News Details

When Gugelmin went bottoms up in France!

The 1989 French Grand Prix took place on this day 33 years ago and the start of the race was as spectacular as it was chaotic. As the field barreled down to the first corner, Brazilian driver Mauricio Gugelmin outbraked himself, slammed into the back of Nigel Mansell and took off, the Brazilian enjoying an upside-down view of his colleagues onboard his March Leyton House. The race was red-flagged, re-started and eventually duly won by McLaren's Alain Prost, while Mansell finished second after starting from the pitlane in the Scuderia's spare car.
Full Story »
2y ago from F1i.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Sainz: I'm not going to lie, first win a relief

Carlos Sainz revealed that winning the first Formula 1 race of his career...
2y ago from GrandPrix247.com

A mutual first win for Big Dan and Porsche at Rouen

©CahierArchive Dan Gurney and Porsche took their first world...
2y ago from F1i.com

Schumacher: First F1 points will get 'those questions...

Mick Schumacher hopes his first career points in F1 achieved in the...
2y ago from F1i.com

Steiner reveals very optimistic ‘next goal' as...

Haas team principal Guenther Steiner wants his drivers to kick on and...
2y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Andrea Iannone to replace Fabio Di Giannantonio at...

VR46 Racing Team have announced that Andrea Iannone will replace Fabio Di...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

IMS debuts 11 special Taylor Swift helmets to...

Indianapolis Motor Speedway revealed 11 special racing helmets on Friday,...

Graham Rahal hoping better luck helps him rebound in...

Graham Rahal believes a continued streak of bad luck has played a major...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Didier Auriol entering Rally Japan, first WRC start...

1994 World Rally Champion Didier Auriol will run the 2024 season finale in...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal could fix striker issue in January with 80m...

Arsenal continue to have an eye on the striker market ahead of the 2025...
6h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Report: £100m deal in the works as Gunners prepare...

Arsenal have opted not to invest, rather than invest in the wrong players...
5h ago from FreshArsenal.com

'Feeding into his brain' – Ian Wright has an...

Ian Wright has come up with an interesting theory regarding the nature of...
10h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Mercedes announce Hamilton release ahead of Brazilian GP

Mercedes have confirmed a Lewis Hamilton release... Read More »
10h ago from GPFans.com

Ricciardo receives Red Bull OFFER as Horner admits...

Axed Formula 1 star Daniel Ricciardo has received... Read More »
6h ago from GPFans.com

McLaren star drops MASSIVE hint for 2025 switch

A McLaren Formula 1 star has kept fans eagerly... Read More »
21h ago from GPFans.com

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.