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| Full name | Leyton House Formula One Racing Team |
| Base | Bicester, UK |
| Founder/s | Akira Akagi |
| Noted staff | Adrian Newey Gustav Brunner |
| Noted drivers | Mauricio Gugelmin Ivan Capelli Karl Wendlinger |
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Formula One World Championship career
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| Debut | 1990 United States Grand Prix |
| Races competed | 32 |
| Constructors' Championships |
0 |
| Drivers' Championships |
0 |
| Race victories | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Final race | 1991 Australian Grand Prix |
Leyton House Racing was a Formula One constructor that raced in the 1990 and 1991 seasons. Bicester ( IPA /ˈbɪstɚ/ is a town in the Cherwell district of north-eastern Oxfordshire in England. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Adrian Newey (born December 26, 1958) is currently the chief technical officer of the Red Bull Racing Formula One team Gustav Brunner is an Austrian Formula One designer and engineer Mauricio Gugelmin (born April 20, 1963 in Joinville) is a former racing driver from Brazil. Ivan Franco Capelli (born in Milan, May 24, 1963) is an Italian former Formula One driver Mercedes Juniors Wendlinger started his career in Karting and in Formula Ford before entering the German Formula 3 Championship in 1988 The 1990 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on March 11, 1990 in Phoenix Arizona. By season The Formula One World Drivers' Championship (WDC is awarded by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ( FIA) to the most successful Formula One The term " pole position " comes from the Horse racing term where the number one starter starts on the inside next to the inside pole In motorsport, the fastest lap is the quickest lap run during a race The 1991 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on November 3 1991 at the Adelaide Street Circuit The following is a list of constructors which have competed or plan to compete in the FIA World Championship. The 1990 Formula One season was the 41st FIA Formula One World Championship season The 1991 Formula One season was the 42nd FIA Formula One World Championship season
It was, in essence, a rebranding of the March team which returned to F1 in 1987. March Engineering was a Formula One constructor and manufacturer of customer racing cars from Britain. The 1987 Formula One season was the 38th FIA Formula One World Championship season Leyton House, a Japanese real estate company, had been the team's marquee sponsor since that year, and went on to buy the team in 1989. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Real estate is a legal term (in some jurisdictions notably in the USA, United Kingdom Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Drivers Ivan Capelli and Mauricio Gugelmin, who had both been driving for the March team from 1987 to 1989, continued on with the team under its new guise. Ivan Franco Capelli (born in Milan, May 24, 1963) is an Italian former Formula One driver Mauricio Gugelmin (born April 20, 1963 in Joinville) is a former racing driver from Brazil.
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1990 season
1990 proved to be a disaster from the beginning. The Leyton House CG901 chassis was unreliable and through the first six races of the season, the team had failed to score a single point and had failed to qualify numerous times; both Gugelmin and Capelli recorded DNQs for the Brazilian and Mexican Grands Prix. The Leyton House CG901 is a Formula One racing car designed by Adrian Newey for the Formula One World Championship The 1990 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on March 25, 1990 at Interlagos. The 1990 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Mexico City on June 24, 1990. However at the next race, the French Grand Prix both cars not only qualified, but ran first and second for a period until Gugelmin's engine blew. The 1990 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Paul Ricard on July 8, 1990. Capelli actually led for much of the remainder of the race, before being caught by the eventual winner Alain Prost; still Capelli finished second, his only points finish and the team's only podium finish of the season. Alain Marie Pascal Prost, OBE (born 24 February 1955 is a French racing driver
Off the track, managing director Ian Phillips contracted meningitis and left his post after the Brazilian Grand Prix. Meningitis is Inflammation of the protective membranes covering the Brain and Spinal cord, known collectively as the Meninges. Team manager Harry Mandel also resigned and technical director Adrian Newey was fired. Several other engineers, brought over from March Engineering, also departed that year.
Leyton House finished 1990 with 7 points, placing them 7th in the Constructors' Championship. By season
1991 season
Leyton House switched engines for 1991, dropping the Judd V8 in favour of the new Ilmor V10 engine, hoping the new equipment and new faces in management would translate to success on the track. Judd is a name brand of engines produced by Engine Developments Ltd Ilmor, founded by Mario Illien and Paul Morgan in 1984 is a British independent high-performance autosport engineering company It proved to do exactly the opposite; Capelli retired from the first nine Grands Prix of the season before finally recording the team's first and only point by finishing 6th at the Hungarian Grand Prix. The 1991 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Hungaroring on August 11, 1991. Gugelmin's best finish all season was 7th, which he achieved three times: in France, Portugal and Spain. The 1991 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Magny-Cours on July 7, 1991. The 1991 Portuguese Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Autódromo do Estoril on September 22, 1991. The 1991 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on September 29, 1991 at the Circuit de Catalunya.
