Stefano Modena
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Born | Modena, Italy | 12 May 1963
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Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | Italian |
Active years | 1987 – 1992 |
Teams | Brabham, EuroBrun, Tyrrell, Jordan |
Entries | 81 (70 starts) |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 2 |
Career points | 17 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First entry | 1987 Australian Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1992 Australian Grand Prix |
Stefano Modena (born 12 May 1963)
Career
Modena was born in
His raw speed saw many mark him as a future champion, resulting in Modena being offered a one-off drive for
1989 saw Brabham reform after a sabbatical in 1988, now owned by Swiss businessman Joachim Luthi (who had bought the team from Walter Brun, the owner of EuroBrun), but featuring a lot of the same staff as in 1987. Modena was offered one of the seats, driving alongside Martin Brundle. Equipped with Pirelli qualifying tyres Modena frequently qualified well, starting inside the top 10 on eight occasions despite using the Judd V8 engine. However, the car wasn't reliable - though Modena's sole points finish would come with his 3rd place at the Monaco Grand Prix, his first of two F1 podiums. Before the 1990 season Luthi would be imprisoned for fraud and Brabham endured a difficult year with ownership problems. Modena raised the team's spirits by finishing 5th at the season-opening United States Grand Prix but after that results were rare.[3]
He finally got his big break in 1991 when he was signed as replacement for
The season was considered a huge disappointment, and Modena left Tyrrell for Jordan the following season.[2] The team had made a strong debut in 1991 and many considered Modena was lucky to land a drive with them. However, their car was hindered by the underpowered Yamaha V12 engine and Modena struggled all season. He failed to qualify for four races and became unpopular with his team for his lack of mechanical sympathy and moody behaviour compared to teammate Maurício Gugelmin. This was confirmed by Gary Anderson, who had designed the 1992 car. Anderson said of Modena that the failures to qualify took his motivation away from him, and, due to his temper, he accumulated disappointments without being able to get over them. Despite scoring the team's only point of the year at the final round in Australia he was unable to find a drive in Grand Prix racing for 1993.
Modena drove instead for
After retiring he participated to some twenty-four hours karting races and in 2003 he was hired by Bridgestone, to test first racing tires and then road tires. Over the years he has conducted hundreds of tests in every geographical and climatic condition, including France, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, Belgium and Japan. Always for the Asian company he dedicated himself to the promotion, marketing and development of new road tires, travelling to Turkey, Indonesia, Thailand, New Zealand, the United States and Dubai.
Since the late nineties he has been living permanently in Rome with his wife and former actress Sveva Altieri, with whom he had two children: Ascanio, an archaeologist and journalist, and Vittoria, a jurisconsult.
Modena was known for being an eccentric character with bizarre habits verging on the obsessive, including not wanting to have his car parked on the left side of the team garage, and not allowing anyone to touch his race car once he was inside other than the team member who helped him with his safety belts. During his F1 career it was not unusual to see Modena get out of his car after being strapped and get back in before the warm-up lap if he had seen someone else touch the car. Modena was also known to race with his gloves inside out. However, as he has claimed, this wasn't due to superstition.
Racing record
Career summary
Complete International Formula 3000 results
(key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos. | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1987 | Onyx Racing
|
SIL 4 |
VAL 1 |
SPA Ret |
PAU Ret |
DON 2 |
PER 6 |
BRH 4 |
BIR 1 |
IMO 1 |
BUG Ret |
JAR 6 |
1st | 40 |
Complete Formula One results
(key)
Complete Italian Superturismo Championship results
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1993 | Euroteam | BMW 318i | MNZ 1 8 |
MNZ 2 9 |
VAL 1 Ret |
VAL 2 Ret |
MIS 1 8 |
MIS 2 6 |
MAG 1 15 |
MAG 2 11 |
BIN 1 6 |
BIN 2 7 |
IMO 1 8 |
IMO 2 12 |
VAR 1 8 |
VAR 2 6 |
MIS 1 9 |
MIS 2 Ret |
PER 1 10 |
PER 2 7 |
MUG 1 14 |
MUG 2 9 |
12th | 45 |
1994 | Euroteam | Alfa Romeo 155 TS | MNZ 1 15 |
MNZ 2 4 |
VAL 1 1 |
VAL 2 7 |
MAG 1 Ret |
MAG 2 DNS |
BIN 1 4 |
BIN 2 16 |
MIS 1 Ret |
MIS 2 DNS |
VAL 1 1 |
VAL 2 2 |
MUG 1 2 |
MUG 2 1 |
PER 1 |
PER 2 |
VAR 1 |
VAR 2 |
MUG 1 Ret |
MUG 2 7 |
6th | 116 |
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft/Masters results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Pos. | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1994 | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti | ZOL 1 |
ZOL 2 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
NOR 1 |
NOR 2 |
DON 1 |
DON 2 |
DIE 1 |
DIE 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
AVU 1 1 |
AVU 2 1 |
ALE 1 2 |
ALE 2 2 |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 7 |
12th | 74 |
1995 | Euroteam | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti | HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 DNS |
AVU 1 5 |
AVU 2 2 |
NOR 1 5 |
NOR 2 4 |
DIE 1 12 |
DIE 2 Ret |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 DNS |
ALE 1 Ret |
ALE 2 DNS |
HOC 1 14 |
HOC 2 Ret |
16th | 26 | ||||||||||
2000 | Euroteam | Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2000 | HOC 1 13 |
HOC 2 10 |
OSC 1 12 |
OSC 2 Ret |
NOR 1 10 |
NOR 2 10 |
SAC 1 14 |
SAC 2 Ret |
NÜR 1 19 |
NÜR 2 15 |
LAU 1 C |
LAU 2 C |
OSC 1 Ret |
OSC 2 DNS |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 DNS |
HOC 1 9 |
HOC 2 4 |
15th | 15 | ||||||
Complete International Touring Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | Pos. | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1995 | Euroteam | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti | MUG 1 6 |
MUG 2 11 |
HEL 1 2 |
HEL 2 Ret |
DON 1 6 |
DON 2 13 |
EST 1 20 |
EST 2 5 |
MAG 1 5 |
MAG 2 6 |
7th | 49 | ||||||||||||||||
1996 | JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 DNS |
NÜR 1 17 |
NÜR 2 Ret |
EST 1 DNS |
EST 2 9 |
HEL 1 7 |
HEL 2 Ret |
NOR 1 3 |
NOR 2 13 |
DIE 1 4 |
DIE 2 3 |
SIL 1 4 |
SIL 2 Ret |
NÜR 1 13 |
NÜR 2 10 |
MAG 1 13 |
MAG 2 7 |
MUG 1 Ret |
MUG 2 14 |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 10 |
INT 1 2 |
INT 2 8 |
SUZ 1 5 |
SUZ 2 4 |
12th | 92 |
References
- ^ Jenkins, Richard. "The World Championship drivers - Where are they now?". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 29 July 2007.
- ^ a b c d "DRIVERS: STEFANO MODENA". Grandprix.com. Inside F1. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ^ "ROGUE PROFILE OF STEFANO MODENA". F1Rogues.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ^ "Stefano Modena: 1991 Formula One Results". racing-reference.info. Fantasy Sports Ventures. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Stefano Modena Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Stefano Modena". Motor Sport. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ a b c "Stefano Modena race results". TouringCars.net. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ISBN 978-1-902007-46-5. Retrieved 31 August 2023 – via Internet Archive.