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[Sunshine_Baby_[IT]]

I'll post my predictions too from 1981:


1981: De Angelis
1982: Watson
1983: Watson
1984: Lauda
1985: Johansson
1986: Johansson
1987: Palmer
1988: Boutsen
1989: Cheever
1990: Larini
1991: De Cesaris
1992: Alboreto
1993: Christian Fittipaldi
1994: Panis
1995: Salo
1996: Salo
1997: Salo again!!
1998: Alesi
1999: R Schumacher
2000: Salo
2001: Alesi
2002: Heidfeld
2003: Button
2004: Fisichella
2005: R Schumacher
2006: Liuzzi
2007: Coulthard
2008: Heidfeld
2009: Glock
2010: Kobayashi
2011: Alguersuari


Quite a few different there!

Why did you wrote white on light grey?
Did you think that your prediction is so wrong that no one had to read it?

[Aerospeed]

I'll post my predictions too from 1981:


1981: De Angelis
1982: Watson
1983: Watson
1984: Lauda
1985: Johansson
1986: Johansson
1987: Palmer
1988: Boutsen
1989: Cheever
1990: Larini
1991: De Cesaris
1992: Alboreto
1993: Christian Fittipaldi
1994: Panis
1995: Salo
1996: Salo
1997: Salo again!!
1998: Alesi
1999: R Schumacher
2000: Salo
2001: Alesi
2002: Heidfeld
2003: Button
2004: Fisichella
2005: R Schumacher
2006: Liuzzi
2007: Coulthard
2008: Heidfeld
2009: Glock
2010: Kobayashi
2011: Alguersuari


Quite a few different there!

Why did you wrote white on light grey?
Did you think that your prediction is so wrong that no one had to read it?

To make sure that there isn't any spoilers or what not.

[QuickYoda41]

Great stuff!

The same goes for Graham Hill

[James1978]

I wrote them that way so people who don't want to read predictions can avoid seeing them.

[WaffleCat]

1975 Season



1.Mark Donohue-60 pos.
2.Wilson Fittipaldi-59 pos.
3.Lella Lombardi-57 pos.
4.Jochen Mass-53 pos.
5.Alan Jones-50 pos.
6.Tom Pryce-49 pos.
7.Jacky Ickx-45 pos.
8.Bob Evans-38 pos.
9.Gijs van Lennep-37 pos.
10.Rolf Stommelen-31 pos.
11.James Hunt-27 pos.
12.Tony Brise-26 pos.
13.Patrick Depailler-25 pos.
14.Mario Andretti-24 pos.
=.Ronnie Peterson-24 pos.
16.Harald Ertl-23 pos.
17.Emerson Fittipaldi-22 pos.
=.John Watson-22 pos.
19.Carlos Reutemann-20 pos.
20.Graham Hill-19 pos.
21.Chris Amon-18 pos.
=.Jacques Laffite-18 pos.
23.Arturo Merzario-15 pos.
=.Brett Lunger-15 pos.
25.Guy Tunmer-14 pos.
26.Jim Crawford-12 pos.
27.Torsten Palm-11 pos.
28.John Nicholson-9 pos.
=.Eddie Keizan-9 pos.
=.Jean-Pierre Jabouille-9 pos.
31.Renzo Zorzi-8 pos.
=.Vittorio Brambilla-8 pos.
=.Damien Magee-8 pos.
34.Ian Scheckter-7 pos.
35.Dave Charlton-6 pos.
36.Dave Morgan-5 pos.
=.Brian Henton-5 pos.
=.Carlos Pace-5 pos.
=.Hans Joachim Stuck-5 pos.
40.Jean Pierre Jarier- -1 pos.
41.Clay Regazzoni- -6 pos.
=.Jody Scheckter- -6 pos.
43.Niki Lauda- -15 pos.

Average this Season:20.2 positions gained

Race Winners
Buenos Aires-Graham Hill
Interlagos-Mario Andretti
Kylami-Guy Tumner
Montjuic-Lella Lombardi
Monte-Carlo-Jochen Mass
Zolder-Wilson Fittipaldi
Anderstorp-Torsten Palm/Mark Donohe/Mario Andretti/Tony Brise
Zandvoort-Wilson Fittipaldi
Paul Ricard-Mario Andretti
Silverstone-Alan Jones
Nurburgring-Lella Lombardi/Gijs van Lennep
Osterreichring-Tom Pryce
Monza-Arturo Merzario
Watkins Glen-Wilson Fittipaldi

A shock title victory in what was overall a tragic,yet exciting year for the sport.The year started off as usual for Graham Hill,taking the season opener.However,the legend retired mid-season with three championships and thirteen race victories.In a tragic twist of irony,however,Hill was killed that very same year when his plane crashed into a golf course,killing him and up-and-comer Tony Brise,who looked promising with a win in Sweden.

In the race situation,Mark Donohue was the latest hot driver in the field.Unfortunately for Donohue,his car would crash in final practice for the Austrian Grand Prix,which left Lella Lombardi a clear,open shot for the title.However,two bad races for her allowed Wilson Fittipaldi to catch right up,but he needed a miracle result at the Glen to take the championship.Lombardi was entering that race,too,with the late Donohue still leading the championship.

Right off the bat Lombardi had problems as she couldn't get the ignition to start.That's when Jacques Laffite poured visor-cleaning fluid in his eyes to give Lombardi another shot to race.Stupid or not,Laffite's plan didn't work out as Lombardi was inefficently proportioned to squeeze into Laffite's car.This left Wilson Fittipaldi left with a chance to win,should he climb up to 9th place.He banked on the high attrition of the race,including Clay Regazzoni withdrawing from the race to try and helf Fittipaldi win.However,he did his math wrong.He coasted along in 10th and last,thinking that the amount of positions he gained in the race was enough.It wasn't enough.Mark Donohue was the first posthumous champion in the history of the sport.In a poignant moment,the original Hard Charger trophy,given out since 1950,was buried at the exact same spot Donohue was killed as a sign of respect for the fallen champion.The original Hard Charger gold medals,given out along with the trophy,were also buried next to the golf course where Graham Hill's plane crashed.A sad year overall for racing.

(I made the very last bit up,of course,so don't go around the Red Bull Ring looking for a trophy in the woods.)

[dr-baker]

Wow, Lella Lombardi a race winner and so close to a championship!

[WaffleCat]

1976 Season



1.Alan Jones-89 pos.
2.Tom Pryce-79 pos.
3.Jochen Mass-65 pos.
4.Harald Ertl-63 pos.
5.John Watson-62 pos.
6.Brett Lunger-61 pos.
7.Jean-Pierre Jarier-58 pos.
8.Michel Leclere-52 pos.
9.Jacky Ickx-40 pos.
=.Jody Scheckter-40 pos.
=.Emerson Fittipaldi-40 pos.
12.Henri Pescarolo-31 pos.
13.Carlos Pace-29 pos.
14.Gunnar Nilsson-28 pos.
=.Hans Joachim Stuck-28 pos.
16.Patrick Depailler-27 pos.
=.Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi-27 pos.
18.Larry Perkins-25 pos.
19.Rolf Stommelen-22 pos.
20.Guy Edwards-21 pos.
21.Lella Lombardi-20 pos.
22.Mario Andretti-18 pos.
23.Chris Amon-17 pos.
24.Arturo Merzario-16 pos.
25.Noritake Takahara-15 pos.
26.Bob Evans-13 pos.
27.Loris Kessel-11 pos.
28.Alex Ribeiro-10 pos.
29.Ingo Hoffman-9 pos.
=.Warwick Brown-9 pos.
31.Renzo Zorzi-8 pos.
=.Patrick Neve-8 pos.
=.Carlos Reutemann-8 pos.
34.Niki Lauda-7 pos.
35.Clay Regazzoni-5 pos.
36.Jacques Laffite-2 pos.
37.Vittorio Brambilla-1 pos.
38.Mashiro Hasemi- -1 pos.
=.James Hunt- -1 pos.
40.Ronnie Peterson- -18 pos.

