They drove that car?

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Bottom post of the previous page:

Chris Amon and Murray Walker in their Toyota Camry Sportivo at the 2003 Targa New Zealand.

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Enrique Mansilla tested for McLaren in 1982.

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[Everso Biggyballies]

Ralf also tested for McLaren earlier in August (8th)

From Atlas F1 Tuesday August 6, 1996. https://www.atlasf1.com/news/1996/200.htm

Ralf Schumacher, the current leader of the Formula Nippon championship and brother of World Champion Michael, will test a McLaren Mercedes this week at Silverstone. The tests are scheduled to take place on Thursday, weather permitting.

Ralf Schumacher will start off in a F3000 car to familarise himself with the circuit, and then move to a McLaren Mercedes MP4/11. Ron Dennis said "Ralf Schumacher's test will represent the first opportunity for both the team and Ralf to work together with a view to forming a relationship for the future."

1996 Formula 1 testing.: 1996 Formula 1 testing, Silverstone, Great Britain. 8 August 1996. Ralf Schumacher testing a McLaren MP4/11-Mercedes-Benz for first time.

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Colin McRae (BMW 318is) as guest entry for 1992 BTCC Knockhill round. Finished 8th in race 1 and 5th in race 2 only to be DQ for causing a collision with Matt Neal of all people

The livery was standard for David Richards' Prodrive team that season (full-time drivers Tim Sugden and Alain Menu who fractured his leg in Knockhill paddock before the races!).

https://1990sbtcc.com/2019/10/25/the-st ... cc-outing/

Colin McRae had a one-off outing in a Ford Taurus at Rockingham in the 2002 ASCAR Season.


He contested the 2004 Le Mans 24 Hours in a Ferrari 550 Maranello, scoring a podium in the GTS class.


Two of his last three WRC outings were in the Skoda Fabia in 2005, he came 7th in the Rally Great Britain.

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Bernie Ecclestone raced Formula 3 Coopers in the early 50s.

[idkwhatname]

Valtteri Bottas testing the 2016 Bathurst winning Holden VF Commodore at the 2023 Adelaide Motorsport Festival.

Bottas also took part at the Arctic Lapland Rally from 2019 to 2021:

In 2019 he drove a Ford Fiesta WRC, finishing 5th overall.


In 2020 he drove a Citroën DS3 WRC, finishing 9th overall.


And in 2021 he drove again with the DS3 this time finishing 6th overall.

[Vassago]

For the record Bernie Ecclestone did enter the 1958 Monaco Grand Prix. Connaught entered #12 & #14 cars with Bernie, Bruce Kessler and Paul Emery sharing the duties. Kessler posted a time of 1.50.5 (21st fastest) in the #12. Emery a time of 1.50.8 (22nd fastest) in the #14 and Bernie 6.05.0 in the #12 (apparently as emergency solution called by the boss aka Bernie himself). Since it was 1958 it shouldn't be a surprise if they switched cars between drivers during practice.

https://simanaitissays.com/2014/11/14/b ... at-monaco/

https://www.statsf1.com/en/1958/monaco/ ... ation.aspx

Bruce Kessler was friends with Lance Reventlow but he didn't get a chance to enter F1 again with the Scarab as he retired from racing in 1959. The picture along the swimming pool posted above is sometimes credited as Kessler driving rather than Emery. Even on motorsportimages the same #12 car is listed as Kessler (different picture).

https://www.motorsportimages.com/photo/ ... 017319610/

[Michael Ferner]

For the record, Ecclestone did not enter the 1958 Monaco GP despite many claims to the contrary on the internet - this has been throroughly debunked many, many years ago, but (as with many myths) it keeps on rearing its ugly head every time someone reads it somewhere and thinks it's a good idea to repost. It probably started as a cheap joke back in the eighties, I recall it being around that long, it even made it into print in a respected source (Formula One Register). Since then, many period sources have been unearthed, including the official entry list and practice timing reports, and Ecclestone was never mentioned. In fact, it's questionable he was even there at all that weekend, as it's not entirely clear whether he was still involved with the team (from memory, he'd bought two cars at auction in late 1957 and may have resold them by then).

Please, just stop reposting this nonsense or else we'll be still talking in thirty years about a silly joke someone innocuously invented more than thirty years ago. Experience shows it is possible to kill myths, but it's important to stamp out the glowing ashes every time you encounter them.

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Adam Carroll raced twice for Andretti Autosport in the 2010 Indycar Season. His best result was 16th on his debut at Watkins Glen.

[idkwhatname]

Martin Brundle drove a Ford Escort RS Cosworth at the 1996 RAC Rally, he would crash out on Leg 3 while running 74th overall.


He took part again at the RAC in 1999 this time driving a factory Toyota Corolla WRC, crashing out on Leg 2 while running 39th overall.

[DoubleFart]

I met Martin on the Thursday before the Rally started. As a 10 year old it was a really cool moment and he signed my posters.

Pretty sure I shared some of my other autographs from that weekend on here earlier this year, including Burns, Makinen, McRae and others.

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The late Wilson Fittipaldi partnered his brother Emerson at Gold Leaf Team Lotus for the non-championship 1971 Argentine GP. He actually did better than his younger brother in the first heat (8th to Emerson's 10th) but both retired from the 2nd Heat.

[idkwhatname]

Valentino Rossi made 3 appearances in WRC between 2002-2008:

In 2002 he drove a Peugeot 206 WRC at the RAC Rally, crashing out just on the second stage of the rally while running in 25th overall.


In 2006 he took part at the Rally of New Zealand, driving a Subaru Impreza S11 WRC, finishing the event in 11th overall.


His final appearance was at the 2008 Rally Wales GB, this time driving a Stobart ran 2007 Ford Focus RS WRC, he would finish 12th overall.

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John Watson, Brands Hatch, 1980 BMW M1 Procar Championship. He finished 8th.

[erwin greven]

John Watson, Brands Hatch, 1980 BMW M1 Procar Championship. He finished 8th.

It was part of the 1980 BMW Procar Championship