In September of 1991, team owner Akira Akagi was implicated in a financial scandal involving the Fuji Bank and was arrested. The was one of Japan 's major Banks during the post- World War II era The team was run by Akagi associate Ken Marrable but money was short and the cars continued to struggle to finish races.
With two races remaining in the season, Capelli quit his post to make way for test driver Karl Wendlinger who, like Michael Schumacher earlier in the season, was eased into F1 in a low-key deal made by Jochen Neerpasch of Mercedes-Benz, for whose Sauber-Mercedes sports car team he was driving at the time. Mercedes Juniors Wendlinger started his career in Karting and in Formula Ford before entering the German Formula 3 Championship in 1988 Michael Schumacher (German pronunciation;) (born January 3, 1969, in Hürth-Hermülheim, Germany) is a former Formula Jochen Neerpasch (born 1946 in Krefeld, Germany) is a former German racecar driver and motorsports manager Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of luxury Automobiles Buses coaches and Trucks It is currently a division of the Sauber is a Swiss constructor of racing cars for Sportscar racing and Formula One. Throughout its long history Mercedes-Benz has been involved in a range of Motorsport activities including Sportscar racing and rallying In this context, it is notable that the Ilmor V10 was used by the Sauber team to which Wendlinger returned on its F1 debut in 1993 and that Ilmor became the F1 engine manufacturing arm of Mercedes-Benz. Sauber is a Swiss constructor of racing cars for Sportscar racing and Formula One.
Capelli would go on to sign for Ferrari for the 1992 season and Gugelmin left for Jordan. Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing The 1992 Formula One season was the 43rd FIA Formula One World Championship season Early history Jordan's success in lower formulae inspired the creation of a Formula One programme for the 1991 season.
Aftermath
The team was sold to a consortium including Marrable, former technical director Gustav Brunner and others. Gustav Brunner is an Austrian Formula One designer and engineer It was announced that the team would continue in Formula One but return to the name March F1 for 1992, perhaps in an aim to distance itself from the controversy surrounding Akagi and his Leyton House company. Wendlinger agreed to stay on as a full-time driver and he was joined by Paul Belmondo. Paul Belmondo (born April 23 1963 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French Racing driver who raced in While the March F1 team raced the complete 1992 season, neither of these drivers completed the full schedule as both Belmondo and Wendlinger left with five and two races remaining, respectively. They were replaced by Emanuele Naspetti and Jan Lammers. Emanuele Naspetti (born February 24, 1968 in Ancona) is a Racing driver from Italy. Johannes "Jan" Lammers, (born June 2, 1956 in Zandvoort) is a Racing driver and team principal from the Netherlands.
Attempts to sell the team following the season failed and despite signing Lammers and Jean-Marc Gounon to drive in 1993, finances were exhausted and the team folded in early 1993. Jean-Marc Gounon (born January 1, 1963 in Aubenas) is a Racing driver from France. The 1993 Formula One season was the 44th FIA Formula One World Championship season
Complete Formula One results
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| Year | Chassis | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Points | WCC |
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| 1990 | Leyton House CG901 | Judd EV V8 | G | USA | BRA | SMR | MON | CAN | MEX | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | ESP | JPN | AUS | 7 | 7th | |
| Mauricio Gugelmin | 14 | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | DNS | Ret | 8 | 6 | Ret | 12 | 8 | Ret | Ret | ||||||
| Ivan Capelli | Ret | DNQ | Ret | Ret | 10 | DNQ | 2 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | ||||||
| 1991 | Leyton House CG911 | Ilmor LH 10 V10 | G | USA | BRA | SMR | MON | CAN | MEX | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | ESP | JPN | AUS | 1 | 12th | |
| Mauricio Gugelmin | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | 15 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 14 | ||||||
| Ivan Capelli | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | 8 | 7 | Ret | ||||||||
| Karl Wendlinger | Ret | 20 |
External links
- Leyton House Racing at the Grand Prix Encyclopedia
- Chequered Flag Motorsports's profile of Leyton House
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