Average this season:26.1 positions gained

Race Winners

Brazil-Jacky Ickx
South Africa-Bob Eans
Long Beach-Emerson Fittipaldi
Spain-Jacky Ickx/Tom Pryce
Belgium-Michel Leclere
Monaco-Tom Pryce
Swedish-Brett Lunger
French-Arturo Merzario
Great British-Tom Pryce/Harald Ertl
German-Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi/Jean-Pierre Jarier/John Watson
Austria-Henri Pescarolo
Netherlands-Rolf Stommelen
Italy-John Watson
Canada-Brett Lunger
USA-Brett Lunger
Japanese-Alan Jones

I bet no one saw that coming.Alan Jones was really silent throughout the year,rarely getting high scores,but somehow,he won the championship 10 points ahead of Tom Pryce,the championship favourite.Also,Michel Leclere gets kicked out of Wolf-Williams while in a prime championship challenging spot,and the exact same thing happened to Jacky Ickx at the very next race!Seems like Walter Wolf and Frank Williams had lost their right minds!They split at the end of that season,I wonder why?

[Gerudo Dragon]

Jos Verstappen will do pretty well.

[WaffleCat]

1977 Season



1.Patrick Neve-81 pos.
2.Brett Lunger-75 pos.
3.Emerson Fittipaldi-72 pos.
4.Rupert Keegan-62 pos.
5.Alex Ribeiro-59 pos.
6.Hans Binder-58 pos.
7.Alan Jones-53 pos.
8.Jean-Pierre Jarier-50 pos.
9.Clay Regazzoni-45 pos.
10.Vittorio Brambilla-39 pos.
=.Jochen Mass-39 pos.
=.Niki Lauda-39 pos.
13.Vern Schuppan-32 pos.
14.Jody Scheckter-29 pos.
15.Hans-Joachim Stuck-28 pos.
16.Ronnie Peterson-27 pos.
17.Carlos Reutemann-25 pos.
18.Harald Ertl-23 pos.
=.Patrick Tambay-23 pos.
20.Ian Scheckter-21 pos.
21.Riccardo Patrese-20 pos.
22.Emilio de Villota-19 pos.
23.Larry Perkins-18 pos.
24.Jacques Laffite-16 pos.
25.Patrick Depailler-15 pos.
=.Danny Ongais-15 pos.
27.Kunimitsu Takahashi-13 pos.
28.David Purley-12 pos.
=.Renzo Zorzi-12 pos.
=.Ingo Hoffman-12 pos.
31.Gunnar Nilsson-9 pos.
32.Brian Henton-8 pos.
33.Jacky Ickx-7 pos.
=.Jackie Oliver-7 pos.
35.Ian Ashley-5 pos.
36.Gilles Villeneuve-3 pos.
37.Kazuyoshi Hoshino-0 pos.
=.Arturo Merzario-0 pos.
39.John Waston- -1 pos.
40.Carlos Pace- -7 pos.
=.Mario Andretti- -7 pos.
42.James Hunt- -10 pos.

Average This Season:24.9 positions gained

Race Winners
Argentina-Emerson Fittipaldi
Brazil-Emerson Fittipaldi/Ingo Hoffman/Renzo Zorzi
South Africa-Brett Lunger
US West-Brian Henton/Patrick Depailler/Gunnar Nilsson/Hans Binder
Spain-Brett Lunger
Monaco-Jacques Laffite
Belgium-Harald Ertl
Sweden-Brett Lunger/Rupert Keegan
French-Emerson Fittipaldi
British-Patrick Neve
German-Vern Schuppan/Alex Ribeiro
Austrian-Alan Jones/Rupert Keegan/Patrick Neve
Dutch-Ian Scheckter
Italy-Patrick Neve
US Regular-Clay Regazzoni/Hans Binder
Canadian-Alex Ribeiro/Danny Ongais
Japan-Kunimitsu Takahashi

Many people were focusing their attention on a tight developing battle between Brett Lunger and Emerson Fittipaldi for most of the season,with Rupert Keegan playing a supporting role in a brilliant film.But then came a plot twist in the form of Patrick Neve,the extra for the first half was putting up several showstopping performances to wow audiences and take all the prizes for himself.The last three races were an anticlimax,however,with Neve and Lunger putting poor performances and Fittipaldi not finishing a race,with all three missing the final scene in Japan,where local boy Kunimitsu Takahashi upsetting the regulars of the F1 circus.

Also,fans have been developing some sort of lore called the "winner's curse",where a former champion will die in early age,such as Johnny Claes in 1955, Louis Rosier in 1956 and Jo Siffert in 1971,or the defending champion will die such as Carol Godin de Beaufort in 1964,Bruce McLaren in 1970 and Graham Hill in 1975.Or even the championship leader would die during the course of the season,like John Taylor in 1966 and Mark Donohue in 1975.Sadly,another one has to be added to that list.Tom Pryce,who was leading the championship up until the very last race in 1976,was killed in a freak accident in South Africa in which he hit a marshal.

[WaffleCat]

1978 Season



1.Didier Pironi-90 pos.
2.Brett Lunger-73 pos.
3.Patrick Tambay-71 pos.
4.Emerson Fittipaldi-64 pos.
5.Patrick Depailler-60 pos.
6.Rolf Stommelen-49 pos.
7.Jochen Mass-46 pos.
8.Rene Arnoux-43 pos.
9.Clay Regazzoni-42 pos.
=.Vittorio Brambilla-42 pos.
11.Hector Rebaque-41 pos.
12.Riccardo Patrese-39 pos.
=.Jacques Laffite-39 pos.
14.John Watson-33 pos.
15.Hans-Joachim Stuck-32 pos.
16.Keijo Rosberg-28 pos.
=.Derek Daly-28 pos.
=.Bruno Giacomelli-28 pos.
19.Jody Scheckter-27 pos.
20.Alan Jones-22 pos.
21.Ronnie Peterson-20 pos.
22.Niki Lauda-18 pos.
=.Nelson Piquet-18 pos.
24.Jean-Pierre Jabouille-15 pos.
25.Rupert Keegan-12 pos.
26.Jacky Ickx-10 pos.
27.Jean-Pierre Jarier-9 pos.
28.Bobby Rahal-8 pos.
29.Harald Ertl-6 pos.
30.James Hunt-3 pos.
31.Gilles Villeneuve-0 pos.
31.Carlos Reutemann- -1 pos.
32.Mario Andretti- -16 pos.

Average this season:30.2 positions gained

Race Winners

Argentine-Brett Lunger
Brazil-Didier Pironi/Jochen Mass
South Africa-Alan Jones
West US-Clay Regazzoni
Monaco-Emerson Fittipaldi
Belgium-Didier Pironi/Brett Lunger
Spanish-Rupert Keegan
Swedish-Clay Regazzoni/Patrick Tambay
French-Jochen Mass
British-Brett Lunger/Vittorio Brambilla
Germany-Hector Rebaque
Austrian-Rene Arnoux
Netherlands-Hector Rebaque
Italy-Nelson Piquet
USA Normal-Rene Arnoux/Patrick Tambay
Canada-Didier Pironi

There were several new faces,all of them French,and took the season by storm,with three French people in the top 5,another one making the top 10,and taking six wins total.Brett Lunger did a fine job considering how many retirements he had and how many DNQs,trying to exploit a tactic of qualifying low and sailing on retirements.Lunger seemed content and left F1 at the end of the season.

[WaffleCat]

1979 Season



1.Jochen Mass-72 pos.
2.John Watson-71 pos.
3.Emerson Fittipaldi-66 pos.
4.Jan Lammers-65 pos.
5.Elio de Angelis-64 pos.
6.Jean-Pierre Jarier-52 pos.
7.Clay Regazzoni-50 pos.
8.Hector Rebaque-43 pos.
9.Patrick Tambay-39 pos.
10.Riccardo Patrese-38 pos.
11.Didier Pironi-34 pos.
12.Carlos Reutemann-33 pos.
13.Hans-Joachim Stuck-32 pos.
14.Jody Scheckter-28 pos.
15.Jacky Ickx-26 pos.
16.Derek Daly-17 pos.
17.Alan Jones-14 pos.
=.Mario Andretti-14 pos.
19.Ricardo Zunino-12 pos.
20.Vittorio Brambilla-10 pos.
=.Patrick Gaillard-10 pos.
22.Geoff Lees-9 pos.
23.Nelson Piquet-8 pos.
=.Jacques Laffite-8 pos.
25.Keijo Rosberg-7 pos.
26.Gilles Villeneuve-6 pos.
27.James Hunt-5 pos.
28.Rene Arnoux-4 pos.
29.Niki Lauda-3 pos.
30.Bruno Giacomelli-0 pos.
31.Patrick Depailler- -4 pos.
32.Jean-Pierre Jabouille- -16 pos.

