Jack Christopherson's F1 career (1991-2004, 2010-????)

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 11 Dec 2010, 17:35

Bold indicates drivers or constructors that can mathematically still win the championship

Driver's Standings
Alain Prost 56
Jean Alesi 56
Ayrton Senna 56
Riccardo Patrese 52
Nigel Mansell 27
Stefano Modena 19
Gerhard Berger 17
Nelson Piquet 17
Roberto Moreno 12 (8 points scored for Benetton)
Andrea De Cesaris 10
Jack Christopherson 8
Satoru Nakajima 4
Pierluigi Martini 3
Bertrand Gachot 1

Constructor's Standings
Ferrari 112
Williams 79
McLaren 73
Benetton 25
Tyrrell 23
Jordan 15
Dallara 8
Minardi 3
Leyton House 0
Brabham 0
Lotus 0

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 20 Dec 2010, 22:06

ROUND 14 - 1991 SPANISH GRAND PRIX - Barcelona

PRE-RACE
There were 2 driver changes for this race, Michael Bartels was back in the Lotus, this would be his final race for the team. Also, young Italian driver Alessandro Zanardi makes his debut for the Jordan team replacing Roberto Moreno. On the 1992 driver market, Jordan and Tyrrell have agreed a swap between Andrea De Cesaris and Stefano Modena. Jack Christopherson has also been linked to Tyrrell for 1992. Ligier, Larrousse will also return next year. Arrows, Osella and Coloni will also return under different names, as Footwork, Fondmental and Andrea Moda respectively.

QUALIFYING
Qualifying was not something to ride home about, that's the best thing I can say about it, bog last, over a second off Michael Bartels in the Lotus. 5 seconds off Berger's pole time. Dallara's best qualifier was Emmanuele Pirro, who himself was only 13th fastest. Michael Schumacher was quick enough to plant his Benetton 4th on the grid. Jordan had a good qualifying session with 9th and 10th on the grid. Debutant Zanardi actually outqualified veteran De Cesaris.

1. Gerhard Berger 1.21.523
2. Ayrton Senna 1.21.738
3. Riccardo Patrese 1.21.868

13. Emmanuele Pirro 1.23.574

21. Michael Bartels 1.25.261
22. Jack Christopherson 1.26.793

RACE
My start was pretty good as I made up 3 places at the start, unfortunately, it didn't last long as halfway through the lap, I went over the kerb and smashed into the wall. Pirro's race didn't last much longer as his engine failed him on lap 2. Senna took the lead at the start ahead of Berger who had been having a torrid season thanks to poor reliability. Riccardo Patrese took 2nd position approximatlely half way through. Mika Hakkinen was the only other retirement in the race. The race was processional as well as the very low attrition rate, whilst Senna took the chequered flag with Riccardo Patrese and Gerhard Berger completing the podium.

1. Ayrton Senna 1hr 43m 45.372s
2. Riccardo Patrese +25.304s
3. Gerhard Berger +32.191s
4. Jean Alesi +44.562s
5. Nigel Mansell +47.038s
6. Alain Prost +58.431s
7. Michael Schumacher +1m 04.387s
8. Nelson Piquet +1m 11.762s
9. Stefano Modena +1m 18.932s
10. Pierluigi Martini +1 Lap
11. Satoru Nakajima +1 Lap
12. Alessandro Zanardi +1 Lap
13. Andrea De Cesaris +2 Laps
14. Ivan Capelli +2 Laps
15. Mauricio Gugelmin +3 Laps
16. Martin Brundle +3 Laps
17. Gianni Morbidelli +3 Laps
18. Mark Blundell +4 Laps
19. Michael Bartels +4 Laps

NC. Emmanuele Pirro +64 Laps
NC. Jack Christopherson +65 Laps

REJECT OF THE RACE: Dallara - Double DNF after less than 2 laps.

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 20 Dec 2010, 22:11

Bold indicates drivers or constructors that can mathematically still win the championship

Driver's Standings
Ayrton Senna 66
Jean Alesi 59
Riccardo Patrese 58
Alain Prost 57
Nigel Mansell 29
Gerhard Berger 21
Stefano Modena 19
Nelson Piquet 17
Roberto Moreno 12 (8 points scored for Benetton)
Andrea De Cesaris 10
Jack Christopherson 8
Satoru Nakajima 4
Pierluigi Martini 3
Bertrand Gachot 1

Constructor's Standings
Ferrari 116
McLaren 87
Williams 87
Benetton 25
Tyrrell 23
Jordan 15
Dallara 8
Minardi 3
Leyton House 0
Brabham 0
Lotus 0

watka · Post by **watka** » 20 Dec 2010, 22:50

Eek, a bad race for Dallara, all over in 2 laps!

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 20 Dec 2010, 23:40

watka wrote:Eek, a bad race for Dallara, all over in 2 laps!

Ah well, i'm probably heading for Tyrrell in 1992, and an exciting method on how to decide which 3 teams must face pre-qualifying in 1992. Several tests at different circuits between Ligier, Larrousse, Footwork, Fondmetal and Andrea Moda. Fastest driver in each test will be out of the next test, it will carry on until 2 teams have both drivers top a test. When that's finished, the other 3 teams face the Friday Morning dungeons.

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 21 Dec 2010, 13:08

ROUND 15 - 1991 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX - Suzuka

PRE-RACE
Going into the race, Ferrari only needs 4 points in the last 2 races to clinch the Constructors Championship. Ayrton Senna would clinch the 1991 Drivers Championship if he were to win at Suzuka so Adelaide could be a dead rubber race. Jack Christopherson has also signed for Tyrrell alongside Andrea De Cesaris for 1992. Meanwhile, Ivan Capelli had to make way for Austrian debutant Karl Wendlinger at the Leyton House team, the team were struggling financially. Michael Schumacher had been confirmed for Benetton in 1992 despite not scoring a point yet.

