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'''Thierry Marc Boutsen''' (born [[July 13]] [[1957]] in [[Brussels]], [[Belgium]]) is a former [[racing driver]] who raced for the [[Arrows]], [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]], [[WilliamsF1|Williams]], [[Ligier]] and [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]] teams in [[Formula One]].
  
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'''Thierry Boutsen''' (born [[July 13]] [[1957]] in [[Brussels]], [[Belgium]]) was a [[Formula One]] driver who raced for the [[Arrows]], [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]], [[WilliamsF1|Williams]], [[Ligier]] and [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]] teams. In 1977 entered the [[Formula Ford]] 1600 championship and won it in 1978 with 15 victories in 18 races. For 1979 he moved to [[Formula 3]], winning three races in 1980 and second place in the title, behind [[Michele Alboreto]]. In 1981 he moved to [[Formula 2]] and was again second in the championship, this time behind [[Geoff Lees]]. In 1983 he drove in the European Touring Car Championship and in the World Sportscar races, where he won at Monza with [[Bob Wollek]]. In 1983 he bought for [[USD|$]]500,000 a Formula 1 cockpit for his debut with Arrows at the [[1983 Belgian Grand Prix|1983]] [[Belgian Grand Prix]] but his real opportunity came when he drove for Benetton in 1987. In 1989 [[Frank Williams]] signed him for a two-year contract in which he won the rain-soaked 1989 [[Canadian Grand Prix]] and [[Australian Grand Prix]]. In 1990 he got a victory in the Hungarian GP over his friend [[Ayrton Senna]]'s [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]-[[Honda]]. In 1991 he moved to Ligier and from there to Jordan in 1993, after which he retired from Formula 1. After a crash at [[24 Hours of Le Mans|Le Mans]] in 1999 he retired from racing altogether.
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==Career==
  