Average This Season:25.6 positions gaines

Race Winners
Argentina-Derek Daly
Brazillian-Jochen Mass
South Africa-Clay Regazzoni
California-Elio de Angelis
Spainish-Jan Lammers
Belgian-Emerson Fittipaldi
Monagesque-Clay Regazzoni
France-Hector Rebaque
Britian-Hector Rebaque
Germany-Jochen Mass
Austrian-John Watson
Holland-Hector Rebque
Italian-Emerson Fittipaldi
Canadan-Jan Lammers/Ricardo Zunino
New York-Emerson Fittipaldi/Elio de Angelis

And the French revolution ends as instantly as it had started,with Jochen Mass just barely taking the spot left open by the poor-performing Pironi.John Watson was pushing to the very end,but failed to gain enough positions in Watkins Glen to take the title.Also,Hector Rebaque must claim a new record here,as he won every race he finished.

NOTE:I won't be doing as major of a summary as I did on the last two decades,if there if any summary at all.I just feel too bathplugging lazy and my school's coming up,so thats quite difficult to keep up with.

[WaffleCat]

1980 Season



1.Jody Scheckter-77 pos.
2.Jochen Mass-73 pos.
3.Emerson Fittipaldi-67 pos.
4.Derek Daly-63 pos.
5.Jean-Pierre Jarier-53 pos.
6.John Watson-52 pos.
=.Alain Prost-52 pos.
8.Riccardo Patrese-43 pos.
9.Gilles Villeneuve-38 pos.
10.Marc Surer-37 pos.
11.Bruno Giacomelli-33 pos.
12.Keijo Rosberg-32 pos.
13.Rupert Keegan-28 pos.
14.Elio de Angelis-27 pos.
15.Ricardo Zunino-26 pos.
16.Mario Andretti-24 pos.
17.Jacques Laffite-22 pos.
18.Nelson Piquet-21 pos.
19.Jan Lammers-20 pos.
20.Hector Rebaque-18 pos.
21.Didier Pironi-16 pos.
22.Alan Jones-12 pos.
23.Clay Regazzoni-11 pos.
24.Geoff Lees-9 pos.
=.Carlos Reutemann-9 pos.
26.Eddie Cheever-5 pos.
27.Jean-Pierre Jabouille-2 pos.
28.Rene Arnoux- -21 pos.

Average This Season:30.3 positions gained

Race Winners
Argentina-Derek Daly
Brazil-Marc Surer
South Africa-Jochen Mass
US West-Emerson Fittipaldi
Belgian-Keijo Rosberg
Monagesque-Emerson Fittipaldi/Mario Andretti
French-Derek Daly/Gilles Villeneuve/Riccardo Patrese
British-Jody Scheckter
Germany-Bruno Giacomelli
Austrian-Emerson Fittipaldi
Dutch-Jean-Pierre Jarier/Alain Prost
Italian-Alain Prost
Canada-Gilles Villeneuve
US Main-Jody Scheckter

Jochen Mass could have easily had two titles in a row all sewn up,but Jody Scheckter had a very competitive car in his Ferrari which saw him well on his way to the crown.Mass was also hindered by an injury suffert at the Oesterreichring when his car flipped over several times.Mass wasn't the only one with a potential injury that cost him the championship as Alain Prost and Marc Surer both injured themselves at Kylami and missed out on a few more races.Also,Rene Arnoux is not following the obvious trend of being competitive as he floundered his way across the track to lose 21 positions total.

Also,James1978,get ready to see your predicting skills.I know me Pic-king Pic to win the Johnny Claes award this year might have not been the best prediction thus far...

[Sunshine_Baby_[IT]]

Wow, Lella Lombardi a race winner and so close to a championship!

It's great!

[WaffleCat]

James1978,your first prediction was off the mark.A bit off the mark.

1981 Season(Blue stands for James1978's prediction)



1.Marc Surer-95 pos.
2.Eddie Cheever-55 pos.
3.Jacques Laffite-54 pos.
4.Jean-Pierre Jarier-50 pos.
5.Hector Rebaque-46 pos.
=.Elio de Angelis-46 pos.
7.Michele Albotero-43 pos.
8.Siegfried Stohr-38 pos.
9.Slim Borgudd-37 pos.
=.Patrick Tambay-37 pos.
11.Derek Daly-36 pos.
12.Mario Andretti-33 pos.
=.Bruno Giacomelli-33 pos.
14.Andrea de Cesaris-30 pos.
15.Eliseo Salazar-28 pos.
16.Didier Pironi-27 pos.
17.Nigel Mansell-25 pos.
18.Ricardo Zunino-22 pos.
=.John Watson-22 pos.
20.Chico Serra-21 pos.
21.Keijo Rosberg-16 pos.
22.Riccardo Patrese-14 pos.
23.Brian Henton-13 pos.
24.Jan Lammers-11 pos.
=.Piercarlo Ghinzani-11 pos.
26.Gilles Villeneuve-10 pos.
27.Alain Prost-5 pos.
28.Nelson Piquet-0 pos.
29.Rene Arnoux- -8 pos.
30.Carlos Reutemann- -10 pos.
31.Alan Jones- -11 pos.

Average This Season:26.8 positions gained

Race Winners
USGP West-Rene Arnoux
Brazil-Jean-Pierre Jarier
Argentine-Bruno Giacomelli
San Marino-Marc Surer
Belgian-Piercarlo Ghinzani
Monaco-Didier Pironi/Marc Surer
Spanish-Eliseo Salazar/Chico Serra
France-Marc Surer/Didier Pironi
Britian-Eddie Cheever
German-Siegfried Stohr
Austria-Andrea de Cesaris
Dutch-Eliseo Salazar
Italy-Brian Henton
Canadian-Derek Daly
Caesars Salad-Keijo Rosberg

This is going down as one of the all-time great performances.Marc Surer stormed his way through the field to take the title that could have been his a year earlier had he not injured himself at Kylami.He managed to gain two times more positions than the next runner up,Eddie Cheever.This year also sees Siegfried Stohr take a victory in his lone year in F1 and the introduction of a betting system.Elio de Angelis was the bookies choice to win,but came joint fifth,much to the disappointment of several betters.

[WaffleCat]

Results of the...rather chaotic 1982 season out tommorrow or Sunday,but here is a sneak preview:Three drivers have a very high chance of winning the championship going into Caesar's Salad Grand Prix,and the leader for most of the season is out after a mid-season injury,forcing him to retire from F1.

[WaffleCat]

1982 Season(Blue is James1978's prediction)



1.Marc Surer-90 pos.
2.Mauro Baldi-86 pos.
3.Chico Serra-82 pos.
4.Jochen Mass-74 pos.
5.Nigel Mansell-71 pos.
6.Brian Henton-70 pos.
=.John Watson-70 pos.
8.Elio de Angelis-59 pos.
9.Michele Albotero-53 pos.
10.Eliseo Salazar-51 pos.
11.Derek Daly-47 pos.
=.Raul Boesel-47 pos.
13.Slim Borgudd-35 pos.
14.Keijo Rosber-34 pos.
15.Manfred Winklehock-33 pos.
16.Eddie Cheever-32 pos.
17.Jean-Pierre Jarier-28 pos.
=.Jacques Laffite-28 pos.
19.Niki Lauda-22 pos.
20.Bruno Giacomelli-20 pos.
21.Riccardo Patrese-15 pos.
22.Patrick Tambay-14 pos.
23.Rupert Keegan-13 pos.
=.Andrea de Cesaris-13 pos.
=.Roberto Guerrero-13 pos.
26.Geoff Lees-12 pos.
27.Nelson Piquet-9 pos.
28.Carlos Reutemann-6 pos.
29.Derek Warwick-3 pos.
30.Gilles Villeneuve-1 pos.
31.Mario Andretti- -2 pos.
32.Rene Arnoux- -5 pos.
33.Didier Pironi- -6 pos.
34.Alain Prost- -8 pos.

