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Guido Cappellini

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Guido Cappellini (born 7 September 1959 in Mariano Comense) is an Italian motorboat racer and the most successful driver of all time in the F1 Powerboat World Championship, with ten world titles.[1][2] He has also raced in other classes of boat racing, notably the Class 1 offshore championship, since his retirement from Formula 1 at the end of 2009.[3]

Career

Cappellini began his motorsport career not in a boat, but on four wheels, racing in karts. In 1981 he won the 135cc Italian Championship, and repeated the feat in 1982, alongside victory in the 135cc European Championship as well. During 1982, Cappellini was given the chance to try out a Dallara-ToyotaFormula 3 car and took pole position in his first race, showing real promise. However, in 1983 he made the switch to boats, and in the 100 Miglia del Lario that year, he took victory in the S850 class. Cappellini also triumphed in the F3 Inshore category at the Six Hours of Paris in 1983, and in 1985 he finished fifth overall in the F3 Inshore World Championship.

FONDA Formula Grand Prix

Making his debut in the Formula Grand Prix series in 1986, Cappellini started off driving a Mercury-engined Molinari hull, and during the year enjoyed a best result of two fourth-place finishes in Hanover and Singapore. Whilst Formula 1 disappeared as a world championship and moved entirely to the United States, Cappellini continued to compete at the top level in Europe with DAC Racing, the factory team of the DAC hull manufacturing business. In 1987, a third place in Miami brought Guido his first ever podium and in 1988 he scored three second-place finishes at Augusta, Dublin and Singapore, ultimately finishing the year fourth overall in the final standings. 1989 would bring Cappellini his first race victory in the series, in Italy, at the race in Como.

Formula 1

El italiano cosecharía nuevas victorias en 1990 en Budapest , cuando la serie de Fórmula Grand Prix pasó a llamarse Campeonato Mundial de Fórmula 1, y en 1991 en Penang . Guido fue superado por poco en la lucha por el título en 1992 con un monoplaza mucho más potente, ya que su compatriota Fabrizio Bocca le arrebató el campeonato. Sin embargo, para Cappellini, las cosas solo podían mejorar. De 1993 a 1996, se alzó con cuatro títulos consecutivos de pilotos de F1, un récord que aún no ha sido igualado. Otro título llegaría en 1999, antes de que Guido reafirmara su dominio sobre el deporte, ganando otros tres campeonatos consecutivos de 2001 a 2003. Durante este tiempo, el principal rival de Cappellini fue Scott Gilman , y en las siguientes temporadas ambos compartieron el éxito, con Gillman ganando en 2004, Cappellini obteniendo su noveno título y la 50.ª victoria de su carrera en 2005, [ 4 ] y luego Gillman ganando una vez más en 2006. A partir de este punto, el rendimiento de Cappellini comenzó a decaer un poco dentro del deporte, a medida que otros pilotos emergieron, como Sami Seliö y Jay Price . Pero, decidido a asegurar un décimo título mundial sin precedentes, Cappellini persistió y lo consiguió con estilo con una excelente racha de rendimiento en la segunda mitad de la temporada 2009 , superando a Seliö, Price, Thani Al Qamzi y al líder inicial Jonas Andersson. [ 2 ] Una vez alcanzado este hito, Cappellini anunció su retirada de la F1 y centró su atención en otras clases acuáticas. [ 3 ]

Vida adulta

Tras su retirada de la F1, Cappellini pasó a la categoría de lanchas rápidas de Clase 1 y se convirtió en jefe de equipo del equipo DAC Racing, que compite con la lancha número 74. Desde 2010, Guido ha tenido un éxito moderado en la clase, aunque en 2013 se apartó de las funciones de piloto, siendo reemplazado por Tomaso Polli, debido a una disputa sobre el reglamento técnico. Cappellini declaró que cuando las reglas sean iguales para todos los equipos, volverá con gusto a la cabina. [ 5 ]

historial de carreras

Resultados completos del Campeonato Mundial de Lanchas Motoras de Fórmula 1

  • ^1 El primer Gran Premio de Abu Dabi de 1993 se detuvo antes de la mitad de la distancia debido a dos accidentes separados, uno de los cuales le costó la vida a John Hill. Se otorgaron la mitad de los puntos.
  • ^2 El Gran Premio de Rusia de 1999 se detuvo después de 12 vueltas, los resultados fueron anulados y no se otorgaron puntos.
  • ^3 The starting grid for the 1999 Grand Prix of Turkey was formed on the basis of current championship standings following the İzmit earthquake, with the race held as planned on Sunday 22 August.
  • ^4 The 1999 Grand Prix of Austria was stopped after seven laps, with the results taken from the completion of the seventh lap, and no points awarded.
  • ^5 The 2000 Grand Prix of Bulgaria was declared null and void following drivers' protests after the qualifying session that the course was too narrow and the water too shallow to be safe enough to race on. The race was declared an exhibition race and those drivers who hadn't lodged protests agreed to take part, with no World Championship points awarded.
  • ^6 The 2004 Grand Prix of Korea was run under the 'match race' format, and the event thus did not count towards the final championship standings and no points were awarded.

Career summary

Class 1 results

See also

References

  1. "World Powerboating Champions". hickoksports.com. Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  2. 12"Cappellini's late Charge Leads to 10th World Title!!". F1H2O. 31 December 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  3. 12"Cappellini announces his retirement from the F1H2O World Championship". F1H2O. 9 April 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  4. "Cappellini Captures 50th Career Win In Sharjah". F1H2O. 16 December 2005. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  5. "TOMASO POLLI STEPS IN FOR GUIDO CAPPELLINI". Class 1 Promotion. 14 March 2013. Archived from the original on 1 September 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
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