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2011

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What's your best quality as a racing driver?
 
Ezra Idafar:
– i never give up
 
James Peace:
– Focus
 
Richie Stanaway:
– Consistency in championships
 
Fahad Hizam:
– PR and Marketing
 
Simon Sikes:
– Focus
 
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Most buzz

1.Jaime Alguersuari
2.Casey Adams
3.Richie Stanaway
4.Rio Haryanto
5.Joel Miller
6.Samuele Buttarelli
7.Andre Heimgartner
8.Carlos Sainz Jr.
9.Stefan Rzadzinski
10.Kevin Mirocha
11.Jody Fannin
12.Simon Sikes
13.Nick Percat
14.Lewis Hamilton
15.Alice Powell
16.James Thorp
17.Felipe Merjech
18.Daniel Haglöf
19.Sami Luka
20.Jesse Krohn
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Alberto Ascari Helmet photograph

Alberto Ascari

Date of birth:July 13, 1918
Place of birth:Milan
Died:May 26, 1955
Place of death:Monza
Races entered:69
Wins:23
Podiums:34
Pole positions:22
Fastest laps:20
Race win percentage:33.33%
(the above statistics are a summary of the data currently available on the Career details page.)

Racing driver relations:
Son of Antonio Ascari.

Crashed while testing a Ferrari sports car at Monza. Died from the injuries. The corner he crashed in is now named the Ascari corner.

Racing career highlights


Winner of the Mille Miglia, Italy 1954.
Formula 1 world champion 1953.
Winner of Formula 2 (F1) Grand Prix de Bordeaux 1953.
Formula 1 world champion 1952.
Second in Formula 1 1951.
Winner of the Formula 2, Gran Premio Autodromo di Monza, Italy 1951.
Winner of the Formula Libre, III Gran Premio Internacional Gral. San Martín Argentina 1950.
Second in Formula 2, Grand Prix de Marseille, France 1950.
Winner of the Formula 2, Gran Premio di Modena, Italy 1950.
Second in Formula 2, Gran Premio dell’Autodromo di Monza, Italy 1950.
Third in Formula 1 Netherland Grand Prix 1950.
Winner of the BRDC International Trophy 1949.
Third in Formula 1 X Grand Prix de Belgique 1949.
Winner of the Gran Premio Juan Domingo Peron Argentina 1949.
Third in Formula Libre, III Copa de Acción San Lorenzo Argentina 1949.
Winner of the Formula Libre, IV Gran Premio Juan Domingo Peron (Palermo) Argentina 1949.
Third in Formula 2 - Monza Grand Prix 1949.
Winner of Formula 2, V Grand Prix de l’Automobile Club de France 1949.
Third in Formula 1 French Grand Prix 1948.

Racing career summary


The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the Career details. Seasons spanning over two years (for example 2009-10 championships) have their race results accounted for in the year the championship ends (2010 in the previous example).

1955 2 races. 0 wins. 0 podiums. 0 pole positions. 0 fastest race laps.
1954 6 races. 1 win. 1 podium. 1 pole position. 2 fastest race laps.
1953 15 races. 7 wins. 7 podiums. 7 pole positions. 7 fastest race laps.
1952 9 races. 6 wins. 6 podiums. 6 pole positions. 7 fastest race laps.
1951 10 races. 3 wins. 5 podiums. 3 pole positions. 1 fastest race lap.
1950 16 races. 2 wins. 7 podiums. 3 pole positions. 2 fastest race laps.
1949 9 races. 4 wins. 7 podiums. 2 pole positions. 0 fastest race laps.
1948 1 race. 0 wins. 1 podium. 0 pole positions. 0 fastest race laps.
1947 1 race. 0 wins. 0 podiums. 0 pole positions. 1 fastest race lap.




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This profile page was last modified 2012-01-26 17:43:46 by Bertil Åberg
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Top 2012 race winners

1.Andre Heimgartner10
2.Joe Ghanem9
3.Matthew Higham8
Warwick Mortimer8
Michael Lyons8
6.James McFadden7
7.Angus Fogg6
Matthew Griffin6
9.AJ Lauder5
10.Zac Kennedy4
Talal Al Ghaith4
Nick Cassidy4
Ryan Hellier4
Rowan Shepherd4
Lucas Foresti4
Jonathan Allard4
Andrew Waite4
Andre Cowan4
Chris Hanley4
20.Brooke Tatnell3
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Small but important fix to the biographies
Written by Andreas, Friday, December 2 2011
As some of you have noticed there were parts of the site that startedbehaving a bit strange when we moved to the new server. I’ve hunted down and fixed a lot of issues as I’ve come across them and I have now fixed an issue with the Premier Profiles where some entries sent into the Biography section

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