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Today Thierry Boutsen runs his own company, [[Boutsen Aviation]], in [[Monaco]].
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[[Image:Boutsen Arrows A7 1984 Dallas F1.jpg|thumb|left|Boutsen driving for [[Arrows]] at the [[1984 United States Grand Prix]].]]
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[[Image:Thierry Boutsen 1988 Canada 2.jpg|thumb|left|Boutsen driving for [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] at the [[1988 Canadian Grand Prix]].]]
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In 1977 Boutsen entered the Belgian [[Formula Ford]] 1600 championship and won it in 1978 with 15 victories in 18 races. For 1979 he moved to [[Formula 3]], winning three races in 1980 and second place in the title race, behind [[Michele Alboreto]]. In 1981 he moved to [[Formula 2]] and was again second in the championship, this time behind [[Geoff Lees]]. The 1981 24 Hours of Le Mans started at 15h00 - one hour earlier than usual due to the general elections.
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At 16h06 Thierry Boutsen suffered a massive accident just after the Hunaudières kink, some 400 meters before the Mulsanne bosse (the "hump") when his WM P81-Peugeot was traveling at some 350 km/h. A suspension piece had failed and the car hit the guard-rail losing the entire rear end. Boutsen was untouched, but the debris field of hurled parts and bodywork was spread over 150 meters. Three marshals were struck by the debris. One of them, Thierry Mabillat was killed, struck in the chest by a detached piece of the guard rail. Two of his colleagues were seriously injured, Claude Hertault and Serge David, who lost an arm.
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In 1983 Boutsen drove in the European Touring Car Championship and in World Sportscar races, where he won at Monza with [[Bob Wollek]].
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In 1983 he paid $500,000 for a drive in Formula One, and made his debut with Arrows at the [[1983 Belgian Grand Prix]], but a greater opportunity came when he moved to Benetton in 1987. In 1989 [[Frank Williams]] signed him on a two-year contract, and he won the rain-soaked [[1989 Canadian Grand Prix|Canadian Grand Prix]] and [[1989 Australian Grand Prix|Australian Grand Prix]]. In 1990 he scored a victory in the [[1990 Hungarian Grand Prix|Hungarian Grand Prix]] over his friend [[Ayrton Senna]]'s [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]-[[Honda Racing F1|Honda]]. In 1991 he moved to Ligier and from there to replace [[Ivan Capelli]] at Jordan in 1993, after which he retired from Formula One. Boutsen briefly drove sports cars in the US, driving for Champion Racing in a Porsche, alongside [[Bill Adam]] and Hans Stuck.  The trio finished 2nd in class at the [[24 Hours of Daytona]] in 1997.  After a crash at [[24 Hours of Le Mans|Le Mans]] in 1999 he retired from racing altogether.
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Today Thierry Boutsen runs his own company, [[Boutsen Aviation]], in [[Monaco]]. He also owns a [[Renault Mégane Renault Sport#Renault Sport Mégane Trophy|Mégane Trophy]] racing team.
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==Complete Formula One results==
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([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%" border=1 cellpadding=3
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|- tr BGCOLOR="darkred"
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! Year
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! Team
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! Chassis
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! Engine
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! 1
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! 2
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! 3
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! 4
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! 5
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! 6
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! 7
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! 8
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! 9
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! 10
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! 11
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! 12
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! 13
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! 14
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! 15
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! 16
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! WDC
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! Points
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|-
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| [[1983 Formula One season|1983]]
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! [[Arrows|Arrows Racing Team]]
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! [[Arrows]] [[Arrows A6|A6]]
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! [[Cosworth]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
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| [[1983 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br /><small></small>
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| [[1983 United States Grand Prix West|USW]]<br /><small></small>
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| [[1983 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small></small>
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| [[1983 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br /><small></small>
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| [[1983 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small></small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1983 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1983 United States Grand Prix East|USE]]<br /><small>7</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1983 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br /><small>7</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1983 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>15</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1983 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>9</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1983 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small>13</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1983 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br /><small>14</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1983 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1983 European Grand Prix|EUR]]<br /><small>11</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1983 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br /><small>9</small>
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|
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! -
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! 0
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|-
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|rowspan=2| [[1984 Formula One season|1984]]
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!rowspan=2| [[R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company|Barclay]] [[Nordica (Company)|Nordica]] [[Arrows]] [[BMW in motorsport|BMW]]
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! [[Arrows]] [[Arrows A6|A6]]
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! [[Cosworth]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1984 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br /><small>6</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1984 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br /><small>12</small>
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||
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1984 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br /><small>5</small>
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||
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||
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||
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||
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||
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!rowspan=2| 15th
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!rowspan=2| 5
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|-
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! [[Arrows]] [[Arrows A7|A7]]
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! [[BMW in motorsport|BMW]] [[Straight-4|Str-4]] ([[Turbo-charged|t/c]])
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||
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1984 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1984 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>11</small>
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|bgcolor="#FFCFCF"| [[1984 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small>DNQ</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1984 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1984 United States Grand Prix East|USE]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1984 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1984 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1984 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1984 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small>5</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1984 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1984 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>10</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1984 European Grand Prix|EUR]]<br /><small>9</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1984 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|-
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| [[1985 Formula One season|1985]]
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! [[R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company|Barclay]] [[Arrows]] [[BMW in motorsport|BMW]]
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! [[Arrows]] [[Arrows A8|A8]]
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! [[BMW in motorsport|BMW]] [[Straight-4]] ([[Turbo-charged|t/c]])
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1985 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br /><small>11</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1985 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| [[1985 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br /><small>2</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1985 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small>9</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1985 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br /><small>9</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1985 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br /><small>7</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1985 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>9</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1985 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1985 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>4</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1985 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small>8</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1985 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1985 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>9</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1985 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>10</small>
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1985 European Grand Prix|EUR]]<br /><small>6</small>
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1985 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br /><small>6</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1985 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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! 11th
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! 11
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|-
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|rowspan=2| [[1986 Formula One season|1986]]
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!rowspan=2| [[R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company|Barclay]] [[Arrows]] [[BMW in motorsport|BMW]]
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! [[Arrows]] [[Arrows A8|A8]]
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! rowspan=2| [[BMW in motorsport|BMW]] [[Straight-4]] ([[Turbo-charged|t/c]])
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1986 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1986 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>7</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1986 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br /><small>7</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1986 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small>8</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1986 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1986 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1986 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1986 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1986 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1986 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1986 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>7</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1986 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]<br /><small>10</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1986 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]<br /><small>7</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1986 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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!rowspan=2| -
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!rowspan=2| 0
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|-
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! [[Arrows]] [[Arrows A9|A9]]
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1986 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1986 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|-
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| [[1987 Formula One season|1987]]
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! [[Benetton Formula|Benetton Formula Ltd.]]
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! [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] [[Benetton B187|B187]]
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! [[Cosworth]]<br>[[V6 engine|V6]] ([[Turbo-charged|t/c]])
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1987 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br /><small>5</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1987 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1987 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1987 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1987 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1987 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1987 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>7</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1987 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1987 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br /><small>4</small>
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1987 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small>4</small>
