Carlos Reutemann
Carlos Reutemann | |
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Governor of Santa Fe | |
In office 10 December 1999 – 10 December 2003 | |
Lieutenant | Marcelo Muniagurria |
Preceded by | Jorge Obeid |
Succeeded by | Jorge Obeid |
In office 10 December 1991 – 10 December 1995 | |
Lieutenant | Miguel Angel Robles |
Preceded by | Víctor Reviglio |
Succeeded by | Jorge Obeid |
Personal details | |
Born | Cambiemos (2015–2019) | 12 April 1942
Formula One World Championship career | |
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Active years | 1972–1982 |
Teams | Brabham, Ferrari, Lotus, Williams |
Entries | 146 |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 12 |
Podiums | 45 |
Career points | 298 (310)[1] |
Pole positions | 6 |
Fastest laps | 6 |
First entry | 1972 Argentine Grand Prix |
First win | 1974 South African Grand Prix |
Last win | 1981 Belgian Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1982 Brazilian Grand Prix |
Peugeot Talbot Sport | |
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Rallies | 2 |
Championships | 0 |
Rally wins | 0 |
Podiums | 2 |
Stage wins | 1 |
Total points | 24 |
First rally | 1980 Rally Argentina |
Last rally | 1985 Rally Argentina |
Carlos Alberto "Lole" Reutemann (12 April 1942 – 7 July 2021)
As a racing driver, Reutemann was among Formula One's leading protagonists between 1972 and 1982. He scored 12 Grand Prix wins and six pole positions. In
In terms of race wins, his final Ferrari season in 1978 was his most successful with four wins, but he fell short to the consistency of the Lotus team with Mario Andretti and Ronnie Peterson and was not in championship contention to the final race. He finished third, just behind Peterson, who had died in an accident at Monza earlier that autumn. In 1981, Reutemann instead relied on consistency, but narrowly lost out to Nelson Piquet for the title. He became the second Formula One driver after Leo Kinnunen to be at the podium of a World Rally Championship event, when he finished third in the 1980 and 1985 editions of Rally Argentina. He was also for three decades the only Formula One driver to score drivers' championship points in both F1 and WRC, until Kimi Räikkönen's eighth place at the 2010 Jordan Rally.[3]
As a popular governor and a
Racing career
Early years
Descended from a
Formula One: early years
Brabham F1 team boss Bernie Ecclestone signed Reutemann to drive alongside veteran and two-time World Champion Graham Hill for the 1972 season. At the first race, in front of his home crowd at Buenos Aires for his first Grand Prix, Reutemann qualified his Brabham BT34 on pole position. This was a feat previously performed only by Mario Andretti, and since matched only by Jacques Villeneuve; his teammate Hill qualified 16th. He finished the race in seventh after having to pit to replace his soft tyres, and the main highlight for the rest of the year was his win in the non-championship Interlagos Grand Prix.[citation needed]
Teamed with Brazilian Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior for the 1973 season, Reutemann scored two podium finishes and seventh in the Drivers' Championship in the tiny but radical Gordon Murray-designed BT42. For 1974, Murray designed the BT44, which was a further improvement and the team finished a close fifth in the Constructors' Championship. Reutemann, who very much liked the BT44 took the first three victories of his F1 career at South Africa, Austria, and the United States. He might have won the first race of the year in Argentina, too, but the Brabham team apparently failed to properly fuel his car and he ran out of fuel with less than two laps to go while safely in the lead. Though he matched Drivers' Champion Emerson Fittipaldi's win total, inconsistent performances in the other races left Reutemann sixth in the season standings.[citation needed]
Five podium finishes in
For the
When Lauda moved to Brabham in 1978, Reutemann became the senior member of the Ferrari team, joined by the young Canadian Gilles Villeneuve. Reutemann used the 312T2B to win in Brazil, and a 312T3 to win in Britain and twice in the United States (Long Beach and Watkins Glen). Reutemann's win in Britain at Brands Hatch was particularly memorable as he took advantage of Lauda being held up by backmarker Bruno Giacomelli, and Reutemann passed a beleaguered Lauda for the lead at Clearways. However, the Lotus team was dominant once their new 79 was introduced at Monaco, and Reutemann finished a close third in the points standings behind Andretti and Peterson. Reutemann also had a huge accident at the Spanish Grand Prix after a tyre failure and a collision with Jacques Laffite sent his Ferrari into the air, clearing the Armco barrier and landing in the debris fencing.[citation needed]
With an opening at Lotus in 1979 after the death of Ronnie Peterson, Reutemann decided to move from Ferrari to Lotus. The first few races went well for him – highlights being forceful second places in Argentina and Spain, plus third places at Brazil and Monaco – but, as the season wore on, the team struggled while Jody Scheckter won the title for Ferrari. After four podiums and six points finishes in the first seven races, Reutemann ended up finishing in only seventh place for the season. Reutemann leaving Ferrari for Lotus for the 1979 season was poorly timed because with the introduction of the model 312T4, Ferrari was able to make a big comeback and place its drivers in 1st and 2nd place in the final standings of the season.
