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Nigel Mansell | |
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Nigel Mansell | |
| Nationality | British |
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| Date of Birth | 1953 |
| Grands Prix Contested | 185 |
| Grand Prix Wins | 31 |
| Pole Positions | 32 |
| Fastest Laps | 30 |
| Drivers Championship Wins | 1992 |
Grand Prix Career
1980 2 Grands Prix, 0 pts
1981 13 Grands Prix, 8 pts, Drivers Championship 14th
1982 13 Grands Prix, 7 pts, Drivers Championship 14th
1983 15 Grands Prix, 1 Fastest Lap, 10 pts, Drivers Championship 12th
1984 16 Grands Prix, 1 Pole, 1 Fastest Lap, 13 pts, Drivers Championship 9th
1985 15 Grands Prix, 1 Pole, 1 Fastest Lap, 2 Wins, 31 pts, Drivers Championship 6th
1986 16 Grands Prix, 2 Poles, 4 Fastest Laps, 5 Wins, 70 pts, Drivers Championship 2nd
1987 14 Grands Prix, 8 Poles, 3 Fastest Laps, 6 Wins, 61 pts, Drivers Championship 2nd
1988 14 Grands Prix, 1 Fastest Lap, 12 pts, Drivers Championship 9th
1989 15 Grands Prix, 3 Fastest Laps, 2 Wins, 38 pts, Drivers Championship 4th
1990 16 Grands Prix, 3 Poles, 3 Fastest Laps, 1 win, 37 pts, Drivers Championship 5th
1991 16 Grands Prix, 2 Poles, 6 Fastest Laps, 5 wins, 72 pts, Drivers Championship 2nd
1992 16 Grands Prix, 14 Poles, 8 Fastest Laps, 9 wins, 108 pts, Drivers Championship 1st
1994 4 Grands Prix, 1 Pole, 1 win, 13 pts, Drivers Championship 9th
| Active Years | Grands Prix | Poles | Fastest Laps | Victories | Points | Drivers Championships |
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| 14 | 185 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 480 | 1 |
Nigel won one title and finished second three times. In the final race of 1986 at Adelaide, he was on course to win his first title when he sustained a left rear puncture whilst driving at over 170 m.p.h.
Mansell managed to control his violently twitching Williams and slow down into the run off area at the bottom of the straight. This left his team mate Piquet to take the title. However the Williams team pulled Piquet into the pits for a precautionary stop allowing Alain Prost to take the lead and the title.
Mansell finished second the following year, this time he was 12 points behind first placed Piquet going into the penultimate race in Japan. Mansell crashed heavily in qualifying and injured his back causing his season to end two races short. Piquet won the title, ironically failing to score in either of the last two races.
In 1991 Mansell finished second behind a dominant Senna in the McLaren, although he put in a strong challenge, Senna had too much of a cushion from his amazing early season form which saw the Brazilian win the first four races.
In 1992 Mansell did what Senna had done the previous year. Winning the first five races. In 1992 Mansell set a record of nine wins in one season.
Nigel left Formula 1 for Indy Cars in 1993 and promptly won the Indy Drivers Championship, making him the first man to hold both titles at the same time.
1994 saw Mansell race for Williams four times as a guest driver, he secured one pole and one last win.
1995 is perhaps better forgotten, Mansell was due to race for McLaren, but a mix up with the car left it too small for him to drive comfortably and he retired (again !).
