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List of Formula One people
The following people play or have played significant roles in Formula One:
Administration
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Jo Bauer, FIA Formula One Technical Delegate
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Bernie Ecclestone, owner, promoter, and president of Formula One Management and Formula One Administration
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Gary Hartstein, race doctor and first responder to crashes
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Bernd Maylander, driver of the Safety car
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Max Mosley, president of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, the sport's rulemaking body
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Sid Watkins, retired race doctor; president of the FIA Foundation for the Automobile and Society and the FIA Institure for Motor Sport Safety
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Charlie Whiting, FIA Formula One Race Director, Safety Delegate, Permanent Starter and head of the F1 Technical Department
Team Management
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Ross Brawn, Ferrari technical director and strategist
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Flavio Briatore, Renault team principal, playboy famous for dating supermodels
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Colin Chapman, Lotus team founder
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Ron Dennis, McLaren team principal
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Enzo Ferrari, Ferrari and Scuderia Ferrari founder
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Patrick Head, Williams co-owner and ex-technical director
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Eddie Jordan, Jordan founder and team principal
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Bruce McLaren, McLaren founder
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Sam Michael, Williams technical director
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Giancarlo Minardi, Minardi founder
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Luca di Montezemolo, Ferrari and Fiat president
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Adrian Newey, McLaren technical director
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Tony Purnell, Jaguar team principal
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David Richards, BAR team principal
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Peter Sauber, Sauber founder and team principal
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Paul Stoddart, Minardi owner & team principal
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Jean Todt, Ferrari team principal
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Tom Walkinshaw, owner of the defunct Arrows team
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Sir Frank Williams, Williams founder, team principal and co-owner
Commentary & Publicity
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Matt Bishop, "The Bish," F1 Racing editor
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Martin Brundle, retired driver and ITV commentator
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David Hobbs, retired driver and SPEED commentator
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Steve Matchett, F1 Racing technical editor and columnist, SPEED commentator
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Bob Varsha, SPEED commentator
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Murray Walker, retired ITV commentator famous for making ridiculous or non-sequitur comments "in the heat of the moment"
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Peter Windsor, former Williams Team Principal, F1 Racing consultant editor and columnist, SPEED commentator
- Galvão Bueno , Globo TV journalist and commentator since 70's passing Ayrton Senna age until the current days.
Drivers
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Alberto Ascari, World Drivers Champion 1952, 1953
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Jack Brabham, WDC 1959, 1960, 1966
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Jim Clark, WDC 1963, 1965
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Juan Manuel Fangio, WDC 1951, 1954, 1955, 1966, 1957; considered among the best drivers in history
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Mika Hakkinen, WDC 1998, 1999
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Eddie Irvine, British driver who became famous for blatantly expressing his opinion, offending other drivers, and at one point being punched by Ayrton Senna
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Niki Lauda, WDC 1975, 1977, 1984
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Stirling Moss, British driver who never won a WDC but became a national hero nonetheless
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Nelson Piquet, WDC 1987
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Alain Prost, WDC 1985, 1986, 1989, 1993; Ayrton Senna's rival
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Jody Scheckter, WDC 1979 last driver to win a WDC for Ferrari until Michael Schumacher 21 years later
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Michael Schumacher, WDC 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004; record-holder for most championships; considered one of the best drivers ever in F1
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Ayrton Senna, WDC 1988, 1990, 1991; Brazilian driver and national hero who died in a crash at Imola in 1994; widely considered one of the three or four best drivers in F1 history
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Sir Jackie Stewart, WDC 1971, 1973
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Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian driver renowned for his tactical genius, though he died in a crash after winning only six grands prix
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Nigel Mansell, WDC 1992
Deaths in Formula One
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Onofre Marimon, July 31, 1954, 1954 German Grand Prix (during practice)
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Luigi Musso, July 6, 1958, 1958 French Grand Prix
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Peter Collins, August 3, 1958, 1958 German Grand Prix
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Stuart Lewis-Evans, October 25, 1958, 1958 Morocco Grand Prix (in hospital 6 days after race accident)
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Chris Bristow, June 19, 1960, 1960 Belgian Grand Prix
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Alan Stacey, June 19, 1960, 1960 Belgian Grand Prix
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Wolfgang von Trips, September 10, 1961, 1961 Italian Grand Prix
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John Taylor, August 7, 1966, 1966 German Grand Prix
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Lorenzo Bandini, May 7, 1967, 1967 Monaco Grand Prix
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Piers Courage, June 21, 1970, 1970 Dutch Grand Prix
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Jochen Rindt, September 6, 1970, 1970 Italian Grand Prix
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Roger Williamson, July 29, 1973, 1973 Dutch Grand Prix
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François Cévert, October 7, 1973, 1973 United States Grand Prix (during qualifying)
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Peter Revson, March 22, 1974, 1974 South African Grand Prix (during free practice 1 week before race)
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Helmuth Koinigg, October 6, 1974, 1974 United States Grand Prix
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Mark Donohue, August 17, 1975, 1975 Austrian Grand Prix
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Tom Pryce, March 5, 1977, 1977 South African Grand Prix
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Ronnie Peterson, September 11, 1978, 1978 Italian Grand Prix (in hospital one day after accident)
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Gilles Villeneuve, May 9, 1982, 1982 Belgian Grand Prix
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Riccardo Paletti, June 13, 1982, 1982 Canadian Grand Prix
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Roland Ratzenberger, April 30, 1994, 1994 San Marino Grand Prix (during qualifying)
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Ayrton Senna, May 1, 1994, 1994 San Marino Grand Prix
Other
See also
Last updated: 05-13-2005 07:56:04
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