Chesterfield racing brett lunger t shirt size s to 5x. On top the main statistics are provided next to the picture of the driver and some bio details. The season also included three nonchampionship formula one races and a nine race south african formula one championship. I talked with graham hill about brett driving for the embassy team and he. Started 43 f1 races, but is best remembered for helping rescue niki lauda from his burning ferarri at the nurburgring. But as ronnie peterson triumphed for march, ahead of regazzoni and laffite, lauda overtook reutemann and the two tyrrells to take fourth, 19. May 18, 2014 tapping him on the shoulder, lauda was now face to face with brett lunger, an american racing driver who was in his first year at surtees, his second in f1. Fabricationsprepared m23 failed to start due to fuel problems. View f1 statistics and a f1 career summary of brett lunger, including career stats, yearly summary, stats per grands prix and circuits, and more. That was invaluable just to see how they went through the testing process, have a car that was well sorted and allowed me to use his garage at ontario for the entire season.
Attended in 4 seasons and have 43 race entrances was born on 14 november 1945, usa. Robert brett lunger born november 14, 1945 in wilmington, delaware is an american racecar driver and vietnam war veteran lunger was educated at the holderness school, and princeton university. Ano equipa motor racas 1st 2nd 3rd podios poles laps fastest pts medios pontos. His total focus now was on becoming a professional racer, and it seemed to be going well. Merzario unbuckled the seatbelts and lunger and lauda tumbled out of the car as a portion of the cockpit broke apart.
The 1977 formula one season was the 31st season of the fias formula one motor racing. It was the tenth race of the 1977 world championship of f1 drivers and the 1977 international cup for f1 constructors. Brett lunger racing career profile driver database. Driver brett lunger 1978 formula one results racing. Brett lunger driver data born november 14, 1945 19451114 age 72 wilmington, delaware, usa nationality usa formula one world championship career years active 19751978 status retired races 43 33 starts pole positions 0 wins 0 championships 0 podiums 0 fastest laps 0 career points 0 first race 1975 austrian grand prix last race 1978 united states grand prix robert brett lunger born. Ninth place in the dutch gp at zandvoort was the american drivers best. Lunger made his f1 debut at the wheel of a mclaren at monaco in 1977, but his b. Robert brett lunger born 14 november 1945 in wilmington, delaware is an american racecar driver and vietnam war veteran. Insert a f1 drivers name in the search box and search or select a driver from the list directly.
Robert brett lunger born november 14, 1945 in wilmington, delaware is a former racecar driver from the united states. Lunger didnt compete in the 1975 f5000 series, concentrating his efforts as a member of the lord hesketh formula 1 grand prix team together with james hunt. Chesterfield racing brett lunger team shirt size s to 2x large. Winning the 1971 italian gp at monza with the likes. Robert brett lunger born november 14th, 1945 in wilmington, delaware is a american former racing driver known for his appearances in formula one. He dropped out of princeton after three years to enlist for service in vietnam. Lunger was educated at the holderness school, and princeton university.
Brett lunger has always been understated, selfanalytical, supremely fit and serious. Still lives in wilmington and runs a research and development firm there. The racers who drive those formula 1 cars are huge stars in their own right, and if you pay any attention at all to the sport you will know a lot of them. Learn what inspired the making of the film rush and the documentary 1. There is a topic on brett lunger for example, clearly a rich paydriver journeyman with less talent as jolyon but no bashing there and lots of respect for brett and his career. He pulled niki lauda from the wreckage of his blazing ferrari, fought in vietnam and now pilots humanitarian flights for seriously ill children, but brett lunger plays down his many achievements writer andrew marriott. It featured the 28th world championship of drivers and the 20th international cup for formula 1 constructors, which commenced on 9 january 1977, and ended on 23 october after seventeen races, making it the longest formula one season in the sports history at the time. Can you name these famous formula 1 drivers from a photo. His pilot work, along with his wife, includes the angel flight network, where he gives his time and expense to fly sick patients to. Brett lunger formule 1, pilotes, gilles villeneuve. Today are the birthdays of chilean driver, the only f1 driver from chile and the driver known for what transpired at the 1982 german gp, eliseo salazar, and american driver and one of the few drivers known for helping niki lauda at the 1976 german gp, brett lunger. In andlunger might have finished third again in had lungre problems held him to just four finishes, and seventh overall. The formula 1 driver view allows you to select your favorite f1 driver and view career f1 points, statistics and race by race breakdown. He called time on f1, at the end of the 1978 season, and returned to us sports car racing.
The 1975 formula one season was the 29th season of fia formula one motor racing. Pca delaware announces dinner with f1 driver brett. Andretti is the most successful american formula one driver having won 12 races, and only eddie cheever has started more grands prix. The item youve selected was not added to your cart. While many drivers from the united states have competed in formula one, the vast majority only competed in the. It featured the 1978 world championship of f1 drivers and the international cup for f1 constructors, contested concurrently over a sixteen race series which commenced on 15 january and ended on 8 october. Click on the site to see brett lunger s career results at that track.