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1987 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>5</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1987 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]<br /><small>14</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1987 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>16</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1987 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1987 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br /><small>5</small>
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|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[1987 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br /><small>3</small>
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! 8th
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! 16
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|-
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| [[1988 Formula One season|1988]]
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! [[Benetton Formula|Benetton Formula Ltd.]]
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! [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] [[Benetton B188|B188]]
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! [[Cosworth]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1988 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br /><small>7</small>
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1988 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br /><small>4</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1988 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small>8</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1988 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]<br /><small>8</small>
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|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[1988 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br /><small>3</small>
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|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[1988 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br /><small>3</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1988 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1988 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1988 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>6</small>
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|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[1988 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br /><small>3</small>
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|bgcolor="#000000" style="color: #ffffff"| [[1988 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>DSQ</small>
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1988 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>6</small>
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|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[1988 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]<br /><small>3</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1988 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>9</small>
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|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[1988 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br /><small>3</small>
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1988 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br /><small>5</small>
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! 4th
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! 27
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|-
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|rowspan=2| [[1989 Formula One season|1989]]
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!rowspan=2| [[Canon (company)|Canon]] [[WilliamsF1|Williams Team]]
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! [[WilliamsF1|Williams]] [[Williams FW12|FW12C]]
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! rowspan=2| [[Renault F1|Renault]] [[V10 engine|V10]]
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1989 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1989 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br /><small>4</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1989 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small>10</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1989 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1989 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br /><small>6</small>
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|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| [[1989 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br /><small>1</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1989 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1989 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>10</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1989 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[1989 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br /><small>3</small>
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1989 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>4</small>
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|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[1989 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>3</small>
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|
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|
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|
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!rowspan=2| 5th
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!rowspan=2| 37
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|-
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! [[WilliamsF1|Williams]] [[Williams FW13|FW13]]
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|
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|
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|
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1989 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1989 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[1989 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br /><small>3</small>
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|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| [[1989 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br /><small>1</small>
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|-
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| [[1990 Formula One season|1990]]
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! [[Canon (company)|Canon]] [[WilliamsF1|Williams]] [[Renault F1|Renault]]
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! [[WilliamsF1|Williams]] [[Williams F13|FW13B]]
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! [[Renault F1|Renault]] [[V10 engine|V10]]
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|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[1990 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br /><small>3</small>
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1990 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br /><small>5</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1990 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1990 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small>4</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1990 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1990 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]<br /><small>5</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1990 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| [[1990 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>2</small>
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| ''[[1990 German Grand Prix|GER]]''<br /><small>6</small>
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|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''[[1990 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]'''<br /><small>1</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1990 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1990 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1990 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1990 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>4</small>
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1990 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br /><small>5</small>
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1990 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br /><small>5</small>
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! 6th
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! 34
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|-
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| rowspan="2" | [[1991 Formula One season|1991]]
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! rowspan="2" | [[Ligier]] [[Gitanes]]
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! [[Ligier]] [[Ligier JS35|JS35]]
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! rowspan="2" | [[Lamborghini]] [[V10 engine|V10]]
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1991 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1991 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br /><small>10</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1991 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br /><small>7</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1991 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small>7</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1991 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1991 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]<br /><small>8</small>
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|
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|
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|
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|
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! rowspan="2" | -
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! rowspan="2" | 0
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|-
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! [[Ligier]] [[Ligier JS35|JS35B]]
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1991 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>12</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1991 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1991 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>9</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1991 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br /><small>17</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1991 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>11</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1991 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1991 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]<br /><small>16</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1991 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1991 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br /><small>9</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1991 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|-
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| [[1992 Formula One season|1992]]
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! [[Ligier]] [[Gitanes|Gitanes Blondes]]
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! [[Ligier]] [[Ligier JS37|JS37]]
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! [[Renault F1|Renault]] [[V10 engine|V10]]
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1992 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1992 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]<br /><small>10</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1992 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1992 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1992 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1992 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small>12</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1992 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br /><small>10</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1992 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1992 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>10</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1992 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>7</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1992 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1992 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1992 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1992 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]<br /><small>8</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1992 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1992 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br /><small>5</small>
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! 14th
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! 2
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|-
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| [[1993 Formula One season|1993]]
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! [[Sasol]] [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]]
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! [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]] [[Jordan 193|193]]
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! [[Brian Hart Ltd.|Hart]] [[V10 engine|V10]]
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| [[1993 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br /><small></small>
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| [[1993 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br /><small></small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1993 European Grand Prix|EUR]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1993 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1993 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>11</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1993 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1993 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br /><small>12</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1993 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>11</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1993 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1993 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>13</small>
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1993 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br /><small>9</small>
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1993 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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| [[1993 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small></small>
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| [[1993 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]<br /><small></small>
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| [[1993 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br /><small></small>
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| [[1993 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br /><small></small>
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! -
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! 0
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|}
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*[http://www.boutsen.com Boutsen Aviation official website]
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{{24 Hours of Daytona winners}}
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[[Category:European Formula Two Championship drivers]]
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[[Category:European Formula Three Championship drivers]]
  