Average This Season:32.6 Positions gained

Race Winners
South Africa-Manfred Winklehock/Derek Daly/Jochen Mass
Brazilian-Slim Borgudd/Jean-Pierre Jarier/Jochen Mass
West of US-Riccardo Patrese
Not in San Marino-Eliseo Salazar
Beglium-Chico Serra
Monagesque-Marc Surer/Elio de Angelis
Detroit-John Watson
Canadian-Marc Surer/Jochen Mass
Dutch-Mauro Baldi
Britian-Mauro Baldi
France-Brian Henton
German-Marc Surer
Austrian-Mauro Baldi
Not in Switzerland-Nigel Mansell
Italian-Nigel Mansell/Eliseo Salazar
Julius Caesar's Palace-Rupert Keegan

This season was,proclaimed by many,to be the "best championship ever" despite tragic lossed in Canada and Belgium.Bookies noted Surer's absence for the first 5 races and picked John Watson to win,but Watson was only good enough for joint sixth.Instead,it was 1979 champion Jochen Mass taking the lead all the way through the season as it progressed.Marc Surer desperately tried to make up for lost ground when he started,but he didn't seem to claw up standings enough.Then came the French Grand Prix,in which Jochen Mass collided with Mauro Baldi,who won the past two races in dominating style.Baldi collected the catch fencing while Mass vaulted into the stands.Thankfully,Mass only had burnt hands and no one in the stands was injured,but Mass decided enough was enough and left F1.

Marc Surer immedaitely found pace in Germany to climb twenty positions,but in Austria,Dijon and Italy,Surer found himself slipping to Baldi,Chico Serra and Nigel Mansell,the latter of which came to life all of a sudden,leaving four drivers to fight out the title in a Car Park,with Serra leading with 82 positions,Surer with 80,Baldi 74 and Mansell 71.

Chico Serra wanted to employ a strategy in which he would qualify low to gain the most positions,but qualified a bit too slow and did not make the grid,taking the runners for the championship down to three.Mansell was the next fall guy as he retired after a collision on lap 8,which left just two.Surer climbed up like a man possessed to claim his second straight title,a feat only done before by Bruce McLaren some twenty years prior,but Baldi wanted that title so badly that he followed Surer up the rankings,but didn't quite have the pace to get there,leaving Surer victorious for a second straight season.The race was won by Rupert Keegan in a cameo appereance in a March.

[WaffleCat]

1983 Season(Blue is James 1978's prediction)



1.John Watson-125 pos.
2.Raul Boesel-83 pos.
3.Marc Surer-80 pos.
4.Jacques Laffite-73 pos.
5.Jean-Pierre Jarier-71 pos.
6.Danny Sullivan-67 pos.
7.Johnny Cecotto-63 pos.
8.Keijo Rosberg-58 pos.
9.Niki Lauda-50 pos.
10.Mauro Baldi-47 pos.
=.Thierry Boutsen-47 pos.
12.Michele Alboreto-37 pos.
=.Nigel Mansell-37 pos.
14.Derek Warwick-36 pos.
15.Chico Serra-34 pos.
16.Corrado Fabi-30 pos.
17.Roberto Guerrero-29 pos.
=.Bruno Giacomelli-29 pos.
19.Eddie Cheever-23 pos.
20.Stefan Johansson-18 pos.
21.Piercarlo Ghinzani-14 pos.
=.Andrea de Cesaris-14 pos.
23.Kenny Acheson-12 pos.
=.Jonathan Palmer-12 pos.
=.Eliseo Salazar-12 pos.
26.Nelson Piquet-10 pos.
27.Elio de Angelis-7 pos.
28.Manfred Winklehock-5 pos.
=.Patrick Tambay-5 pos.
30.Alain Prost-1 pos.
31.Riccardo Patrese-0 pos.
32.Rene Arnoux- -7 pos.

Average this Season:35 positions gained

Race winners
Brazilian-Marc Surer/Jacques Laffite/Chico Serra
US West-John Watson/Niki Lauda
French-Jacques Laffite
San Marino-John Watson
Monaco-Danny Sullivan
Belgian-Johnny Cecotto/Derek Warwick
Detroit-John Watson
Canada-Mauro Baldi
British-John Watson/Keijo Rosberg
German-John Watson
Austrian-Corrado Fabi
Dutch-Corrado Fabi/Raul Boesel
Italian-Johnny Cecotto
Europe-Jonathan Palmer
South African-Marc Surer

This was the year of John Watson,who practically dominated every single race he competed in his McLaren.You think with a total like that,he would claim many records,right?Well,you're wrong.He missed out on Graham Hill's stunning 1974 record of positions gained,but he also loses out on biggest gap between 1st and 2nd,which was claimed by Hill in 1974 again.He doesn't even have the record for most wins in a season,he ties with Mike Beuttler back in '73,but Watson had two shared wins compared to Beuttler's one.

Little trivia for you:Out of the 15 races this year,10 of them were won or shared by a person whose name begins with the letter J.Never has one letter dominated so much in Formula One.

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1984 Season(Blue is James 1978's pick)



1.Jonathan Palmer-86 pos.
2.Thierry Boutsen-69 pos.
3.Piercarlo Ghinzani-65 pos.
4.Marc Surer-64 pos.
5.Andrea de Cesaris-62 pos.
6.Niki Lauda-58 pos.
7.Mauro Baldi-54 pos.
8.Francois Hesnault-51 pos.
9.Jacques Laffite-48 pos.
10.Phillipe Alloit-46 pos.
11.Rene Arnoux-44 pos.
12.Jo Gartnet-38 pos.
13.Ayrton Senna-37 pos.
14.Teo Fabi-36 pos.
15.Riccardo Patrese-35 pos.
16.Huub Rothengatter-32 pos.
=.Gerhard Berger-32 pos.
18.Michele Alboreto-26 pos.
19.Nigel Mansell-20 pos.
20.Manfred Winklehock-18 pos.
21.Keijo Rosberg-16 pos.
22.Stefan Johansson-12 pos.
23.Johnny Cecotto-11 pos.
=.Eddie Cheever-11 pos.
25.Elio de Angelis-9 pos.
26.Derek Warwick-8 pos.
27.Patrick Tambay-6 pos.
28.Corrado Fabi-4 pos.
=.Alain Prost-4 pos.
30.Nelson Piquet- -14 pos.

Average this Season:32.9 positions gained

Race Winners
Brazilian-Jonathan Palmer
South Africa-Thierry Boutsen/Marc Surer/Riccardo Patrese
Belgium-Marc Surer/Jonathan Palmer
Sammarinese-Jonathan Palmer/Mauro Baldi
French-Andrea de Cesaris
Monaco-Piercarlo Ghinzani
Canadian-Phillipe Alloit
Detroit-Teo Fabi
Dallas-Jacques Laffite
British-Piercarlo Ghinzani
Germany-Huub Rothengatter
Austria-Jonathan Palmer
Holland-Phillipe Alloit
Italian-Jo Gartner
European-Mauro Baldi
Portugese-Mauro Baldi/Gerhard Berger

After the shock retirement of reigning champion John Watson,bookies went for his teammate Niki Lauda,however they were all left in the dust by Skoal driver Jonathan Palmer,who blew away most drivers into the armco behind him,as the weeds were covered up by safety regulations.Some drivers still kept pace,though,like two-time champion Surer and newcomer Thierry Boutsen.Palmer did lose form in the second half of the season,which saw Piercarlo Ghinzani rocket up the standings in a now-competitive Osella.

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1985 Season(Blue is James1978's pick)



1.Martin Brundle-120 pos.
2.Stefan Bellof-95 pos.
3.Jacques Laffite-81 pos.
4.Stefan Johansson-77 pos.
5.Gerhard Berger-53 pos.
6.Thierry Boutsen-49 pos.
7.Pierluigi Martini-43 pos.
8.Derek Warwick-37 pos.
9.Piercarlo Ghinzani-36 pos.
10.Patrick Tambay-34 pos.
11.Huub Rothengatter-33 pos.
12.Marc Surer-31 pos.
13.Philippe Streiff-30 pos.
14.Michele Alboreto-28 pos.
15.Alain Prost-26 pos.
16.Elio de Angelis-21 pos.
17.Niki Lauda-20 pos.
18.Ivan Capelli-18 pos.
19.Riccardo Patrese-16 pos.
20.Nigel Mansell-15 pos.
21.John Watson-14 pos.
22.Andrea de Ceasris-12 pos.
23.Manfred Winklehock-11 pos.
=.Philippe Alloit-11 pos.
25.Jonathan Palmer-9 pos.
26.Teo Fabi-8 pos.
=.Eddie Cheever-8 pos.
28.Keijo Rosberg-7 pos.
29.Rene Arnoux-3 pos.
30.Nelson Piquet-0 pos.
31.Ayrton Senna- -15 pos.

