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Life Racing Engines was an Italian constructor from Modena that completed very unsuccessfully in 1990. The team was founded by Ernesto Vita (whose surname is Italian for "Life") and drivers Gary Brabham and Bruno Giacomelli drove the fourteen races the team entered.

The engine, the F35, was a unique W12 engine, initially designed by former Ferrari engineer Franco Rocchi. Vita purchased the rights to the W12 design and attempted to sell it to an F1 team for 1989. Vita was unable to secure any contracts and decided to make his own car for the engine.

Vita purchased the FIRST chassis, the F189 (which was based on a Formula 3000 car), made some changes, fitted his engine, and named it the L190. It was overweight, down on power, difficult to drive and very unreliable. Brabham was tasked with the car for his début.

For the first race at the United States Grand Prix, Brabham failed to pre-qualify by over half a minute, and after not a setting a time at Brazil, the Australian left to be replaced by veteran Giacomelli, who had not raced in F1 for seven years. Giacomelli never got near to pre-qualifying, and the team ditched the W12 for the Portuguese Grand Prix. The new Judd V8 engine did not fit the oversized engine cover, and it flew off the car. The team did not turn up for the final two races and were not heard from again.

Formula One adventure

W12 engine development

Obtaining the chassis

1990 season

Post-F1

F1 Summary

Year	Car	Engine	Tyre	Drivers	Rounds	Test Driver	WCC Pts	WCC Pos	Report
1990	L190	Life Judd	G	Gary Brabham Bruno Giacomelli	1–2 3–14	Franco Scapini	0 0	NC NC	Report

Statistics

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Complete Formula One Results

Complete Formula One results
Driver	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	WCC Pts	WCC Pos
1990
Brabham	L190	DNPQ	DNPQ															0	NC
Giacomelli	L190			DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ			0	NC

