Ivan Capelli

Ivan Capelli (born May 24, 1963) is a Italian former Formula One driver who conpeted in the sport from 1985 to 1993, driving for Tyrrell, AGS, March, Leyton House, Ferrari and Jordan.

He is currently a Formula One commentator on the Italian TV station Rai 1.

Formula One CareerEdit

1985: TyrrellEdit

Capelli made his début at the European Grand Prix at the new Nürburgring, being the second driver alongside Martin Brundle. He qualfiied 24th on the grid, 8 places behind his teammate, but retired from an accident on lap 44. For the next race at South Africa, the seat instead went to Philippe Streiff, but Capelli got the seat for the final race at the Australian Grand Prix, which he finished 4th on the race, his first points finish in his F1 career.

1986: AGSEdit

Capelli drove for two races for the French newcomer team AGS. In Italy, Capelli qualified 25th on the grid, 9 seconds off to polesitter Teo Fabi and ahead of both Osella cars. A tyre puncture on lap 31 prevented him from finishing the race. He qualified 25th again on the next race in Portugal, but retired from a transmission problem on lap 6.

1987-1991: MarchEdit

1992: FerrariEdit

1993: JordanEdit

Capelli signed for Jordan for the 1993 season alongside Rubens Barrichello, but after two poor races and failing to qualify for the Brazilian Grand Prix, his Formula One career was over, leading to him retiring from Formula One.

Formula One Statistical OverviewEdit

Formula One RecordEdit

Career StatisticsEdit

Career ResultsEdit

Complete Formula One results
Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Pts	Pos
1985																	3	17th
														Ret		4th
1986																	0	NC
													Ret	Ret
1987																	1	19th
	DNS	Ret	Ret	6th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10th	11th	13th	9th	12th	Ret	Ret	Ret
1988																	17	7th
	Ret	Ret	10th	16th	5th	DNS	9th	Ret	5th	Ret	3rd	5th	2nd	Ret	Ret	6th
1989																	0	NC
	Ret	Ret	11th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	12th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
1990																	6	10th
	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	10th	DNQ	2nd	Ret	7th	Ret	7th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
1991																	1	18th
	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	6th	Ret	8th	17th	Ret		[1]
1992																	3	13th
	Ret	Ret	5th	10th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	9th	Ret	6th	Ret	Ret	Ret
1993																	0	NC
	Ret	DNQ

NotesEdit

1. ↑ Race stopped after 14/81 Laps. Half points awarded