 
==External link==
 
==External link==
 
*[http://www.boutsen.com Boutsen Aviation official website]
 
*[http://www.boutsen.com Boutsen Aviation official website]

Revision as of 08:28, 17 August 2008

Thierry Boutsen helmet.jpg
Thierry Boutsen
Nationality Belgian
Years 1983-1993
Team(s) Arrows, Benetton, Williams, Ligier and Jordan
Races 164
Championships 0
Wins 3
Podiums 15
Poles 1
Fastest laps 1
First race 1983 Belgian Grand Prix
First win 1989 Canadian Grand Prix
Last win 1990 Hungarian Grand Prix
Last race 1993 Belgian Grand Prix


Thierry Marc Boutsen (born July 13 1957 in Brussels, Belgium) is a former racing driver who raced for the Arrows, Benetton, Williams, Ligier and Jordan teams in Formula One.

Career

Boutsen driving for Arrows at the 1984 United States Grand Prix.
Boutsen driving for Benetton at the 1988 Canadian Grand Prix.

In 1977 Boutsen entered the Belgian Formula Ford 1600 championship and won it in 1978 with 15 victories in 18 races. For 1979 he moved to Formula 3, winning three races in 1980 and second place in the title race, behind Michele Alboreto. In 1981 he moved to Formula 2 and was again second in the championship, this time behind Geoff Lees. The 1981 24 Hours of Le Mans started at 15h00 - one hour earlier than usual due to the general elections.