Average This Season:30 positions gained

Race Winners

Brazil-Stefan Johansson
Portugese-Piercarlo Ghinzani
Imola-Martin Brundle
Monaco-Jacques Laffite
Canada-Stefan Bellof/Martin Brundle
American-Stefan Bellof
French-Stefan Bellof/Stefan Johansson
British-Stefan Bellof
Germany-Martin Brundle/Pierluigi Martini
Austria-Stefan Bellof/Huub Rothengatter
Netherlands-Martin Brundle
Italian-Martin Brundle
Belgian-Pierluigi Martini
European-John Watson
South Africa-Stefan Johansson
Australian-Jacques Laffite/Huub Rothengatter/Ivan Capelli

One look at the standings make you think Martin Brundle cakewalked the field,with teammate Stefan Bellof not doing enough to match his teammate in the incredibly dominant Tyrell.Look again and it is closer than you think.The Tyrells were indeed dominant,with them at least being on the top spot of the podium 11 times,with Brundle and Bellof sharing the podium once while Johansson won the opening race before moving to Ferrari and Capelli won the final race of the season.However,Stefan Bellof was killed in an endurance event while at his prime.Before his death,he won five race,four of them consecutive wins altogether.He seemed to be the one to break Graham Hill's long standing record before his life was tragically cut short,and Brundle took over at the helm of Tyrell,inevitably taking the championship also with five wins.

Other notable performances included a lack of form for Marc Surer after finishing high the past couple of seasons,John Watson makes a return to F1 for one race,winning that race to take a true final bow and Minardi are off to a great start in F1,with Pierluigi Martini having great form whenever he finished.

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Inserted all of the championship winner's images now,so you can enjoy their faces while reading the results too.

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1986 Season(Blue is James1978's pick)



1.Jonathan Palmer-81 pos.
2.Martin Brundle-75 pos.
3.Phillipe Streiff-73 pos.
4.Thierry Boutsen-54 pos.
5.Christian Danner-53 pos.
6.Stefan Johansson-52 pos.
7.Alan Jones-42 pos.
8.Allen Berg-38 pos.
9.Johnny Dumfries-29 pos.
10.Huub Rothengatter-28 pos.
11.Marc Surer-26 pos.
=.Michele Alboreto-26 pos.
13.Jacques Laffite-25 pos.
14.Derek Warwick-24 pos.
15.Patrick Tambay-22 pos.
16.Alain Prost-21 pos.
17.Riccardo Patrese-20 pos.
18.Nelson Piquet-15 pos.
19.Andrea de Cesaris-14 pos.
=.Rene Arnoux-14 pos.
=.Piercarlo Ghinzani-14 pos.
22.Alessandro Nannini-10 pos.
23.Keijo Rosberg-8 pos.
24.Philippe Alloit-7 pos.
25.Elio de Angelis-6 pos.
26.Teo Fabi-5 pos.
=.Nigel Mansell-5 pos.
28.Gerhard Berger-0 pos.
29.Ayrton Senna- -7 pos.

Race Winners
Brazil-Martin Brundle
Spain-Thierry Boutsen
San Marino-Riccardo Patrese
Monagesque-Marc Surer/Jonathan Palmer
Belgian-Marc Surer/Jacques Laffite
Canadian-Huub Rothengatter
Detroit-Jonathan Palmer
French-Riccardo Patrese
Britian-Jonathan Palmer
Germany-Allen Berg
Hungarian-Jonathan Palmer
Austrian-Huub Rothengatter/Christian Danner
Italy-Phillipe Streiff
Portugese-Allen Berg
Mexican-Thierry Boutsen/Andrea de Cesaris
Aussie-Martin Brundle

The winners curse strikes again.Marc Surer was comfortably leading hte championship 5 races in when he had a serious crash in a rally,injuring Surer and killing his co-driver.Marc Surer would eventually give up driving,leaving F1 with 13 wins and two championships.Jacques Laffite then looked hot to win the title,but broke his legs in Britian,ending his F1 career.This left three hot contenders:The high-scoring but rarely finishing Zakspeed of 1984 champion Jonathan Palmer,or the two consistent Tyrells of Martin Brundle,reigning champion,and Phillipe Strieff,marking his first attempt to climb up the field and win the title.It looked like Streiff had the title,but failures to finish in Portugal and Mexico while a poor finish in Australia left him third,just behind team mate Brundle,but it was Jonathan Palmer with spectacular last ditch efforts for his title at Australia.

Also,1976 champion Alan Jones returns to F1 and shows everyone that he can still be competitive.Unfortunately,this will be his last F1 season.

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A record standing for 13 years is finally broken....by two drivers.

1987 Season(James1978's prediciton in Blue)



1.Jonathan Palmer-152 pos.
2.Philippe Streiff-136 pos.
3.Pascal Fabre-107 pos.
4.Philippe Alloit-79 pos.
5.Ivan Capelli-65 pos.
6.Piercarlo Ghinzani-63 pos.
7.Christian Danner-61 pos.
8.Satoru Nakajima-60 pos.
9.Stefan Johansson-59 pos.
10.Rene Arnoux-43 pos.
11.Yannick Dalmas-38 pos.
12.Eddie Cheever-31 pos.
13.Martin Brunle-25 pos.
14.Roberto Moreno-19 pos.
15.Teo Fabi-15 pos.
16.Derek Warwick-14 pos.
17.Gerhard Berger-13 pos.
18.Alessandro Nannini-12 pos.
=.Andrea de Cesaris-12 pos.
20.Ayrton Senna-10 pos.
=.Adrian Campos-10 pos.
22.Alex Caffi-7 pos.
=.Alain Prost-7 pos.
24.Michele Alboreto- -1 pos.
=.Riccardo Patrese- -1 pos.
26.Nelson Piquet- -4 pos.
27.Thierry Boutsen- -10 pos.
28.Nigel Mansell- -19 pos.

Race Winners
Brazilian-Pascal Fabre
Sammarinese-Philippe Streiff
Belgian-Pascal Fabre
Monagesque-Ivan Capelli
Detroit-Pascal Fabre
French-Philippe Streiff
British-Pascal Fabre
German-Philippe Streiff/Jonathan Palmer
Hungarian-Pascal Fabre/Piercarlo Ghinzani
Austrian-Ivan Capelli
Italian-Ivan Capelli/Philippe Streiff
Portugese-Jonathan Palmer
Spanish-Philippe Alloit
Mexican-Philippe Alloit
Japanese-Philippe Streiff
Australian-Roberto Moreno

Up until midseason,this was the half-year of Pascal Fabre.Determined to become the first French driver in 20 years to win the title,he set out on a hot-streak,blitzing all of his competitors into the gravel trap,with countryman Philippe Streiff not that far behind in the Tyrrell,which was the car to beat the last two seasons.Fabre,however,stumbled after the German GP due to the AGS falling foul of failing to qualify.However,AGS started to blame their driver,and in an unbelievably draconian move,threw out a real title challenger with two races to go.Replacement driver Roberto Moreno wasn't that bad,winning the finale,but it still was a huge blow to Fabre.

This left the door wide open for Streiff and defending champion Jonathan Palmer in the Tyrrell.Palmer switched seats with Martin Brundle,with Brundle feeling that the Zakspeeed was fast enough to take it.It had speed but zero reliability,giving the Tyrells an open shot to win.Palmer was leading comfortable after Italy,but the next three races saw Streiff claw back to within one position of the lead,while both passed Graham Hill's unbelievable record back in 1974 for most positions gained in a season.In Australia,Streiff pushed hard,but he pushed a bit too hard and spun off on lap 6.The last thing he could have hoped for is that Plamer loses positions in the race.Instead,Palmer took advantage of attrition to blitz the field bar Moreno and become the third triple-champion after Bruce McLaren and Graham Hill.He also became the third driver to win consecutive championships after McLaren again and Marc Surer in 1981/1982.