Thank you, said lauda and before lunger could even respond, he was gone, back into the swarms of people in the pits. Only luca badoer thus far has started more formula 1 races without troubling the scorers. The pie charts provides a visual overview of wins, podiums and nonpodiums finishes. The all time driver rank table shows the number of f1 points and rank under each points scoring system, as well as the average points per grand prix and overall rank betweeen brackets. Robert brett lunger is a former formula one driver from the usa. He worked as a journalist with cbs, covering f1 races. Family background and early racing career the heir to the dupont fortunes, brett lunger did not complete his studies at. The season also included the nonchampionship brdc international trophy. F1 points driver brett lunger formula 1 real all time points. He graduated to f1 in 1975 with a handful of outings alongside james hunt in the hesketh squad, then switched to surtees in 1976 where he was paired with future world champion alan jones. Former formula one driver niki lauda is still a fixture at races, chiming in on every controversial move of the frontrunners as the nonexecutive chairman of the mercedes f1 team.
Also took part, for many years, in road competition cycling in his spare time. Photo and info ron n paul there was another post about brett lunger. Chesterfield racing brett lunger t shirt size s to 5x large. Pca delaware announces dinner with f1 driver brett lunger. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Lungers formula 1 career is always linked to the lauda accident. Read about the drivers that have helped to shape the mclaren racing team. Brett lunger born 14 nov 1945 wilmington, delaware. Simply a nice guy, these are my photos of bl when he ran f5000. I have basic informationon his f1 career, but need to get additional background info. This fantastic collection was comprised primarily of original photos taken by the collector that were later signed. He competed in a total of 34 f1 events and is probably most remembered for the role he played in helping niki lauda escape from the flaming remains of his ferrari after a crash at the nurburgring in 1976. The team were founded by lord hesketh and anthony horsley in 1972 in formula 3, and the following year, with james hunt as their driver, they lined up on the f1 grid.
Brett lunger is returning to the formula 5000 championship series after a years absence driving a carl hogan entered first national city travelers. The 1978 formula one season was the 32nd season of fia formula one motor racing. Pete lyons remembers the day this american grand prix driver helped save a world champions life. Happy birthday eliseo salazar valenzuela and robert brett. Brett lunger driver data born november 14, 1945 19451114 age 72 wilmington, delaware, usa. The 68lap race was won from pole position by local driver james hunt, driving a mclarenford, with austrian driver niki lauda second in a ferrari and swedish driver gunnar nilsson. The 1977 british grand prix was a formula one motor race held at silverstone on 16 july 1977. This wealthy privateer was a grand prix driver for three full seasons starting 34 times but never scoring a point. I would prefer to be known for winning a race rather than having a famous accident. There have been 233 formula one drivers from the united states including two world drivers championship winners, mario andretti and phil hill.
Brett lunger is returning to the formula 5000 championship series after a years absence driving a carl hogan entered first national city travelers checkssponsored lola t332. Brett lunger made his f1 debut at the wheel of a mclaren at monaco in 1977. See more ideas about racing, race cars and formula one. Lauda saw the man he was looking for and approached him from behind. Jul 16, 2017 there is a topic on brett lunger for example, clearly a rich paydriver journeyman with less talent as jolyon but no bashing there and lots of respect for brett and his career. View career stats like points per seasons, distribution of wins, podiums and more. Robert brett lunger is an american racecar driver and vietnam war veteran. Ninth place in the dutch gp at zandvoort was the american drivers best performance that summer and although he started 1978 driving the same m23 he switched to a privately prepared m26 in time for the following years monaco race where he failed to qualify. Wilmingtons brett lunger was in the middle of the most pivotal crash scene in rush. Robert brett lunger born november 14, 1945 in wilmington, delaware is an american racecar driver and vietnam war veteran. Lunger was educated in dancing schools in wilmington, the holderness school, and princeton university. Page 1 of 3 brett lunger posted in the nostalgia forum. Dinner with f1 driver brett lunger info on may 14, 2014.
Hesketh racing were a formula one team that competed in 52 races from 1973 to the belgian grand prix of 1978, after which the team folded. Formula one drivers from the united states wikipedia. Brett lunger the nostalgia forum the autosport forums. His early career was spent in the canam, where he was considered one of the rich kids due to his wealth as an heir of the dupont family. Brett lunger signed 5 x 9 original photo f1 driver. Brett lungers formula 1 career is always linked to the lauda accident where, after crashing into laudas burning ferrari, he bravely stood on the cockpit and pulled the stricken driver from the wreckage by his shoulder straps.
Prior to f1, he was successful in the north american formula 5000, finishing in the top 3 for two years in a row. Brett lungers formula 1 career is always linked to the lauda accident where, after crashing into laudas burning ferrari. For the selected driver an overview is provided of his f1 career statistics. He competed in a total of 34 grands prix but is probably best. Tapping him on the shoulder, lauda was now face to face with brett lunger, an american racing driver who was in his first year at surtees, his second in f1. Happy birthday eliseo salazar valenzuela and robert brett lunger. Try swapping paint in a formula 1 car and youll end up wrapped up in a ball. It featured the 1975 world championship of f1 drivers and the 1975 international cup for f1 manufacturers which were contested concurrently from 12 january to 5 october over fourteen races. Hear first hand about the events in the middle 70s when f1 teams were trying to extract ever more horsepower from the powerplants, but not much thought about driver safety. Brett lunger s formula 1 career is always linked to the lauda accident where, after crashing into laudas burning ferrari, he bravely stood on the cockpit and pulled the stricken driver from the wreckage by his shoulder straps. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Simply a nice guy, these are my photos of bl when he ran f5000 for dan.
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