At 16h06 Thierry Boutsen suffered a massive accident just after the Hunaudières kink, some 400 meters before the Mulsanne bosse (the "hump") when his WM P81-Peugeot was traveling at some 350 km/h. A suspension piece had failed and the car hit the guard-rail losing the entire rear end. Boutsen was untouched, but the debris field of hurled parts and bodywork was spread over 150 meters. Three marshals were struck by the debris. One of them, Thierry Mabillat was killed, struck in the chest by a detached piece of the guard rail. Two of his colleagues were seriously injured, Claude Hertault and Serge David, who lost an arm.

In 1983 Boutsen drove in the European Touring Car Championship and in World Sportscar races, where he won at Monza with Bob Wollek.

In 1983 he paid $500,000 for a drive in Formula One, and made his debut with Arrows at the 1983 Belgian Grand Prix, but a greater opportunity came when he moved to Benetton in 1987. In 1989 Frank Williams signed him on a two-year contract, and he won the rain-soaked Canadian Grand Prix and Australian Grand Prix. In 1990 he scored a victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix over his friend Ayrton Senna's McLaren-Honda. In 1991 he moved to Ligier and from there to replace Ivan Capelli at Jordan in 1993, after which he retired from Formula One. Boutsen briefly drove sports cars in the US, driving for Champion Racing in a Porsche, alongside Bill Adam and Hans Stuck. The trio finished 2nd in class at the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1997. After a crash at Le Mans in 1999 he retired from racing altogether.

Today Thierry Boutsen runs his own company, Boutsen Aviation, in Monaco. He also owns a Mégane Trophy racing team.

Complete Formula One results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points
1983 Arrows Racing Team Arrows A6 Cosworth V8 BRA
 USW
 FRA
 SMR
 MON
 BEL
Ret 		USE
7 		CAN
7 		GBR
15 		GER
9 		AUT
13 		NED
14 		ITA
Ret 		EUR
11 		RSA
9 		- 0
1984 Barclay Nordica Arrows BMW Arrows A6 Cosworth V8 BRA
6 		RSA
12 		SMR
5 		15th 5
Arrows A7 BMW Str-4 (t/c) BEL
Ret 		FRA
11 		MON
DNQ 		CAN
Ret 		USE
Ret 		USA
Ret 		GBR
Ret 		GER
Ret 		AUT
5 		NED
Ret 		ITA
10 		EUR
9 		POR
Ret
1985 Barclay Arrows BMW Arrows A8 BMW Straight-4 (t/c) BRA
11 		POR
Ret 		SMR
2 		MON
9 		CAN
9 		USA
7 		FRA
9 		GBR
Ret 		GER
4 		AUT
8 		NED
Ret 		ITA
9 		BEL
10 		EUR
6 		RSA
6 		AUS
Ret 		11th 11
1986 Barclay Arrows BMW Arrows A8 BMW Straight-4 (t/c) BRA
Ret 		ESP
7 		SMR
7 		MON
8 		BEL
Ret 		CAN
Ret 		USA
Ret 		FRA
Ret 		GBR
Ret 		HUN
Ret 		ITA
7 		POR
10 		MEX
7 		AUS
Ret 		- 0
Arrows A9 GER
Ret 		AUT
Ret
1987 Benetton Formula Ltd. Benetton B187 Cosworth
V6 (t/c) 		BRA
5 		SMR
Ret 		BEL
Ret 		MON
Ret 		USA
Ret 		FRA
Ret 		GBR
7 		GER
Ret 		HUN
4 		AUT
4 		ITA
5 		POR
14 		ESP
16 		MEX
Ret 		JPN
5 		AUS
3 		8th 16
1988 Benetton Formula Ltd. Benetton B188 Cosworth V8 BRA
7 		SMR
4 		MON
8 		MEX
8 		CAN
3 		USA
3 		FRA
Ret 		GBR
Ret 		GER
6 		HUN
3 		BEL
DSQ 		ITA
6 		POR
3 		ESP
9 		JPN
3 		AUS
5 		4th 27
1989 Canon Williams Team Williams FW12C Renault V10 BRA
Ret 		SMR
4 		MON
10 		MEX
Ret 		USA
6 		CAN
1 		FRA
Ret 		GBR
10 		GER
Ret 		HUN
3 		BEL
4 		ITA
3 		5th 37
Williams FW13 POR
Ret 		ESP
Ret 		JPN
3 		AUS
1
1990 Canon Williams Renault Williams FW13B Renault V10 USA
3 		BRA
5 		SMR
Ret 		MON
4 		CAN
Ret 		MEX
5 		FRA
Ret 		GBR
2 		GER
6 		HUN
1 		BEL
Ret 		ITA
Ret 		POR
Ret 		ESP
4 		JPN
5 		AUS
5 		6th 34
1991 Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS35 Lamborghini V10 USA
Ret 		BRA
10 		SMR
7 		MON
7 		CAN
Ret 		MEX
8 		- 0
Ligier JS35B FRA
12 		GBR
Ret 		GER
9 		HUN
17 		BEL
11 		ITA
Ret 		POR
16 		ESP
Ret 		JPN
9 		AUS
Ret
1992 Ligier Gitanes Blondes Ligier JS37 Renault V10 RSA
Ret 		MEX
10 		BRA
Ret 		ESP
Ret 		SMR
Ret 		MON
12 		CAN
10 		FRA
Ret 		GBR
10 		GER
7 		HUN
Ret 		BEL
Ret 		ITA
Ret 		POR
8 		JPN
Ret 		AUS
5 		14th 2
1993 Sasol Jordan Jordan 193 Hart V10 RSA
 BRA
 EUR
Ret 		SMR
Ret 		ESP
11 		MON
Ret 		CAN
12 		FRA
11 		GBR
Ret 		GER
13 		HUN
9 		BEL
Ret 		ITA
 POR
 JPN
 AUS
 - 0