Career at Williams
Joining the
Reutemann's relationship with his teammate soured when, the following season, Reutemann disobeyed the team's orders and thereby refused to allow Jones to win in
Reutemann arrived in Las Vegas with a one-point lead in the championship over Brazilian Nelson Piquet. He began the race from pole position, ahead of Jones, who had vowed not to provide any "help" in Reutemann's quest, while Piquet was fourth. At the start, Jones jumped into the lead and Reutemann was quickly passed by Villeneuve, Alain Prost, and Bruno Giacomelli.[citation needed]
On lap 17, battling over seventh place as they approached the last left-hander before the pits, Piquet's Brabham was nearly touching the back of Reutemann's Williams. Piquet got around Reutemann on the inside when Reutemann, fighting for the championship, braked early. On the next lap, Andretti also went by Reutemann. Piquet put himself in a position to score points when he took over sixth place from
After his retirement, Reutemann was invited by Guy Ligier to test a Ligier in a 1984 pre-season test. He tested a Ligier JS21 modified to test the new-for 1984 Renault Gordini EF4 V6 turbo. The test took place at Paul Ricard in November 1983 and he used Michel Ferté's helmet, who was also present at the test. This was his only test and he never drove in the 1984 season.
Formula One: legacy
In 2016, in an academic paper that reported a mathematical modeling study that assessed the relative influence of driver and machine, Reutemann was ranked the 27th best Formula One driver of all time.[9]
Rallying career
Reutemann was approached by
Political career
After retiring from racing, Reutemann's popularity led the Justicialist Party of the province of Santa Fe to invite him to run for governor. He won the election and ran the province for one four-year term (1991–1995). The provincial constitution does not allow for re-election, but after four years Reutemann presented again and won the governorship for the period 1999–2003. During those years, his profile grew and he became one of the leading politicians in Santa Fe and in Argentina.[citation needed]
Reutemann's second term was marked by the nationwide economic problems brought by the
After the 2001 crash and the resignation of
During the
On 1 January 2006 Reutemann was named Commendatore della Repubblica by
During a session in the Argentine Senate on 17 July 2008, Reutemann presented an alternative project for the Commission of Agriculture in opposition to the one of then Vice-president Julio Cobos. His project didn't pass, and in February 2009 he renounced his role in the Bloque Parliamentario del Frente para la Victoria to create his own political fraction, "Santa Fe Federal", with the intention of protecting the interests of the province.[citation needed]
He was re-elected to the Senate both in
Death
Reutemann suffered an intestinal haemorrhage in May 2021, and was hospitalized. His condition worsened, and he suffered from
Many Argentine politicians gave their condolences through their Twitter accounts, such as the presidents Mauricio Macri, Alberto Fernández, and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, and many from both major parties, Juntos por el Cambio and Frente de Todos.[12]
Racing record
Career summary
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
- Notes
- ‡ – ‡ Half points were awarded because the races were stopped before 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.
Non-championship Formula One results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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1971 | Ecurie Bonnier | M7C
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Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG 3 |
ROC | QUE | SPR | INT | RIN | OUL | |
Motor Racing Developments | BT33
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VIC 9 | |||||||||
1972 | Motor Racing Developments | Brabham BT34 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ROC | BRA 1 |
INT | OUL | REP | |||
Brabham BT37 | VIC 10 |
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1974 | Motor Racing Developments | Brabham BT44 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | PRE Ret |
ROC Ret |
INT | |||||
1975 | Martini Racing | Brabham BT44B | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ROC | INT 8 |
SUI | |||||
1979 | Martini Racing Team Lotus | Lotus 79 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ROC | GNM | DIN 2 |
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1980 | Williams Racing Team
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Williams FW07B
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Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ESP Ret |
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1981
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Williams Racing Team
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Williams FW07C
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Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | RSA 1 |
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Source:[13]
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Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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1973 | SpA Ferrari SEFAC | Tim Schenken | Ferrari 312PB
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S 3.0 |
182 | DNF | DNF |
Source:[15]
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Complete WRC results
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | WDC | Points |
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1980
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Fiat Italia | Fiat 131 Abarth
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MON | SWE | POR | KEN | GRC | ARG 3 |
FIN | NZL | ITA | FRA | GBR | CIV | 21st | 12 |
1985
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Peugeot Talbot Sport
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Peugeot 205 Turbo 16
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MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL | ARG 3 |
FIN | ITA | CIV | GBR | 18th | 12 |
Source:[16]
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Notes
- ^ a b Up until 1990, not all points scored by a driver contributed to their final World Championship tally (see list of points scoring systems for more information). Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
- ^ a b Faturos, Federico. "Ex F1 racer Carlos Reutemann dies at age 79". Autosport. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Räikkönen teki suomalaista moottoriurheiluhistoriaa!". MTV3 (in Finnish). 3 April 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ "Reutemann says CFK will seek re-election and downplays clashes with organized labour". MercoPress.
- ^ "Carlos Reutemann, senator and former Formula 1 driver, dies aged 79". Buenos Aires Times. 7 July 2021. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Lole: a natural on the loose" by John Davenport, Motor Sport June 2007
- ISSN 0263-3183.
- ^ "Frank Williams" by Maurice Hamilton, Motorbooks Intl, June 1998
- ^ Hanlon, Mike (12 May 2016). "The Top 50 F1 drivers of all time, regardless of what they were driving". New Atlas. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ "Alejandra Vucasovich será la reemplazante de Reutemann en el Senado" [Alejandra Vucasovich will replace Reutemann in the Senate]. La Nación (in Spanish). 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Carlos Reutemann, senator and former Formula 1 driver, dies aged 79". Buenos Aires Times. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Murió Carlos Reutemann: de Alberto Fernández a Mauricio Macri, los políticos expresaron sus condolencias" [Carlos Reutemann died: from Alberto Fernández to Mauricio Macri, politicians sent their condolences]. La Nación (in Spanish). 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Carlos Reutemann – Biography". MotorSportMagazine. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Carlos Reutemann – Involvement". StatsF1. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Complete Archive of Carlos Reutemann". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Carlos Reutemann". eWRC Results. Retrieved 7 July 2021.