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1988 Season(Blue is James1978's pick)



1.Yannick Dalmas-81 pos.
2.Jonathan Palmer-65 pos.
3.Luiz Perez-Sala-60 pos.
4.Alex Caffi-54 pos.
5.Philippe Alloit-50 pos.
6.Gabriele Tarquini-49 pos.
=.Derek Warwick-49 pos.
8.Stefan Johansson-48 pos.
9.Julian Bailey-47 pos.
10.Philippe Streiff-45 pos.
=.Stefano Modena-45 pos.
12.Thierry Boutsen-43 pos.
13.Ivan Capelli-39 pos.
14.Rene Arnoux-37 pos.
15.Nicola Larini-36 pos.
16.Pieruigi Martini-32 pos.
17.Mauricio Gugelmin-31 pos.
18.Eddie Cheever-28 pos.
19.Oscar Laraurri-23 pos.
20.Bernd Schneider-22 pos.
21.Satoru Nakajima-21 pos.
=.Nelson Piquet-21 pos.
=.Andrea de Cesaris-21 pos.
24.Piercarlo Ghinzani-20 pos.
25.Riccardo Patrese-14 pos.
26.Alain Prost-13 pos.
27.Jean-Louis Schessler-11 pos.
28.Nigel Mansell-10 pos.
29.Adrian Campos-6 pos.
30.Martin Brundle-5 pos.
31.Aguri Suzuki-4 pos.
32.Gerhard Berger-2 pos.
33.Alessandro Naninni-1 pos.
34.Ayrton Senna- -16 pos.
35.Michele Alboreto- -17 pos.

Race Winners

Brazilian-Stefan Johansson
San Marino-Jonathan Palmer
Monaco-Nicola Larini
Mexican-Luis Perez-Sala/Stefan Johansson
Canada-Gabriele Tarquini
Detroit-Yannick Dalmas
France-Mauricio Guglemin
British-Yannick Dalmas/Alex Caffi
German-Jonathan Palmer
Hungarian-Stefano Modena
Belgium-Bernd Schneider
Italian-Julian Bailey
Portugese-Gabriele Tarquini
Spanish-Stefano Modena
Japan-Julian Bailey
Australia-Philippe Alloit

A real up and down season as no one seemed to be scoring high in any race and no one bar Yannick Dalmas was consistently gaining positions in any race or not finishing enough to get a real push off the field. Dalmas himself finished only one race from Hungary to the end of the season,citing unreliability as a major factor throughout the season. Palmer barely challenged for the win at any race while the *new Coloni car was extremely impressive,bringing Gabriele Tarquini two wins and 6th in the standings.Not bad for a first try on a one car team.

Not something you could say about the team in the actual championship.

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I know I'm going to sound really anal saying this but the picture for the 1987 winner is actually Johnny Herbert (and it's also from 1989).

Sorry WaffleCat!!

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I know I'm going to sound really anal saying this but the picture for the 1987 winner is actually Johnny Herbert (and it's also from 1989).

Sorry WaffleCat!!

Well,it's actually pretty difficult to find 3 different Jonathan Palmer pics of ok size from his racing days.

Thanks for the info,though.I might copy his 1984 pic onto that one.

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1989 Season(James1978's prediction in Blue)



1.Eddie Cheever-114 pos.
2.Jonathan Palmer-83 pos.
3.Rene Arnoux-73 pos.
4.Nelson Piquet-68 pos.
5.Satoru Nakajima-67 pos.
6.Derek Warwick-60 pos.
7.Emanuele Pirro-58 pos.
8.Olivier Grouillard-57 pos.
9.Christian Danner-51 pos.
=.Johnny Herbert-51 pos.
=.Andrea de Cesaris-51pos.
12.Alessandro Nannini-49 pos.
13.Mauricio Gugelmin-46 pos.
14.Gabriele Tarquini-38 pos.
15.Luis Perez-Sala-34 pos.
16.Martin Brundle-32 pos.
17.Michele Alboreto-31 pos.
18.Alex Caffi-26 pos.
19.Stefan Johansson-24 pos.
=.Jean Alesi-24 pos.
21.Nigel Mansell-21 pos.
22.Pierluigi Martini-20 pos.
23.Thierry Boutsen-19 pos.
24.Ivan Capelli-18 pos.
25.Philippe Alloit-17 pos.
26.Riccardo Patrese-9 pos.
27.Alain Prost-8 pos.
28.Bertrand Gachot-7 pos.
29.Eric Bernard-4 pos.
30.Martin Donnelly-2 pos.
=.Nicola Larini-2 pos.
32.Gerhard Berger-1 pos.
33.Stefano Modena- -2 pos.
34.Ayrton Senna- -15 pos.

Race Winners

Brazilian-Philippe Alloit
San Marino-Jonathan Palmer
Monaco-Jonathan Palmer
Mexico-Eddie Cheever
United States of America-Christian Danner
Canadian-Rene Arnoux
French-Eddie Cheever
Britian-Olivier Grouillard
Germany-Andrea de Cesaris
Hungarian-Emanuele Pirro
Belgian-Olivier Grouillard
Italy-Luis Perez-Sala
Portugese-Satoru Nakajima
Spanish-Andrea de Cesaris
Japan-Derek Warwick
Oz-Satoru Nakajima

From the start,it easily looked like Jonathan Palmer would claim victory in what would turn out to be his final year in the sport.Eddie Cheever,knowing that this was also his own final season,had other plans.Just like Dalmas last season,his charge for the crown only really lasted until Hungary,but by then he had built up an insurmountable lead that Palmer found too difficult to keep up with.Satoru Nakajima and Emanuele Pirro shone for Hungary and beyond,proving these two driver's immense talent in the Formula One circus.

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Race Winners

Brazilian-Philippe Alloit
San Marino-Jonathan Palmer
Monaco-Jonathan Palmer
Mexico-Eddie Cheever
United States of America-Christian Danner
Canadian-Rene Arnoux
French-Eddie Cheever
Britian-Olivier Grouillard
Germany-Andrea de Cesaris
Hungarian-Emanuele Pirro
Belgian-Olivier Grouillard
Italy-Luis Perez-Sala
Portugese-Satoru Nakajima
Spanish-Andrea de Cesaris
Japan-Derek Warwick
Oz-Satoru Nakajima

Good! Nakajima won twice!

[James1978]

What a fansatic list of race-winners and I'm improving at predictions too!

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1990 Season(James1978's prediction in Blue)



1.Nicola Larini-128 pos.
2.Alex Caffi-110 pos.
3.Michele Alboreto-77 pos.
4.Philippe Alloit-58 pos.
=.Eric Bernard-58 pos.
6.Nelson Piquet-51 pos.
7.Alessandro Nannini-39 pos.
8.Paolo Barilla-38 pos.
9.Derek Warwick-35 pos.
10.Satoru Nakajima-34 pos.
=.Mauricio Gugelmin-34 pos.
12.Martin Donnelly-33 pos.
13.Aguri Suzuki-28 pos.
14.Ivan Capelli-27 pos.
15.Stefano Modena-26 pos.
16.Yannick Dalmas-25 pos.
=.Alain Prost-25 pos.
18.Gregor Foitek-21 pos.
19.Olivier Grouillard-19 pos.
20.Andrea de Cesaris-17 pos.
21.Thierry Boutsen-15 pos.
22.Jyrki Jarviletho-13 pos.
23.Gabriele Tarquini-11 pos.
24.Roberto Moreno-10 pos.
=.David Brabham-10 pos.
26.Emanuele Pirro-9 pos.
27.Bernd Schneider-8 pos.
28.Gianni Morbidelli-2 pos.
29.Pierluigi Martini- -2 pos.
30.Jean Alesi- -4 pos.
31.Riccardo Patrese- -9 pos.
32.Ayrton Senna- -12 pos.
33.Nigel Mansell- -20 pos.
34.Gerhard Berger- -33 pos.
N/C.Gary Brabham/Bruno Giacomelli/Bertrand Gachot/Claudio Langes (Because...why not? )


Race Winners

USA-Alessandro Nannini/Michele Alboreto/Mauricio Gugelmin
Brazil-Satoru Nakajima
San Marino-Paolo Barilla
Monaco-Eric Bernard
Canada-Alex Caffi
Mexico-Alain Prost
France-David Brabham
Britian-Paolo Barilla
German-Nicola Larini
Hungary-Alex Caffi
Belgian-Michele Alboreto
Italian-Nicola Larini/David Brabham
Portugal-Nicola Larini
Spanish-Michele Alboreto
Japanese-Philippe Alloit
Down Under-Olivier Grouillard

The season started out pretty open,and no one could really make an accurate prediction who might win the title until France,where Alex Caffi and Nicola Larini were heading a very competitive group of cars.From France onwards,it was the Caffi and Larini show,with race wins being taken from them by the unreliable Alboreto or the even more unreliable Paolo Barilla,who was starting to show in his few finishes that he was more than just an heir to a pasta factory.While Caffi had an edge in speed,Larini took advantage of reliability,and a DNF in Spain for Caffi left him 16 positions back heading into Adelaide.A big gap,but not insurmountable.Caffi told reporters that he'd go slow in qualifying and hope that other cars around him fall down.However,Caffi went a bit too slow,and accidentally DNQ'ed himself from Adelaide,thus giving Nicola Larini a memorable championship victory in his Ligier,also giving Ligier its first title after 14 years in the sport.

