Maurício Gugelmin
Maurício Gugelmin | |||||||
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Gugelmin at the 1991 United States Grand Prix | |||||||
| Born | 20 April 1963 Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil | ||||||
| Spouse | Stella Maris | ||||||
| Children | 3 | ||||||
| Formula One World Championship career | |||||||
| Nationality | Brazilian | ||||||
| Active years | 1988–1992 | ||||||
| Teams | March, Leyton House, Jordan | ||||||
| Entries | 80 (74 starts) | ||||||
| Championships | 0 | ||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||
| Podiums | 1 | ||||||
| Career points | 10 | ||||||
| Pole positions | 0 | ||||||
| Fastest laps | 1 | ||||||
| First entry | 1988 Brazilian Grand Prix | ||||||
| Last entry | 1992 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||
| Champ Car career | |||||||
| 147 races run over 8 years | |||||||
| Years active | 1993–2001 | ||||||
| Team(s) | Dick Simon, CGR, PacWest | ||||||
| Best finish | 4th (1997) | ||||||
| First race | 1993 Pioneer Electronics 200 (Mid-Ohio) | ||||||
| Last race | 2001 Marlboro 500 (Fontana) | ||||||
| First win | 1997 Molson Indy Vancouver (Vancouver) | ||||||
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Maurício Gugelmin (born 20 April 1963) is a Brazilian former racing driver and businessman, who competed in Formula One from 1988 to 1992, and CART from 1993 to 2001.
Born and raised in Joinville, Gugelmin began competitive kart racing aged seven, winning several regional and national titles. He progressed to Formula Ford in 1982, dominating the British and European championships. Gugelmin then won the 1985 British Formula Three Championship, further winning the Macau Grand Prix to emulate Ayrton Senna two years prior. Gugelmin signed for March in 1988, making his Formula One debut at his home Grand Prix in Brazil. In his rookie season, he scored points finishes at the British and Hungarian Grands Prix, driving the Adrian Newey-designed 881. Retaining his seat for 1989, Gugelmin achieved his only career podium finish at the season-opening Brazilian Grand Prix. After two further seasons at the re-branded Leyton House—including a non-classified championship finish in 1991—Gugelmin moved to Jordan for his 1992 campaign, but was unable to score points again and departed at the end of the season.
After exiting Formula One, Gugelmin competed in CART IndyCar from 1993 to 2001. Across 147 races, Gugelmin achieved eight podiums, including one victory at the Molson Indy Vancouver in 1997, finishing a career-best fourth in the standings that year. His best result at the Indianapolis 500 came in 1995, where he finished sixth after leading 59 laps. For a period, he held the world speed record for a closed race track, set at California Speedway in 1997 at a speed of 240.942 mph (387.759 km/h). Gugelmin retired from motor racing at the end of 2001 following the death of his son.