QUALIFYING
Ferrari's aim to clinch the Constructors Championship didn't start well as they could only manage 6th and 7th on the grid. Dallara were clearly the 5th fastest team in qualifying whilst me and Pirro locked out the 5th row. I will start 9th with Pirro 10th. It was McLaren and Williams head to head, championship leader Senna was the slowest out of the four. The spearhead of Williams's title challenge Riccardo Patrese took pole position

1. Riccardo Patrese 1.38.688
2. Nigel Mansell 1.38.872
3. Gerhard Berger 1.38.883

8. Michael Schumacher 1.38.735
9. Jack Christopherson 1.39.842
10. Emmanuele Pirro 1.40.354

RACE
The race didn't start well, after a collision with Schumacher, I lost my rear wing and couldn't carry on for long, as I had to retire on Lap 5 as I clearly wasn't going to last the race. Michael Schumacher was still looking for his first point and couldn't continue. Prost made a flyer from 6th place and moved up to 3rd. Senna dropped back from 4th to 6th. After 20 Laps, the order was Patrese, Prost, Mansell, Berger, Alesi, Senna, Piquet, Pirro, Modena and Martini. On Lap 33, Berger had mechanical troubles as reliability plagued him yet again. Stefano Modena lost his wheel in a crash whilst before Zanardi retired, Brundle pulled off an amazing pass on Zanardi at 130R, this impessed the Benetton team who were looking for a replacement on an out-going Nelson Piquet. Patrese won the race, whilst Ferrari scored enough points to become Constructors Champions

1. Riccardo Patrese 1hr 31m 54.340s
2. Alain Prost +24.358s
3. Nigel Mansell +35.272s
4. Jean Alesi +44.977s
5. Ayrton Senna +51.098s
6. Nelson Piquet +1m 00.346s
7. Emmanuele Pirro +1m 22.973s
8. Pierluigi Martini +1m 24.046s
9. Gianni Morbidelli +1 Lap
10. Satoru Nakajima +1 Lap
11. Martin Brundle +2 Laps
12. Mark Blundell +2 Laps
13. Karl Wendlinger +3 Laps
14. Mika Hakkinen +3 Laps
15. Johnny Herbert +3 Laps

NC. Jack Christopherson +49 Laps

REJECT OF THE RACE: Jordan - Underachieved all weekend

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 21 Dec 2010, 13:16

Bold indicates drivers or constructors that can mathematically still win the championship

Driver's Standings
Ayrton Senna 68
Riccardo Patrese 68
Alain Prost 63
Jean Alesi 62
Nigel Mansell 33
Gerhard Berger 21
Stefano Modena 19
Nelson Piquet 18
Roberto Moreno 12 (8 points scored for Benetton)
Andrea De Cesaris 10
Jack Christopherson 8
Satoru Nakajima 4
Pierluigi Martini 3
Bertrand Gachot 1

Constructor's Standings
Ferrari 125
Williams 101
McLaren 89
Benetton 26
Tyrrell 23
Jordan 15
Dallara 8
Minardi 3
Leyton House 0
Brabham 0
Lotus 0

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 12 Jan 2011, 17:25

ROUND 16 - 1991 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX - Adelaide

QUALIFYING
The most important qualifying session of the year, Senna vs Prost vs Patrese vs Alesi! Alain Prost may well have kissed his chances of winning the World Championship goodbye by only being 11th quickest. He shared the middle row with me, the times were so close in the top 2 thirds of the grid. Jordan had fell off the pace over the last couple of races, not quite on the pace of Tyrrell, Dallara and even Minardi. Jean Alesi got pole position which he needed, as he had a deficit to make up on Senna and Patrese. Brabham and Lotus were at the back as usual with Leyton House not much quicker.

1. Jean Alesi 1.23.703
2. Ayrton Senna 1.23.796
3. Nigel Mansell 1.23.844
4. Riccardo Patrese 1.24.041

9. Emmanuele Pirro 1.25.014

11. Alain Prost 1.25.157
12. Jack Christopherson 1.25.188
13. Alessandro Zanardi 1.25.281

RACE
AND IT'S GO GO GO GO!!!! Senna's start was awful, he dropped 3 places, whilst Patrese made a good start and jumped up to 2nd ahead of teammate Nigel Mansell. On Lap 2, Senna's championship chances were given a huge shot in the foot when he crashes and was out of the race, he was leading the championship on countback so he still had an extremely slim chance of retaining his championship. Modena spun at the very start of the race and dropped to the back of the grid. He never recovered, a low-key end to what was a sensational season. Riccardo Patrese then heartbreakingly suffered a water leak whilst in 2nd place, he was in a position to take the championship with Jean Alesi 6 points behind him. Nigel Mansell lost his front wing in an incident and he and Piquet had to pit. Prost, Christopherson, Martini and Zanardi all benefitted from the attrition with Martini actually in 2nd for a long time. Martini dropped 2nd when passed by Prost, his luck ran out though with a few laps to go with a hydraulics failure. I was overtaken by Nigel Mansell down the Brabham straight on the penultimate lap. Meanwhile, Jean Alesi lead start to finish and crossed the line to become the 1991 World Champion!