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1991 Season(Blue is James1978's pick)



1.Mika Hakkinen-100 pos.
2.Erik Comas-88 pos.
3.Thierry Boutsen-73 pos.
4.Gianni Morbidelli-64 pos.
5.Martin Brundle-61 pos.
6.Johnny Herbert-59 pos.
7.Andrea de Cesaris-48 pos.
=.Pierluigi Martini-48 pos.
=.Bertrand Gachot-48 pos.
10.Emanuele Pirro-47 pos.
11.Roberto Moreno-40 pos.
12.Gabriele Tarquini-37 pos.
13.Mark Blundell-30 pos.
14.Jyrki Jarviletho-27 pos.
15.Mauricio Gugelmin-26 pos.
16.Nicola Larini-25 pos.
=.Satoru Nakajima-25 pos.
18.Alex Caffi-24 pos.
=.Nelson Piquet-24 pos.
20.Julian Bailey-20 pos.
21.Alessandro Zanardi-18 pos.
22.Eric Bernard-16 pos.
=.Stefano Modena-16 pos.
24.Aguri Suzuki-15 pos.
25.Olivier Grouillard-13 pos.
26.Eric van de Poele-12 pos.
=.Alain Prost-12 pos.
28.Jean Alesi-11 pos.
29.Riccardo Patrese-9 pos.
=.Michele Alboreto-9 pos.
31.Karl Wedlinger-6 pos.
=.Nigel Mansell-6 pos.
=.Gerhard Berger-6 pos.
34.Michael Schumacher-5 pos.
35.Ivan Capelli- -1 pos.
36.Ayrton Senna- -9 pos.

Race Winners
USA-Aguri Suzuki
Brazilian-Martin Brundle
San Marino-Mika Hakkinen/Julian Bailey
Monaco-Erik Comas
Canada-Erik Comas
Mexico-Gianni Morbidelli
France-Johnny Herbert
British-Pierluigi Martini
German-Mark Blundell
Hungarian-Erik Comas
Belgian-Emanuele Pirro
Italian-Mika Hakkinen/Erik Comas
Portugese-Erik Comas
Spanish-Alessandro Zanardi
Japanese-Alex Caffi
Australia-Johnny Herbert

They say it takes a while for a Lotus to bloom,but when it does,its results are absolutely spectacular,and Mika Hakkinen just shows how spectacular it really is with an incredible performance throughout the season,with Johnny Herbert joining in late after Julian Bailey,who co-dominated San Marino alongside Hakkinen,left F1 for undisclosed reasons.Erik Comas also pulled out a spectacular showing in his Ligier,proving that these two teams are picking up the pace after spending quite a while in the sport not exactly gaining any success.Also,the Jordan revolving door was competitive,however Bertrand Gachot unleashed CS Gas at a taxi driver,giving Alessandro Zanardi an opportunity to win a race.

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1992 Season(Blue is James1978's pick,Red is Bleu's Pick,Green if both picks same driver) (Tiebreaker only for medal positions)



1.Michele Alboreto-95 pos.
2.Jyrki Jarviletho-87 pos.
3.Aguri Suzuki-75 pos.(2 wins)
4.Pierluigi Martini-75 pos.(1 win)
5.Mika Hakkinen-67 pos.
6.Ukyo Katayama-66 pos.
7.Gianni Morbidelli-65 pos.
8.Erik Comas-64 pos.
9.Christian Fittipaldi-60 pos.
10.Thierry Boutsen-57 pos.
11.Andrea de Cesaris-54 pos.
12.Mauricio Gugelmin-52 pos.
13.Martin Brundle-46 pos.
=.Olivier Grouillard-46 pos.
15.Paul Belmondo-45 pos.
16.Stefano Modena-32 pos.
17.Damon Hill-24 pos.
=.Jean Alesi-24 pos.
=.Bertrand Gachot-24 pos.
20.Emmanuele Naspetti-22 pos.
21.Eric van de Poele-18 pos.
=.Michael Schumacher-18 pos.
23.Karl Wedlinger-17 pos.
24.Gerhard Berger-15 pos.
25.Jan Lammers-13 pos.
26.Johnny Herbert-12 pos.
27.Ivan Capelli-10 pos.
28.Nicola Larini-7 pos.
29.Gabriele Tarquini-1 pos.
30.Nigel Mansell- -2 pos.
31.Ayrton Senna- -4 pos.
=.Riccardo Patrese- -4 pos.

Race Winners
Kylami-Eric van de Poele
Mexico City-Erik Comas
Interlagos-Gianni Morbidelli/Ukyo Katayama
Catalunya-Aguri Suzuki
Imola-Olivier Grouillard
Monaco-Erik Comas
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve-Erik Comas
Magny-Cours-Pierluigi Martini
Silverstone-Damon Hill
Hockenheim-Gianni Morbidelli
Hungaroring-Damon Hill
Spa-Aguri Suzuki
Monza-Andrea de Cesaris
Estoril-Christian Fittipaldi
Suzuka-Jyrki Jarviletho
Adelaide-Thierry Boutsen

A hotly contested season.Comas should have got it,but his major crash in Spa knocked his momentum off and failed to finish his last 4 races,effectively costing him the championship.Hill could have won,but DNQ'ed 6 too many times and his ride at Brabham went brankrupt before the year ended.Boutsen was quick,but too unreliable.Jarviletho and Martini probably had some of the best opportunities,but those couldn't quite come to frution,which left Michele Alboreto in the Footwork to take victory without even posting a single win to his name in the season,something we never thought possible in this modern day & age.

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1993 Season(James1978's prediction in Blue,Bleu's prediction in Red,Green if both pick same driver)



1.Christian Fittipaldi-112 pos.
2.Philippe Alloit-75 pos.
3.Luca Badoer-74 pos.
4.Thierry Boutsen-57 pos.
5.Erik Comas-52 pos.
6.Michele Alboreto-48 pos.
=.Johnny Herbert-48 pos.
8.Fabrizio Barbazza-47 pos.
9.Pierluigi Martini-46 pos.
10.Martin Brundle-45 pos.
11.Mark Blundell-43 pos.
12.Andrea de Cesaris-42 pos.
13.Alessandro Zanardi-38 pos.
=.Ukyo Katayama-38 pos.
15.Jyrki Jarviletho-33 pos.
16.Rubens Barrichello-31 pos.
17.Karl Wedlinger-29 pos.
18.Aguri Suzuki-28 pos.
19.Derek Warwick-26 pos.
20.Michael Andretti-23 pos.
21.Pedro Lamy-22 pos.
22.Toshio Suzuki-21 pos.
=.Gerhard Berger-21 pos.
24.Michael Schumacher-16 pos.
25.Jean Alesi-14 pos.
=.Riccardo Patrese-14 pos.
27.Eddie Irvine-2 pos.
28.Mika Hakkinen-0 pos.
=.Ayrton Senna-0 pos.
30.Damon Hill- -10 pos.
31.Alain Prost- -29 pos.

Race Winners

South African-Derek Warwick
Brazil-Michele Alboreto
European-Fabrizio Barbazza
Sammarinese-Fabrizio Barbazza
Spain-Christian Fittipaldi
Monagesque-Fabrizio Barbazza
Canada-Thierry Boutsen
French-Christian Fittipaldi
British-Philippe Alloit
German-Thierry Boutsen/Philippe Alloit
Hungary-Thierry Boutsen
Belgium-Michele Alboreto/Luca Badoer
Italian-Christian Fittipaldi
Portugal-Christian Fittipaldi
Japanese-Pierluigi Martini
Australian-Toshio Suzuki

Christian Fittipaldi dominates this season in a very convincing manner indeed,storming off to claim four victories for the crown.It could have been more different,however,if Alloit and Badoer finished consistently or if Thierry Boutsen and Fabrizio Barbazza were given the entire season to show what they've got.Barbazza was actually the championship favourite early on,the big haired Italian rounding up three wins before a couple of minor DNQ's and BAM!,he was out of a ride.

