Elio de Angelis
De Angelis at the 1982 Dutch Grand Prix
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| Born | 26 March 1958 |
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| Died | 15 May 1986 (aged 28) |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |
 Italian |
| Active years | 1979–1986 |
| Teams | Shadow, Lotus, Brabham |
| Entries | 109 (108 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Podiums | 9 |
| Career points | 122 |
| Pole positions | 3 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1979 Argentine Grand Prix |
| First win | 1982 Austrian Grand Prix |
| Last win | 1985 San Marino Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1986 Monaco Grand Prix |
| British Formula One Series career | |
| Active years | 1978 |
| Races | 1 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podium finishes | 1 |
| Career points | 12 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
Elio de Angelis (26 March 1958 – 15 May 1986) was an Italian racing driver who participated in Formula One between 1979 and 1986, racing for the Shadow, Lotus and Brabham teams. He was killed in an accident while testing the Brabham BT55 at the Paul Ricard circuit, near the commune of Le Castellet, France, in 1986. De Angelis was a competitive and highly popular presence in Formula One during the 1980s, and is sometimes referred to as Formula One's "last gentleman player".
De Angelis was born in Rome. His father Giulio was a noted inshore and offshore powerboat racer, who won many championships in the 1960s and 1970s.
After a brief spell with karts, de Angelis went on to win the Italian Formula Three Championship in 1977. In 1978 he raced in Formula Two for Minardi and then for the ICI British F2 Team, he also competed in one round of the British Formula One championship and won the prestigious Monaco F3 race.
His debut Formula One season was in 1979 with Shadow. He finished seventh in his maiden Grand Prix in Argentina and 15th in the championship with three points.
In 1980 he switched to Lotus and – at the age of 21 – nearly became the youngest Grand Prix winner of all time when he finished a tantalising second at the Brazilian Grand Prix, run at the very demanding and difficult 5-mile Interlagos circuit.
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