1. Jean Alesi 1hr 49m 34.072s
2. Alain Prost +23.717s
3. Nigel Mansell +34.598s
4. Jack Christopherson +37.003s
5. Nelson Piquet +40.051s
6. Alessandro Zanardi +42.268s
7. Emmanuele Pirro +44.932s
8. Satoru Nakajima +49.642s
9. Andrea De Cesaris +50.456s
10. Michael Schumacher +1m 03.675s
11. Stefano Modena +1 Lap
12. Mark Blundell +1 Lap
13. Roberto Moreno +1 Lap
14. Martin Brundle +2 Laps
15. Pierluigi Martini +2 Laps
16. Karl Wendlinger +4 Laps
17. Johnny Herbert +5 Laps

REJECT OF THE RACE: Hydraulic systems - Cost Martini and Minardi their first ever podium finish.

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 12 Jan 2011, 17:31

Bold indicates World Champions

Driver's Standings
Jean Alesi 72
Alain Prost 69
Ayrton Senna 68
Riccardo Patrese 68
Nigel Mansell 37
Gerhard Berger 21
Nelson Piquet 20
Stefano Modena 19
Roberto Moreno 12 (8 points scored for Benetton)
Jack Christopherson 11
Andrea De Cesaris 10
Satoru Nakajima 4
Pierluigi Martini 3
Bertrand Gachot 1
Alessandro Zanardi 1

Constructor's Standings
Ferrari 141
Williams 105
McLaren 89
Benetton 28
Tyrrell 23
Jordan 16
Dallara 11
Minardi 3
Leyton House 0
Brabham 0
Lotus 0

REJECT OF THE YEAR

3RD - Satoru Nakajima

2ND - Brabham

1ST - Lotus

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 12 Jan 2011, 18:09

redbulljack14 wrote:Bold indicates World Champions

Driver's Standings
Jean Alesi 72

This is the best thing ever.

Post by **Londoner** » 12 Jan 2011, 18:22

BlindCaveSalamander wrote:
redbulljack14 wrote:Bold indicates World Champions

Driver's Standings
Jean Alesi 72

This is the best thing ever.

I second that!

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 12 Jan 2011, 19:15

Jack Christopherson winning the championship in his debut year would have been even better.

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 12 Jan 2011, 20:23

1992 OFFICIAL ENTRY LIST

Ferrari
1. Jean Alesi
2. Ivan Capelli

Tyrrell Ilmor
3. Jack Christopherson
4. Andrea De Cesaris

Williams Renault
5. Nigel Mansell
6. Riccardo Patrese

Brabham Judd
7. Eric Van de Poele
8. Giovanna Amati

Footwork Mugen Honda
9. Michele Alboreto
10. Aguri Suzuki

Lotus Ford
11. Mika Hakkinen
12. Johnny Herbert

Fondmetal Ford
14. Andrea Chiesa
15. Gabriele Tarquini

March Ilmor
16. Karl Wendlinger
17. Paul Belmondo

Benetton Ford
19. Michael Schumacher
20. Martin Brundle

Dallara Ferrari
21. JJ Lehto
22. Pierluigi Martini

Minardi Lamborghini
23. Christian Fittipaldi
24. Gianni Morbidelli

Ligier Renault
25. Thierry Boutsen
26. Erik Comas

McLaren Honda
27. Ayrton Senna
28. Gerhard Berger

Larrousse Lamborghini
29. Bertrand Gachot
30. Ukyo Katayama

Jordan Yamaha
32. Stefano Modena
33. Mauricio Gugelmin

Andrea Moda Judd
34. Roberto Moreno
35. Perry McCarthy

REJECTS IN 1992
Giovanna Amati
Ivan Capelli at Ferrari
Alain Prost as Ligier tester
Ilmor and Yamaha engines
Andrea Chiesa
Andrea Moda

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 13 Jan 2011, 10:41

Is Giovanna Amati going to last the year? Will Brabham/MRD going to last the year? Will we get to see Damon make his debut? How dominant will Mansell and Williams be? Gonna be a great year!

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 13 Jan 2011, 16:32

PRE QUALIFYING TEST
As Footwork, Ligier, Larrousse, Fondmetal and Andrea Moda didn't take part in 1991. They will compete to see which of those 3 teams will take part in pre-qualifying, I will determine this by holding test days, the fastest driver of each test will not take any further part in the tests, when a team has both drivers top a test, the team is safe from pre-qualifying.

TEST 1 - BARCELONA
1. Thierry Boutsen 1.29.024
2. Gabriele Tarquini 1.29.280
3. Michele Alboreto 1.29.413
4. Aguri Suzuki 1.29.513
5. Ukyo Katayama 1.29.655
6. Bertrand Gachot 1.29.753
7. Erik Comas 1.30.194
8. Roberto Moreno 1.30.209
9. Andrea Chiesa 1.30.297
10. Perry McCarthy 1.30.360

TEST 2 - BARCELONA
1. Ukyo Katayama 1.29.299
2. Gabriele Tarquini 1.29.325
3. Michele Alboreto 1.29.349
4. Erik Comas 1.29.459
5. Aguri Suzuki 1.29.493
6. Andrea Chiesa 1.29.673
7. Roberto Moreno 1.29.834
8. Bertrand Gachot 1.29.852
9. Perry McCarthy 1.30.127

Silverstone testing times will be posted soon.