[Bleu]

Hmm, Top 4 (and 6 of top 8) drivers didn't compete in Japan or Australia.

[Barbazza]

Christian Fittipaldi dominates this season in a very convincing manner indeed,storming off to claim four victories for the crown.It could have been more different,however,if Alloit and Badoer finished consistently or if Thierry Boutsen and Fabrizio Barbazza were given the entire season to show what they've got.Barbazza was actually the championship favourite early on,the big haired Italian rounding up three wins before a couple of minor DNQ's and BAM!,he was out of a ride.

See, I was a winner - I always said so!

[WaffleCat]

1994 Season(Blue is James1978's pick,Red is Bleu's pick,Green if both picked same driver)



1.Olivier Panis-98 pos.
2.Eric Bernard-92 pos.
3.Johnny Herbert-87 pos.
4.Erik Comas-84 pos.
5.David Brabham-73 pos.
6.Christian Fittipaldi-70 pos.
7.Pierluigi Martini-60 pos.
8.Olivier Beretta-53 pos.
9.Jean-Marc Gougnon-52 pos.
10.Michele Alboreto-47 pos.
11.Jyrki Jarviletho-42 pos.
12.Alessandro Zanardi-40 pos.
13.Pedro Lamy-38 pos.
14.Mark Blundell-35 pos.
15.Martin Brundle-27 pos.
16.Rubens Barrichello-26 pos.
17.Gianni Morbidelli-23 pos.
18.Jos Verstappen-19 pos.
19.Mika Hakkinen-17 pos.
=.Ukyo Katayama-17 pos.
21.Heinz-Harald Fretzen-16 pos.
22.Roland Ratzenberger-15 pos.
=.Jean Alesi-15 pos.
=.Mika Salo-15 pos.
=.Andrea de Cesaris-15 pos.
26.Eddie Irvine-11 pos.
27.Philippe Adams-9 pos.
=.Yannick Dalmas-9 pos.
=.Frank Lagorce-9 pos.
30.Domenico Schiattarella-7 pos.
=.Karl Wedlinger-7 pos.
32.Gerhard Berger-6 pos.
33.David Coulthard-5 pos.
34.Nicola Larini-4 pos.
35.Michael Schumacher-3 pos.
=.Damon Hill-3 pos.
37.Nigel Mansell-0 pos.

Race Winners
Brazilian-Johnny Herbert/Pedro Lamy/David Brabham
Pacific-Johnny Herbert/Pedro Lamy
San Marino-Johnny Herbert
Monaco-Olivier Panis
Spain-David Brabham/Alessandro Zanardi
Canadian-Jyrki Jarviletho
French-Jean-Marc Gounon
British-Christian Fittipaldi
German-Olivier Beretta
Hungary-Olivier Beretta
Belgian-Jean-Marc Gounon
Italian-Erik Comas
Portugese-Eric Bernard/Jean-Marc Gounon
European-Domenico Schiattarella
Japanese-Mika Salo
Australian-Christian Fittipaldi

The season started off with tragedy,as promising hopeful Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna were killed at Imola.The following race saw Karl Wedlinger crash heavily at Monaco.The race after,another blow came to the Simtek team when Andrea Montermini crashed hard at the final turn in Spain during practice.Despite these setbacks,the Simtek team were mightly impressive in their first season,taking a hefty total of six wins,half of which came from Jean-Marc Gounon,who replaced Montermini.

However,tragedy aside,this season could easily rank as one of the best,if not the most controversial,yet.The Lotus team started out strong,but fell back due to a lack of money,which eventually saw a barrage of drivers enter and exit the team.This will play an important role later on in the season.Meanwhile,after Lotus's early domination,the Ligier team took a level in competitiveness,and both their drivers,Eric Bernard and Olivier Panis,saw each other score highly throughout the year,although the wins by the coming and going Simtek and Larrousse drivers limited their trophy tally quite a bit.Then Lotus started to get really desperate for cash,and so they planned a trade with Ligier for then championship leader Bernard,with 3rd place Johnny Herbert moving to Ligier.

It all seemed like the deal was going to go through fine to the end of the season,but after just one race,the European Grand Prix,Herbert was promptly snapped up by Benetton,so Bernard wished for his place back at Ligier.Lotus let him go,but to his horror,Ligier already signed Frank Lagorce,and with Lotus having already signed a replacement for him,Bernard was left with nowhere to go.The championship leader's only hope was to sit in front of the TV and hope former team mate Panis failed to climb up at all during the final two races.Although Panis retired from Japan,a textbook performance saw Olivier Panis clinch the title at Australia,leaving Bernard frustrated.Bernard has not returned to Formula One since.

[WaffleCat]

A record standing since 1973 has been beaten...

1995 Season(Blue is James1978's pick,Red is Bleu's pick,Green if both pick same driver)



1.Pedro Diniz-96 pos.
2.Mika Salo-72 pos.
3.Olivier Panis-58 pos.
4.Luca Badoer-53 pos.
5.Heinz-Harald Fretzen-51 pos.
6.Jean-Christophe Bouillon-49 pos.
7.Mark Blundell-47 pos.
8.Johnny Herbert-42 pos.
9.Taki Inoue-41 pos.
10.Andrea Montermini-38 pos.
11.Roberto Moreno-37 pos.
=.Pedro Lamy-37 pos.
13.Pierluigi Martini-30 pos.
14.Ukyo Katayama-27 pos.
15.Aguri Suzuki-24 pos.
=.Bertrand Gachot-24 pos.
=.Gianni Morbidelli-24 pos.
18.Rubens Barrichello-22 pos.
=.Martin Brundle-22 pos.
20.Jean Alesi-20 pos.
21.Domenico Schiattarella-18 pos.
22.Massimiliano Papis-13 pos.
23.Karl Wedlinger-12 pos.
=.Mika Hakkinen-12 pos.
=.Michael Schumacher-12 pos.
26.Jean-Denis Deletraz-9 pos.
27.Damon Hill-7 pos.
28.Gabriele Tarquini-5 pos.
29.Jos Verstappen-4 pos.
30.Jan Magnussen-2 pos.
31.Eddie Irvine-0 pos.
32.Nigel Mansell- -1 pos.
33.David Coulthard- -2 pos.
34.Gerhard Berger- -5 pos.

Race Winners

Brasil-Pedro Diniz
Argentinia-Olivier Panis/Domenico Schiattarella
San Marino-Pedro Diniz
Espana-Olivier Panis
Monaco-Pedro Diniz
Canadian-Taki Inoue
Francais-Roberto Moreno
British-Mika Salo
Deustchland-Andrea Montermini
Magyarorszag-Andrea Montermini
Belgian-Michael Schumacher
Italia-Pedro Diniz
Portugal-Pedro Diniz/Roberto Moreno
European-Pedro Diniz/Jean-Denis Deletraz
Pacific-Mika Salo/Roberto Moreno
Nippon-Mark Blundell
Australian-Bertrand Gachot

World of Formula One,Pedro Diniz has arrived.With the Tyrell looking good in the hands of Mika Salo,they looked like favourites to win this year,and probably several years after.But instead,the rookie package of Diniz and Forti took charge to the circus,winning a new record of six races,three in the beginning,and three in the end.Another team,apart from Forti,that had a dominant streak throughout the year was the Pacific team in their second year.Results started slow,but when Montermini took charge in Germany,the unreliable but fast Pacifics,with the Lotus team now backing them up,took home two more wins through Bertrand Gachot and a surprise winner in Jean-Denis Deletraz,prompting a certain Mr Murray Walker to say "And What is Deletraz doing?".However,most transcripts of that famous quote are slightly inaccurate,as Walker said,off-mic,"Winning the European Grand Prix,that's what he's doing!"

[James1978]

Even though I'm wrong with my 1995 prediction - YYYEEEESSSSS!!!!!

[andrew]

1996 prediction Diniz
1997 Salo

[QuickYoda41]

surprise winner in Jean-Denis Deletraz,prompting a certain Mr Murray Walker to say "And What is Deletraz doing?".However,most transcripts of that famous quote are slightly inaccurate,as Walker said,off-mic,"Winning the European Grand Prix,that's what he's doing!"

Finally, we know that, as well.

[James1978]

1996 prediction Diniz
1997 panis

Panis can't possibly win 1997 with him missing half the season with his injury I would have thought.