24 Hours of Daytona winners
Five-time Hurley Haywood
Four-time Peter Gregg · Pedro Rodríguez ·Rolf Stommelen · Bob Wollek
Three-time Derek Bell · Butch Leitzinger · Scott Pruett · Brian Redman ·Andy Wallace
Two-time Mauro Baldi ·

Elliott Forbes-Robinson · A. J. Foyt · Al Holbert · Jan Lammers · Ken Miles · Juan Pablo Montoya · John Paul, Jr. · Lloyd Ruby · Wayne Taylor · Didier Theys · Al Unser, Jr.

One-time Amon ·

J. Andretti · M. Andretti · Angelelli · Ballot-Léna · Bandini · Barber · Beretta · Bergmeister · Bernhard · Boesel · Borcheller · Bouchut · Boutsen · Brundle · Collard · Dismore · Dixon · Donohue · Dupuy · Durán · Duxbury · Dyson · Elford · Fellows · Field · Fittipaldi · Fitzpatrick · Franchitti · Fréon · Garretson · Gentilozzi · Graves · Gurney · Hasemi · Helmick · Henn · Herrmann · Hezemans · Hill · Hoshino · Ickx · Jelinski · Joest · D. Jones · P. Jones · Kinnunen · Kneifel · Krages · Lässig · Lavaggi · Lienhard · Luyendyk · Martin · Mears · Merl · Millen · Moran · Moretti · Neerpasch · Nielsen · O'Connell · Oliver · Ongais · Pace · Papis · Parsons · Paul, Sr. · Pescarolo · Pilgrim · Rahal · Robinson · Rojas · Schneider · Schrom · Sharp · Siffert · Suzuki · Unser, Sr. · van der Merwe · Weaver · Wendlinger · Werner · Wheldon

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