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 13 Jan 2011, 17:17

TEST 3 - SILVERSTONE
1. Erik Comas 1.30.729
2. Michele Alboreto 1.30.791
3. Aguri Suzuki 1.30.966
4. Gabriele Tarquini 1.31.042
5. Roberto Moreno 1.31.311
6. Bertrand Gachot 1.31.457
7. Andrea Chiesa 1.31.475
8. Perry McCarthy 1.31.709

Ligier saved from pre-qualifying

TEST 4 - SILVERSTONE
1. Aguri Suzuki 1.30.509
2. Michele Alboreto 1.30.530
3. Gabriele Tarquini 1.30.772
4. Andrea Chiesa 1.31.125
5. Bertrand Gachot 1.31.475
6. Roberto Moreno 1.31.668
7. Perry McCarthy 1.31.882

Monza test(s) up next.
If Gachot tops the next test, then Footwork, Fondmetal and Andrea Moda will face pre-qualifying
If Alboreto tops the next test, then Larrousse, Fondmetal and Andrea Moda will face pre-qualifying

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 13 Jan 2011, 17:39

TEST 5 - MONZA
1. Michele Alboreto 1.34.376
2. Roberto Moreno 1.34.947
3. Gabriele Tarquini 1.35.102
4. Bertrand Gachot 1.35.275
5. Andrea Chiesa 1.35.481
6. Perry McCarthy 1.35.723

Footwork are safe from pre-qualifying.

Pre-qualifying for the first half of 1992 will consist of:
Larrousse
Fondmetal
Andrea Moda

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 13 Jan 2011, 22:22

Moreno second fastest at Monza? Wow...

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 19 Jan 2011, 15:36

ROUND 1 - 1992 SOUTH AFRICAN GRAND PRIX - Kyalami

PRE-QUALIFYING
1. Gabriele Tarquini 1.24.264
2. Bertrand Gachot 1.24.923
3. Ukyo Katayama 1.24.977
4. Andrea Chiesa 1.25.711
DNPQ Roberto Moreno 1.25.893
DNPQ Perry McCarthy 1.26.462

QUALIFYING
It's as you'd expect, Mansell and Patrese on the front row. Michael Schumacher and Ayrton Senna were not too far off Riccardo Patrese. Kyalami was not a circuit I have huge experience on and it reflected on me only being 25th on the grid. Neither Fondmetal car made the grid.

1. Nigel Mansell 1.22.515
2. Riccardo Patrese 1.22.027
3. Michael Schumacher 1.23.213

10. Andrea De Cesaris 1.24.164

24. Eric Van De Poele 1.25.294
25. Jack Christopherson 1.25.378
26. Bertrand Gachot`1.25.602

DNQ Gabriele Tarquini 1.25.903
DNQ Paul Belmondo 1.26.205
DNQ Giovanna Amati 1.26.735
DNQ Andrea Chiesa 1.26.994

RACE
The 1992 season is officially GO! GO! GO! Decent start for me, until a spin in a swerve to avoid a collision between Fittipaldi and Boutsen. I spent the race trying to catch up with other drivers but only managed to catch up with Bertrand Gachot who damaged his front wing. Aguri Suzuki walked away unhurt from a horrible smash on the 15th lap. It showed the improvement in the safety of the cars over the years and Footwork's ability to build an incredibly safe car. My race ended with a collision with the barrier after running over the kerb too much on a corner. Both Ferrari cars retired with engine failures, as did Alboreto and De Cesaris. Michael Schumacher scored his first ever points and Lotus scored their first points since the 1990 Hungarian Grand Prix and their first double points finish since the 1988 Brazilian Grand Prix. Ligier also looked promising as Comas finished just outside the points.

1. Nigel Mansell 1hr 37m
2. Ayrton Senna +14.356s
3. Riccardo Patrese +38.721s
4. Michael Schumacher +52.326s
5. Mika Hakkinen +1m 01.780s
6. Johnny Herbert +1m 04.553s
7. Erik Comas +1 Lap
8. Martin Brundle +1 Lap
9. Mauricio Gugelmin +1 Lap
10. Karl Wendlinger +1 Lap
11. Stefano Modena +2 Laps
12. Pierluigi Martini +3 Laps
13. Eric Van De Poele +3 Laps
14. Christian Fittipaldi +3 Laps
15. Bertrand Gachot +4 Laps

NC. Andrea De Cesaris +11 Laps
NC. Jack Christopherson +28 Laps

REJECT OF THE RACE: Ferrari - The worst possible way to begin the defence of both championships

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 19 Jan 2011, 15:40

Drivers Standings
Nigel Mansell 10
Ayrton Senna 6
Riccardo Patrese 4
Michael Schumacher 3
Mika Hakkinen 2
Johnny Herbert 1

Constructors Standings
Williams 14
McLaren 6
Benetton 3
Lotus 3
Ligier 0
Jordan 0
March 0
Dallara 0
Brabham 0
Minardi 0
Larrousse 0
Tyrrell 0
Footwork 0
Ferrari 0
Fondmetal 0
Andrea Moda 0

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 22 Jan 2011, 13:49

ROUND 2 - 1992 MEXICAN GRAND PRIX - Mexico City

PRE-QUALIFYING
1. Betrand Gachot 1.23.403
2. Ukyo Katayama 1.23.787
3. Gabriele Tarquini 1.24.012
4. Andrea Chiesa 1.24.929
DNPQ Roberto Moreno 1.25.036
DNPQ Perry McCarthy 1.25.654

QUALIFYING
Mexico City was not my strongest track either, so I went in hoping to just qualify for the race to start with. Qualifying was a lottery as it was all about finding a good space on the track, with 30 cars, it's not easy. Two drivers who done that well were Riccardo Patrese and Martin Brundle, as Patrese scored his first pole position of the season. I qualified for the race, but only in 19th place. Karl Wendlinger was also an impressive 7th on the grid in his underfunded March, ahead of Benetton's Michael Schumacher. Bertrand Gachot recorded the slowest time thanks to his engine failing at the end of his first qualifying lap.

