BIOGRAPHY

M A N S E L L , Nigel (GB)
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BIOGRAPHY
b 08/08/54, Upton-on-Severn.
Height:              1,80 m
Weight:              76 kg
Marital status:      married to Rosanne
Children:            1 daughter (Chloe),
                     2 sons (Leo, Gregg)
Learned profession:  Engineer
Hobbies:             Fishing, helicopter
                     flying, snooker
Sports:              golf, tennis, squash
Favourite music:     light classical
Favourite drink:     mineral water
Start racing career: in 1968 in Karting
First racing car:    Formula Ford 1600
First success:       Formula Ford win in
                     Mallory Park 1976
Most memorable experience:
"Winning the F1 World Championship
in 1992."

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SOURCE: Darren Galpin
http://www.bath.ac.uk/~py3dlg/motorsport/
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RACING CAREER:

M A N S E L L , Nigel (GB)
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1976 - Gave up job at Lucas for racing.
       FF1600, 5 wins
1977 - May: broke neck in two places.
       FF1600 champion, 30 wins 4th in
       only Vandervell F3 race at
       Silverstone.
1978 - F3, 4 races (2nd at Silverstone)
1979 - Joined Unipart F3 team. First Lotus
       test at Paul Ricard.
       2 Top 6 results. 11/03 Thruxton
       2nd, 25/03 Silverstone 1st.
1980 - F3, 9th. 4 F2 races, 12th
       (2nd Hockenheim, 5th Zandvoort)

FORMULA 1 CAREER SUMMARY
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YEAR POS TEAM       RACES/WINS/POLE/POINTS
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1980  -  Lotus Cosworth    2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1981 14  Lotus Cosworth   12 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
1982 14  Lotus Cosworth   13 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
1983 12  Lotus Renault    16 | 0 | 0 |10 |
1984 10  Lotus Renault    16 | 0 | 1 |13 |
1985  6  Williams Honda   15 | 2 | 1 |31 |
1986  2  Williams Honda   16 | 5 | 2 |72 |
1987  2  Williams Honda   14 | 6 | 8 |61 |
1988  9  Williams Judd    14 | 0 | 0 |12 |
1989  4  Ferrari          15 | 2 | 0 |38 |
1990  5  Ferrari          16 | 1 | 3 |37 |
1991  2  Williams Renault 16 | 5 | 2 |72 |
1992  1  Williams Renault 16 | 9 |14 |108|
1994  9  Williams Renault  4 | 1 | 1 |13 |
1995  -  McLaren Mercedes  2 | - | - | - |
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TOTAL                    |185|31 |32 |510|
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SOURCE: Darren Galpin
http://www.bath.ac.uk/~py3dlg/motorsport/
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