Jean alesi s indycar career was seemingly over before it began. Jean alesi f sport f1, sport cars, race cars, formula 1 sport f1sport. Driver jean alesi 2012 izod indycar series results. After initial deals fell through, indy lights team fan force united agreed to run the former ferrari man in the race. Alesi may call time on indy 500 bid indycar news crash. Frenchitalian driver jean alesi joined us in the champions club at the recent. Frenchborn but a us citizen for most of his adult life, jules was also a garage owner and mechanic. His formula one career included spells at tyrrell, benetton, sauber, prost, jordan and most notably ferrari where he proved very popular among the tifosi. In september, alesi announced that he will attempt to qualify for the 2012. This is an original six color print of jean alesi in his ferrari f92a. In january 2011, along with the launch of their new car, lotus renault gp announced that they had hired alesi as an ambassador for the team and test driver for the t125 singleseater project. Now, after racing in the dtm and the le mans series, alesi is opening a new chapter in his life.
The young racer would not yield and instead powered onto the dirty side of the. The exformula one fan favorite will compete in next years indianapolis 500 with backing from lotus on an asyetundecided izod indycar series. Jules racing peak was in the mid 1910s, when he entered a delage in a number of events with his friend charles dellocchio as his riding mechanic. Indycar driver jean alesis need for speed becoming urgent. Jean alesi raced formula one cars from 1987 to 2001. Jean alesi confirmed for 2012 indy 500 indycar news. Le mans grand prix f1 motor indy car racing gilles villeneuve formula 1 car michael schumacher vintage race car motosport. His father, franco, was a mechanic from alcamo, sicily, and his mother was from riesi after successes in the minor categories, notably winning the 1989 formula 3000 championship, his formula one career included spells at tyrrell, benetton, sauber, prost, jordan and ferrari, where he proved very. After leaving formula one, from 2002 to 2006 alesi raced in the dtm championship, winning some races, and his best result was a fifth place in the drivers championship. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for jean alesi on. Alesi, 47, was the slowest of the 33 drivers to qualify when he turned a fourlap average speed of 210. Since f1, hes been in touring cars, in europe and asia, until 2010, when he moved to the lms sportscars series. Flanked by two mclaren drivers senna and gerhard berger on the. He won the 1995 canadian grand prix, but this proved to be the only win of his formula one career.
For 1987 alesi earned support from marlboro, which meant joining the oreca team. Pending board of estimates approval, andretti sports marketin. When you are on a racetrack, and you have the news that a driver is hurt. Former f1 driver jean alesi has confirmed he will race in the indianapolis 500 next year alesi, who is a brand ambassador for group lotus, will drive a car powered by lotuss indycar engine which will participate in the series next year. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. See more ideas about formula 1, formula one and racing. Jean alesi, jordan ej11, 2001 us gp 1200x791 indy car. Jean alesi frenchman jean alesi had a long formula 1 career 19892001, but the 1995 canadian grand prix was his only win on the openwheel circuit.
Dallara dw12 lotus click to show race results for izod indycar series 2012. Alesi showed his old racing spirit, driving especially well at spa, indy and monza. When he was not able to race some weekends he would give his car to his. Indeed, a couple of races earlier at barcelona in another wet race alesi had. In february 2016, it was announced that alesi would race with trident. Indy 500 snake pit presented by coors light the indianapolis 500 presented by gainbridge has been rescheduled for august 23 due to the covid19 pandemic. Click on the site to see jean alesis career results at that track glossary. Ayrton senna driving the williams renault ferrari, grand prix, mick.
Thats right, alesi, a brand ambassador for group lotus, will compete in the 2012. By a strange quirk of history jean alesis cv includes just a single. Can you name these famous formula 1 drivers from a photo. Top 50 richest race car drivers celebrity net worth. He is the son of japanese former actress kumiko goto and former formula one driver jean alesi. Former formula one driver jean alesi was listed as an entry for newman haas racing, but the car was later withdrawn. He raced for tyrrell, ferrari, benetton, sauber, prost and jordan during that time. Jean alesi 1964 a mercurial and forceful racer, alesi incredibly only won one f1. While serving as a brand ambassador and test driver for lotus, the frenchman announced his intention to run in the 2012 indy 500, using a lotusengined car.
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Rookie alesi, 47, gets comfortable at indy french driver jean alesi, engine manufacturer lotus record first laps at the indianapolis motor speedwa. Despite his considerable experience, alesi has never before taken on competitive oval racing. Lotus continued to find a team for alesi, and struck a deal with indy lights team fan force united to run a car. We havent yet quite given them alesi and berger a car they can really get into. Devigne crashed at his only attempt at indianapolis but had.
Jean alesi was one of the handful of racing drivers whose talent and. Neither driver managed to win a race in 1996, although alesi came close in. As a result of this change, we have also made the unfortunate, but unavoidable decision to cancel race weekend concerts, including the snake pit presented by coors light, featuring martin garrix, galantis, rezz, steve aoki, and yellow claw. Ferrari with jean alesi at monaco, 1994 ferrari racing, ferrari f1, f1 racing.
Jean alesi to race in 2012 indianapolis 500 racefans. In 2011, he became an ambassador and test driver for group lotus, and drove for them in the 2012 indianapolis 500, when he became the oldest rookie starter in history. The following graph shows the change in the driverdb rating of jean alesi over time since january 1st. We were changing the car all the time, from race to race. He raced in the indianapolis 500 in 2012 and became the oldest professional driver to perform the rookie test for admission to the. Gmr grand prix get closer to the action at the gmr grand prix as the stars of the ntt indycar series take on the twists and turns of the ims road course. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Racing aces like michael schumacher, lewis hamilton and dale earnhardt jr. Eddie jordan made a fatal mistake to not resign alesi, jean retired at the end of 2001, after colliding with a spinning kimi raikkonen at suzuka. Indianapolis former formula one driver jean alesi will return to competition, racing for group lotus in next years indianapolis 500. Ot before alonso fiasco in 2019 indy 500, jean alesi was. Giuliano ryu alesi born 20 september 1999 is a french racing driver.
Alesi talks to autosport about indy at the age of 47, former grand prix driver jean alesi will be a rookie in next months indianapolis 500 race, where he will compete with no other than newmanhaas. Alesi talks to autosport about indy indycar autosport plus. Ot before alonso fiasco in 2019 indy 500, jean alesi was black flagged after 10 laps in 2012 for driving too slow, thanks for weak lotus engine. I learned to drive racing cars here, taking a race driving course at the winfield school. Retired f1 driver alesi to race in indy 500 cbc sports. Once armed with his familiar old car, jean was the dominant force. The daring display of car control in the woefully uncompetitive f92a on slicks at a. Retired f1 driver alesi to race in indy 500 former formula one driver jean alesi confirmed friday that he intends to end a decadelong retirement from singleseater racing to compete in the indy. Former formula one driver jean alesi will come out of a decadelong retirement from singleseater racing to compete in next years indy 500. This familyfriendly event includes driver autograph sessions and the chance to walk on the legendary yard of bricks during the postrace track invasion. Two and a half weeks away from the first race at the hockenheim racetrack the dtm drivers presented themselves and their cars to the public. Grant adcox was a stock car racing driver who had brief flashes of brilliance in the lesser ranks, but had a nascar winston cup career plagued by the extremely bizarre which culminated in his death in a single car incident in the 1989 atlanta journal 500. In 1990, jean alesi the hot property in f1 had the time had a decision to.