1. Riccardo Patrese 1.22.035
2. Martin Brundle 1.22.437
3. Nigel Mansell 1.22.596

11. Andrea De Cesaris 1.23.581

18. Aguri Suzuki 1.24.168
19. Jack Christopheron 1.24.307
20. Paul Belmondo 1.24.676

DNQ Eric Van De Poele 1.25.997
DNQ Giovanna Amati 1.26.234
DNQ Andrea Chiesa 1.26.327
DNQ Bertrand Gachot 1.29.901

RACE
Patrese made a pretty good start off the line, Brundle unfortunately only lasted 2 laps after being taken out by Nigel Mansell. Both retired, there was then another accident involving Schumacher, Belmondo, De Cesaris and others. This resulted in the safety car. The safety car ruined Patrese's race as he lost time in his pit stop and did not have enough pace in the mid-race stint and lost out to both McLarens. Aguri Suzuki was running 3rd ahead of Patrese until his engine failed with 4 laps to go. Martini stopped on the last lap with after sliding off the race and bumping into the wall, he didn't lose any points as he was only in 9th place anyway. Senna took the chequered flag.

1. Ayrton Senna 1hr 44m 32.462s
2. Gerhard Berger +4.274s
3. Riccardo Patrese +11.237s
4. Gianni Morbidelli +19.406
5. Jean Alesi +21.231s
6. Erik Comas +35.832s
7. Johnny Herbert +43.389s
8. Michele Alboreto +44.121s
9. Mauricio Gugelmin +46.282s
10. Jack Christopherson +53.824s
11. Pierluigi Martini +1 Lap(ret)
12. Gabriele Tarquini +1 Lap
13. Aguri Suzuki +4 Laps (ret)

NC Andrea De Cesaris +49 Laps

REJECT OF THE RACE: Brabham - First ever double DNQ

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 22 Jan 2011, 13:55

Drivers Standings
Ayrton Senna 14
Nigel Mansell 10
Riccardo Patrese 10
Gerhard Berger 6
Gianni Morbidelli 3
Michael Schumacher 3
Jean Alesi 2
Mika Hakkinen 2
Johnny Herbert 1
Erik Comas 1

Constructors Standings
McLaren 20
Williams 20
Benetton 3
Minardi 3
Lotus 3
Ferrari 2
Ligier 1
Footwork 0
Jordan 0
Tyrrell 0
March 0
Dallara 0
Fondmetal 0
Brabham 0
Larrousse 0
Andrea Moda 0

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 10 Feb 2011, 18:40

Tyrrell driver Jack Christopherson has been seriously injured in a testing accident and will not return until 1993.

Real story is, my 1992 mod will no longer work and will not let me reinstall it so i'm just going to skip straight to 1993.

I will remain at Tyrrell until at least the end of the season, and probably through 1994 too.

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 10 Feb 2011, 19:05

1993 OFFICIAL ENTRY LIST

Williams Renault
0. Damon Hill
2. Alain Prost

Tyrrell Yamaha
3. Jack Christopherson
4. Andrea De Cesaris

Benetton Ford
5. Michael Schumacher
6. Riccardo Patrese

McLaren Ford
7. Michael Andretti
8. Ayrton Senna

Footwork Ford
9. Derek Warwick
10. Aguri Suzuki

Lotus Ford
11. Alessandro Zanardi
12. Johnny Herbert

Jordan Hart
14. Rubens Barrichello
15. Thierry Boutsen

Larrousse Lamborghini
19. Philippe Alliot
20. Erik Comas

Lola Ferrari
21. Michele Alboreto
22. Luca Badoer

Minardi Ford
23. Christian Fittipaldi
24. Fabrizio Barbazza

Ligier Renault
25. Martin Brundle
26. Mark Blundell

Ferrari
27. Jean Alesi
28. Gerhard Berger

Sauber Ilmor
29. Karl Wendlinger
30. JJ Lehto

REJECTS IN 1993
Larrousse building their own chassis for the first time
The reducing number of teams
Lola T93/30
Riccardo Patrese's championship aspirations
Ferrari's claims they can win a race in 1993
Michael Andretti at McLaren
Fabrizio Barbazza
Sauber
Luca Badoer

Barbazza · Post by **Barbazza** » 10 Feb 2011, 19:53

redbulljack14 wrote:REJECTS IN 1993
Larrousse building their own chassis for the first time
The reducing number of teams
Lola T93/30
Riccardo Patrese's championship aspirations
Ferrari's claims they can win a race in 1993
Michael Andretti at McLaren
Fabrizio Barbazza

Oi, watch it!

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 10 Feb 2011, 20:28

ROUND 1 - 1993 SOUTH AFRICAN GRAND PRIX - Kyalami

PRE-RACE
The 13 teams agreed on a new rule for qualifying, as beforehand 26 cars made the grid, the number in the sport now, they all agreed on making just 25 grid spots,this meant the slowest driver in the qualifying sessions would DNQ for the race.

QUALIFYING
The car was less responsive than before and it suffered somewhat from understeer, this cost me quite dearly, especially in a twisty track like Kyalami. Sauber had a fantastic debut race with Karl Wendlinger 6th and JJ Lehto 9th. Derek Warwick also had a successful return for Footwork, qualifying 8th. The Lolas were off the pace and were the slowest 2 qualifiers. Luca Badoer edging out Michele Alboreto by approximately 0.3 seconds.

