at Chicago
Gugelmin, driver of the #17 Nextel PacWest Mercedes-Benz, showed tremendous patience as he picked his way through the field from his starting position of 16th on the tight Chicago one-mile oval and was helped by some great pit work from his Nextel crew.
It was the Brazilians best result since he finished second at the Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix at the Nazareth Speedway which was run on May 27 after being originally postponed due to snow on April 9.
MAURICIO GUGELMIN - # 17 NEXTEL PACWEST MERCEDES-BENZ 7th
www.theautochannel.com /news/date/20000730/news021773.html   (538 words)

  
 GrandPrix.com > Features > Interview > Mauricio Gugelmin
Mauricio is clearly a graduate of the Dick Bennetts' school of thoughtful motoring, having run with the Formula 3 guru in the British Championship in 1985.
Reliability was something of a problem for March last year, and Mauricio seemed to have more than his fair share of breakdowns and problems.
Mauricio is, of course, a longtime friend of World Champion Ayrton Senna.
www.grandprix.com /ft/ft00005.html   (1485 words)

  
 1st-Motorsport.net
Mauricio Gugelmin, der kører for Hollywood PacWest Mercedes-teamet, har haft en skuffende sæson, men han er optimistisk efter han fik en fjerdeplads i Vancouver - kun en placering fra podiet.
Mauricio Gugelmin har kun scoret 16 point hele sæsonen og har ikke gennemført et løb siden Milwaukee - der ligger otte løb tilbage fra Vancouver.
Vi har havde tre motorfejl i den weekend og inden starten måtte vi bytte bilen, fordi den havde fejl i gearene," siger Mauricio Gugelmin, der ikke havde problemer med den våde gadebane.
www.1st-motorsport.net /default.aspx?cat=CART&news=n1999090702   (200 words)

  
 CART: Mauricio Gugelmin qualifies in top 10 at Toronto
(Toronto, CA)--PacWest Racings Mauricio Gugelmin has the chance to add to his FedEx Championship Series points account after qualifying 10th for tomorrows Molson Indy in Toronto, Canada.
The Brazilian set a qualifying time of 58.152 seconds in his #17 Nextel PacWest Mercedes-Benz in a trouble-free qualifying run which was almost a second quicker than his morning practice time.
MAURICIO GUGELMIN - # 17 NEXTEL PACWEST MERCEDES-BENZ 10th
www.theautochannel.com /news/date/20000715/news020561.html   (473 words)

  
 AutoRacing1.com - CART News Page
Wednesday brought limited running time for the PacWest team as Mauricio ran approximately 35 trouble-free miles, while Dixon put in approximately 47 miles in his 2001 Toyota Reynard.
On Thursday, Gugelmin logged 127 miles in the #17 Nextel PacWest Toyota and clocked a quick time of 26.7 seconds.
Dixon, on the other hand, was able to run 170 laps, with his quickest time of 27.1 seconds coming in the morning when track temperatures were still relatively cool.
www.autoracing1.com /htmfiles/2001/CART/0202PacWest.htm   (607 words)

  
 Mauricio Gugelmin pictures; Formula 1, March/Leyton House
: Mauricio Gugelmin in his Leyton-House/March at Spa-Francorchamps, 1989 (left).
: Mauricio Gugelmin in his Leyton-House/March at Spa-Francorchamps in 1989.
Step by step new pages with drivers and teams will be added in the near future.
www.skyscraperpicture.com /f1pictures/gugelmin.htm   (385 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - Your Turn - Chat: Mauricio Gugelmin - Friday July 14, 2000 08:40 PM
Mauricio Gugelmin will join CNNSI.com users for an online chat Monday, July 17 at noon ET.
The Brazilian has held the title of "Fastest Man in CART" with his pole at Fontana in 1997.
Gugelmin ran nearly 241 mph in taking the top spot for that race.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /your_turn/news/2000/07/14/chat_gugelmin   (117 words)

  
 CART: Gugelmin ready for action at Milwaukee
* Mauricio Gugelmin comes into Milwaukee off his first point-scoring race of the season, picking up one point for his 12th place finish in Japan.
He has finished in the top 15 in six of his Milwaukee races and qualified in the top 12 in all but his rookie year.
* Gugelmin, one of CART's most experienced drivers, is in his ninth year of FedEx Championship Series competition.
www.theautochannel.com /news/2001/05/30/022053.html   (357 words)

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