Elio de Angelis

Date of birth: 26 March 1958
Died: 15 May 1986
Nationality: Italian

Career summary

Races: 108
Wins: 2
Poles: 3
Fastest Laps: 0
Points: 122
GP debut: 1979 Argentine GP

F1 career

1979: Shadow-Cosworth
14 races (+1 DNQ)
Best finish 4th in US East
=15th in championship (3 points)

1980: Lotus-Cosworth
14 races
Best finish 2nd in Brazil
7th in championship (13 points)

1981: Lotus-Cosworth
14 races
Best finish 4th in Italy
8th in championship (14 points)

1982: Lotus-Cosworth
15 races
Won in Austria
9th in championship (23 points)

1983: Lotus-Cosw/-Renault
15 races
Best finish 5th in Italy
Pole position in European GP
=17th in championship (2 points)

1984: Lotus-Renault
16 races
Best finish 2nd in Detroit
Pole position in Brazil
3rd in championship (34 points)

1985: Lotus-Renault
16 races
Won in San Marino
Pole position in Canada
5th in championship (33 points)

1986: Brabham-BMW
4 races
Best finish 8th in Brazil
Fatal accident in testing at Paul Ricard
No points scored

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