1. Damon Hill 1.21.304
2. Alain Prost 1.21.374
3. Riccardo Patrese 1.21.878

19. Andrea De Cesaris 1.23.269

22. Philippe Alliot 1.24.984
23. Jack Christopherson 1.25.053
24. Fabrizio Barbazza 1.25.178
25. Luca Badoer 1.26.894
DNQ Michele Alboreto 1.27.178

RACE
GO! GO! GO! The 1993 season instantly got underway and Prost got a mediocre getaway and lost out to Patrese. Hill made a fantastic start. I lost out to Barbazza and dropped to 24th. The next lap was much worse as I spun off at a sweeping right hander. Michael Andretti made a storming start and even passed Senna for 4th. That was until his Ford engine. Senna passed Prost in the pits for 3rd. Lotus were struggling as was Suzuki in the Footwork. Suzuki's teammate Derek Warwick had mechanical troubles while contending for points on his return to Formula 1. Hill was leading Patrese, Senna, Prost, Lehto and Berger. Sauber looked good for 2 points in their very first Grand Prix. On the penultimate lap, JJ Lehto began to experience engine troubles and lost positions to Berger, Schumacher, a debuting Barrichello and Alesi. Damon Hill led from start to finish ahead of Riccardo Patrese debuting for Benetton. The top 4 drivers were separated by less than 2 seconds.

1. Damon Hill 1hr 41m 36.382s
2. Riccardo Patrese + 0.752s
3. Ayrton Senna + 1.104s
4. Alain Prost +1.722s
5. Gerhard Berger +23.167s
6. Michael Schumacher +37.661s
7. Rubens Barrichello +39.272s
8. Jean Alesi +40.274s
9. JJ Lehto +52.378s
10. Martin Brundle +1 Lap
11. Erik Comas +1 Lap
12. Alessandro Zanardi +2 Laps
13. Luca Badoer +3 Laps
14. Andrea De Cesaris +3 Laps
15. Philippe Alliot +3 Laps

NC. Jack Christopherson +71 Laps

REJECT OF THE RACE: Lotus - A huge drop from the rejuvenations of 1992

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 10 Feb 2011, 20:28

Barbazza wrote:
redbulljack14 wrote:REJECTS IN 1993
Larrousse building their own chassis for the first time
The reducing number of teams
Lola T93/30
Riccardo Patrese's championship aspirations
Ferrari's claims they can win a race in 1993
Michael Andretti at McLaren
Fabrizio Barbazza

Oi, watch it!

He was underperforming in testing.

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 10 Feb 2011, 20:31

Drivers Standings
Damon Hill 10
Riccardo Patrese 6
Ayrton Senna 4
Alain Prost 3
Gerhard Berger 2
Michael Schumacher 1

Constructors Standings
Williams 13
Benetton 7
McLaren 4
Ferrari 2
Jordan 0
Sauber 0
Ligier 0
Larrousse 0
Lotus 0
Lola 0
Tyrrell 0
Footwork 0
Minardi 0

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 13 Feb 2011, 16:41

ROUND 2 - 1993 BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX - Interlagos

QUALIFYING
Qualifying went better than last time out, but all the cars on the 1993 mod suffer from understeer and I can't adapt to them, so expect me to regularly be outqualified by ADC. Don't expect many points either until 1994. I made it into the top 20 which was some improvement. Damon Hill scored pole again with the McLarens on row 2. Suzuki was 9th whilst Warwick was way down in 20th behind both Tyrrells. Erik Comas struggled in his Larrousse and was 24th whilst teammate Alliot made the top 10.

1. Damon Hill 1.21.263
2. Riccardo Patrese 1.21.374
3. Ayrton Senna 1.21.860

18. Andrea De Cesaris 1.23.972
19. Jack Christopherson 1.24.170
20. Derek Warwick 1.24.257

25. Michele Alboreto 1.25.232
DNQ Luca Badoer 1.25.783

RACE
The start was not too bad, for my standards on rFactor anyway. I made up a place at the expense of ADC. Prost made an excellent start from 5th and straight to 2nd. Gerhard Berger also made a place at the expense of Michael Andretti. He was punted off the track early by Rubens Barrichello and retired from the race. Riccardo Patrese was also an early retirement. Damon Hill lost out at the pits to Prost and Berger who passed Senna for 3rd on Lap 34. I stayed ahead of De Cesaris and

1. Alain Prost 1hr 41m 23.465s
2. Gerhard Berger +8.246s
3. Damon Hill +10.346s
4. Ayrton Senna +23.658s
5. Mark Blundell +35.371s
6. Michael Schumacher +59.262s
7. Jean Alesi +1m 04.325s
8. JJ Lehto +1 Lap
9. Aguri Suzuki +1 Lap
10. Alessandro Zanardi +2 Laps
11. Jack Christopherson +2 Laps
12. Rubens Barrichello +2 Laps
13. Andrea De Cesaris +2 Laps
14. Philippe Alliot +2 Laps
15. Fabrizio Barbazza +3 Laps
16. Michele Alboreto +4 Laps
17. Christian Fittipaldi +4 Laps

REJECT OF THE RACE: Rubens Barrichello - Incident with Andretti cost both of them potential points.