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 {{Infobox Constructor
-|image     = <!--Logo of team-->
+|image     = [[File:Life logo F1.png]]
 |nation    = {{Flag|ITA}}
 |years     = 1989–1990
 |founder   = [[Ernesto Vita]]
-|staff     = [[Oliver Piazzi]]
+|staff     = [[Gianni Marelli]] <br /> [[Oliver Piazzi]]
-|drivers   = [[Gary Brabham]] <br> [[Bruno Giacomelli]]
+|drivers   = [[Gary Brabham]] <br /> [[Bruno Giacomelli]]
 |f1years   = {{F1|1990}}
 |races     = 14
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 Vita purchased the {{First-CON}} chassis, the [[First F189|F189]] (which was based on a [[Formula 3000]] car), made some changes, fitted his engine, and named it the [[Life L190|L190]].  It was overweight, down on power, difficult to drive and very unreliable.  Brabham was tasked with the car for his début.
-For the first race at the {{F1 GP|1990|United States}}, Brabham failed to pre-qualify by over half a minute, and after not a setting a time at [[1990 Brazilian Grand Prix|Brazil]], the Australian left to be replaced by veteran Giacomelli, who had not raced in F1 for seven years.  Giacomelli never got near to pre-qualifying, and the ditched the W12 for the {{F1 GP|1990|Italian}}.  The new {{Judd-ENG}} [[V8]] engine did not fit the large engine, and it flew off the car.  The team did not turn up for the final two races and was not heard from again.
+For the first race at the {{F1 GP|1990|United States}}, Brabham failed to pre-qualify by over half a minute, and after not a setting a time at [[1990 Brazilian Grand Prix|Brazil]], the Australian left to be replaced by veteran Giacomelli, who had not raced in F1 for seven years.  Giacomelli never got near to pre-qualifying, and the team ditched the W12 for the {{F1 GP|1990|Portuguese}}.  The new {{Judd-ENG}} [[V8]] engine did not fit the oversized engine cover, and it flew off the car.  The team did not turn up for the final two races and were not heard from again.
+==Formula One adventure==
-__TOC__
+===W12 engine development===
-{{Clear}}
+===Obtaining the chassis===
-==Background==
-<!--Background and History-->
+===1990 season===
-==Prior to Formula One World Championship==
-<!--If Appropriate-->
+===Post-F1===
-==Formula One World Championship==
-<!--Detailed history of F1 participation-->
 ==F1 Summary==
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+{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%; font-size:90%"
-!Year!!Car!!Engine!!Tyre!!Drivers!!Rounds!!WCC Pts!!WCC Pos!!Report
+!Year!!Car!!Engine!!Tyre!!Drivers!!Rounds!!Test Driver!!WCC Pts!!WCC Pos!!Report
 |-
 ! {{F1|1990}}
-| [[Life L190|L190]] || {{Life-ENG}} <br> {{Judd-ENG}} || {{Goodyear}} || {{AUS}} [[Gary Brabham]] <br> {{ITA}} [[Bruno Giacomelli]] || 1–2 <br> 3–14 || 0 <br> 0 || NC <br> NC || [[1990 Life Season|Report]]
+| [[Life L190|L190]] || {{Life-ENG}} <br> {{Judd-ENG}} || {{Goodyear}} || {{AUS}} [[Gary Brabham]] <br> {{ITA}} [[Bruno Giacomelli]] || 1–2 <br> 3–14 || {{ITA}} [[Franco Scapini]] || 0 <br> 0 || NC <br> NC || [[1990 Life Season|Report]]
 |}
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 ==Complete Formula One Results==
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 |rowspan=2| [[Life L190|L190]]
 |{{DNPQ}} || {{DNPQ}} || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
-!rowspan=2| 0 <br> 0
+!rowspan=2| 0
-!rowspan=2| NC <br> NC
+!rowspan=2| NC
 |- style="background-color:Gainsboro"
 |[[Bruno Giacomelli|Giacomelli]]
 | || || {{DNPQ}} || {{DNPQ}} || {{DNPQ}} || {{DNPQ}} || {{DNPQ}} || {{DNPQ}} || {{DNPQ}} || {{DNPQ}} || {{DNPQ}} || {{DNPQ}} || {{DNPQ}} || {{DNPQ}} || ||
+|-
-{{Career Results end}}
+|colspan=20|
+|}
 ==Notes==
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 ==External links==
 * [[Wikipedia:Life Racing Engines|Wikipedia article]]
-* [http://f1rejects.com/teams/life/index.html F1 Rejects profile]
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20131023104936/http://www.f1rejects.com/teams/life/index.html F1 Rejects profile (archived)]
 * [http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2009/06/29/life-l190-%E2%80%93-the-worst-f1-car-ever-%E2%80%93-to-run-at-goodwood-festival-of-speed/ F1 Fanatic article]
+* [http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/con-life.html GP Encyclopedia article]
+* [http://counter-x.net/f1/life/index.html Counter-X profile]
+* [http://jalopnik.com/half-assed-embarrassing-and-dumb-the-story-of-f1s-wo-1566824107 Blog post on Jalopnik]
+==Further reading==
+* {{cite book|editor1-last=Constanduros |editor1-first=Bob |year=1990 |title=FIA Formula 1 World Championship 90 |location=London |publisher=Piccadilly Promotion |chapter=Team Talk |page=69 |isbn=1-873199-00-7}}
+{{Life Racing Engines}}
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 [[Category:Constructors]]
 [[Category:Italian Constructors]]
 [[Category:1990 Début Constructors]]
+[[Category:Defunct Teams]]
 [[Category:Life Racing Engines| ]]

V T E	Life Racing Engines
Seasons 1990 (Report)
Drivers Gary Brabham · Bruno Giacomelli · Franco Scapini (test driver)
Personnel Ernesto Vita · Gianni Marelli · Oliver Piazzi
Car L190
Engine F35
Related Franco Rocchi · Richard Divila · FIRST Racing