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 13 Feb 2011, 16:46

Drivers Standings
Damon Hill 14
Alain Prost 13
Gerhard Berger 8
Ayrton Senna 7
Riccardo Patrese 6
Mark Blundell 2
Michael Schumacher 2

Constructors Standings
Williams 27
Ferrari 8
Benetton 8
McLaren 7
Ligier 2
Jordan 0
Sauber 0
Footwork 0
Lotus 0
Tyrrell 0
Larrousse 0
Lola 0
Minardi 0

watka · Post by **watka** » 14 Feb 2011, 23:01

Barbazza wrote:
redbulljack14 wrote:REJECTS IN 1993
Larrousse building their own chassis for the first time
The reducing number of teams
Lola T93/30
Riccardo Patrese's championship aspirations
Ferrari's claims they can win a race in 1993
Michael Andretti at McLaren
Fabrizio Barbazza

Oi, watch it!

I love the way the user "Barbazza" always acts as if he is the real Barbazza!

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 15 Feb 2011, 09:58

watka wrote:
Barbazza wrote:
redbulljack14 wrote:REJECTS IN 1993
Larrousse building their own chassis for the first time
The reducing number of teams
Lola T93/30
Riccardo Patrese's championship aspirations
Ferrari's claims they can win a race in 1993
Michael Andretti at McLaren
Fabrizio Barbazza

Oi, watch it!

I love the way the user "Barbazza" always acts as if he is the real Barbazza!

That's because he is. Obviously.

Post by **tommykl** » 15 Feb 2011, 10:04

You seriously believe Barbazza went to school in Fulham?

I do!

Barbazza · Post by **Barbazza** » 15 Feb 2011, 20:12

Ah, but myself and Johnny Claes's school was Lord Williams's School in Oxfordshire, not in Fulham!

It's where I learnt lots of English, including the word 'shitbox' which came in especially handy during my year at AGS.

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 17 Feb 2011, 21:44

ROUND 3 - 1993 EUROPEAN GRAND PRIX - Donnington

QUALIFYING
Ok, let's get back on topic. For the first time since joining the Tyrrell team, I managed to outqualify Andrea De Cesaris. He struggled and only just managed to qualify. He was slower than both the Lolas but beat Aguri Suzuki in the Footwork to the last qualifying spot. Luca Badoer beat Michele Alboreto to 23rd place on the grid. I was stuck in the midfield, which was extremely competitive.

1. Alain Prost 1.18.310
2. Michael Schumacher 1.18.692
3. Ayrton Senna 1.19.073

10. Alessandro Zanardi 1.20.867
11. Jack Christopherson 1.21.025
12. Christian Fittipaldi 1.21.154

25. Andrea De Cesaris 1.23.426
DNQ Aguri Suzuki 1.23.753

RACE
The start was fairly chaotic, there was a pile up which resulted in the retirements of Hill, Berger, Alesi and Patrese. This meant the safety car was deployed and it stayed out until the end of lap 7. The order then was Prost, Senna, Schumacher, Andretti, Brundle, Herbert, Christopherson, Zanardi, Fittipaldi and Wendlinger. The next retirement was Michele Alboreto who spun off and clipped the barrier. JJ Lehto suffered an engine failure. I ran wide at the hairpin at the end of Lap 35 and it cost me 7th. Michael Schumacher was the next retirement. Michael Andretti had a good strategy and leapfrogged Senna at the pitstops. Brundle lost out to Herbert and Zanardi. On Lap 66, there was a second safety car period when Andrea De Cesaris and Thierry Boutsen collided. Prost lost what was almost a minute's lead thanks to the safety car but still won the grand prix ahead of Andretti and Senna.

1. Alain Prost 1hr 46m 24.347s
2. Michael Andretti +4.270s
3. Ayrton Senna +5.983s
4. Johnny Herbert +1 Lap
5. Alessandro Zanardi +1 Lap
6. Martin Brundle +1 Lap
7. Jack Christopherson +1 Lap
8. Christian Fittipaldi +1 Lap
9. Fabrizio Barbazza +1 Lap
10. Philippe Alliot +1 Lap
11. Derek Warwick +2 Laps
12. Erik Comas +2 Laps

REJECT OF THE RACE: Andrea De Cesaris - An all around poor weekend

Jack Christopherson wrote:I felt I was unlucky this weekend, I had a lot of support and I believe I was unfortunate not to score any points, but it's at least good to know that my pace was improved this weekend. Hopefully the team can build on this for the next round at Imola. Our aim as a team for this season is to climb back into the top 5 in the constructors standings. If we work hard, this is a possible achievement.

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 17 Feb 2011, 21:58

Drivers Standings
Alain Prost 23
Damon Hill 14
Ayrton Senna 11
Gerhard Berger 8
Michael Andretti 6
Riccardo Patrese 6
Johnny Herbert 3
Michael Schumacher 2
Alessandro Zanardi 2
Mark Blundell 2
Martin Brundle 1

Constructors Standings
Williams 37
McLaren 17
Ferrari 8
Benetton 8
Lotus 5
Ligier 3
Jordan 0
Tyrrell 0
Sauber 0
Larrousse 0
Minardi 0
Footwork 0
Lola 0

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 19 Feb 2011, 20:44

ROUND 4 - 1993 SAN MARINO GRAND PRIX - Imola

QUALIFYING
Working the way up the grid, it was back to reality for the Lolas, on home turf, they were mired to the back of the grid yet again. Alboreto was the unlucky one to DNQ this time around. What a difference a year makes as last year, he scored an impressive 5th. The real life result, I didn't do the 1992 race at Imola. I can't say I was very competitive, but at least I made the grid, albeit in 21st place. 2 positions behind ADC. Prost was once again on pole position, Jordan had an extremely strong showing, Barrichello in 6th and Boutsen in 12th.

1. Alain Prost 1.23.624
2. Gerhard Berger 1.24.357
3. Michael Schumacher 1.24.437

19. Andrea De Cesaris 1.26.106
20. Fabrizio Barbazza 1.26.253
21. Jack Christopherson 1.26.489
22. Philippe Alliot 1.26.847

25. Luca Badoer 1.27.363
DNQ Michele Alboreto 1.27.859

RACE
My first lap turned out to be the only lap. After a poor start where I dropped to 23rd by the time I reached Tamburello, and then my race ended after a collision with Suzuki after trying, and failing to avoid a spinning Boutsen. Prost made a fantastic start and pulled away from the pack, Senna and Alesi both jumped Schumacher. JJ Lehto kept with the frontrunners along with Zanardi, until the latter's engine failed on Lap 23. Riccardo Patrese went off at Aqua Minerale and had to retire. Andrea De Cesaris retired once again, this time at Rivazza. The rest of the race was uneventful other than Berger's retirement where he was at an unusual stage for a Ferrari at recent times, being a contender for the win. Prost won for the third time in succession with Alesi scored his first points of the season and JJ Lehto scoring Sauber's first ever points.

1. Alain Prost 1hr 32m 42.698s
2. Ayrton Senna +34.170s
3. Damon Hill +37.278s
4. Jean Alesi +38.104s
5. Michael Schumacher +49.591s
6. JJ Lehto +53.268s
7. Johnny Herbert +1m 04.263s
8. Rubens Barrichello +1 Lap
9. Martin Brundle +1 Lap
10. Christian Fittipaldi +1 Lap
11. Derek Warwick +1 Lap
12. Mark Blundell +1 Lap
13. Erik Comas +2 Laps
14. Philippe Alliot +2 Laps
15. Fabrizio Barbazza +3 Laps

NC. Andrea De Cesaris +24 Laps
NC. Jack Christopherson +61 Laps

REJECT OF THE RACE: Thierry Boutsen - Three spins in one race.

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 19 Feb 2011, 20:49

Drivers Standings
Alain Prost 33
Damon Hill 18
Ayrton Senna 17
Gerhard Berger 8
Michael Andretti 6
Riccardo Patrese 6
Michael Schumacher 4
Jean Alesi 3
Johnny Herbert 3
Alessandro Zanardi 2
JJ Lehto 1
Martin Brundle 1

Constructors Standings
Williams 51
McLaren 23
Ferrari 11
Benetton 10
Lotus 5
Ligier 3
Sauber 1
Jordan 0
Tyrrell 0
Minardi 0
Footwork 0
Larrousse 0
Lola 0

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 25 Feb 2011, 23:33

ROUND 5 - 1993 SPANISH GRAND PRIX - Barcelona

QUALIFYING
My pace at Barcelona is very ordinary, in fact, it was even worse than usual. Apart from the two Lolas, I was the slowest driver. Andrea De Cesaris was an excellent 13th in the sister Tyrrell and he was 2 seconds quicker than me. Ayrton Senna took a surprise pole position in the Ford powered McLaren whilst Michael Andretti struggled and was down in 14th

1. Ayrton Senna 1.24.472
2. Alain Prost 1.25.037
3. Damon Hill 1.25.146

13. Andrea De Cesaris 1.26.499

23. Fabrizio Barbazza 1.27.743
24. Jack Christopherson 1.28.387
25. Michele Alboreto 1.28.562
DNQ Luca Badoer 1.28.671

RACE
I got ahead of Barbazza at the start, but Alboreto jumped me. Ayrton Senna's hopes of victory were prematurely dashed with an engine failure. Schumacher then took the lead after a fantastic start. On Lap 23, Christian Fittipaldi and Mark Blundell collided bringing out the safety car. The drivers who benefitted the most after pitting just beforehand were Derek Warwick and Philippe Alliot. After the safety car period, they were running 2nd and 4th. The order at the halfway point was Schumacher, Hill, Warwick, Prost, Alliot, Brundle, Lehto, De Cesaris, Alesi and Comas. Berger had retired early on and hydraulics troubles for Alesi meant Ferrari endured a double retirement. Warwick looked good for a podium until Prost passed him with 13 laps to go. With 12 laps until the finish, Lehto spun off from a points position, this handed 6th place to De Cesaris. Michael Schumacher won his first race of 1993 in convincing fashion.

1. Michael Schumacher 1hr 35m 46.427s
2. Damon Hill +24.425s
3. Alain Prost +56.825s
4. Derek Warwick +1m 07.316s
5. Philippe Alliot +1m 22.135s
6. Andrea De Cesaris +1 Lap
7. Johnny Herbert +1 Lap
8. Karl Wendlinger +1 Lap
9. Martin Brundle +2 Laps
10. Thierry Boutsen +2 Laps
11. Erik Comas +3 Laps
12. Jack Christopherson +3 Laps
13. Fabrizio Barbazza +4 Laps

REJECT OF THE RACE: Ferrari - Double DNF makes them lose even more ground on rivals .

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 25 Feb 2011, 23:38

Drivers Standings
Alain Prost 37
Damon Hill 24
Ayrton Senna 17
Michael Schumacher 14
Gerhard Berger 8
Michael Andretti 6
Riccardo Patrese 6
Derek Warwick 3
Johnny Herbert 3
Jean Alesi 3
Alessandro Zanardi 2
Mark Blundell 2
Philippe Alliot 2
JJ Lehto 1
Andrea De Cesaris 1
Martin Brundle 1

Constructors Standings
Williams 61
McLaren 23
Benetton 20
Ferrari 11
Lotus 5
Footwork 3
Ligier 3
Larrousse 2
Sauber 1
Tyrrell 1
Jordan 0
Minardi 0
Lola 0