Martin Donnelly
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 United Kingdom
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| First start: | 1989 French Grand Prix | ||||||||
| Last start: | 1990 Portuguese Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| 1989 Arrows 1990 Lotus | |||||||||
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| World Cup balance: | no World Cup placement | ||||||||
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Hugh Peter Martin Donnelly (born March 26, 1964 in Belfast ) is a former Northern Irish racing driver .
Formula 1 career
After a few years in the Formula 3 and Formula 3000 he gave 1989 season in the Arrows at the French Grand Prix his Formula 1 debut. After only one Grand Prix in the Arrows cockpit, he signed for the 1990 season with Lotus and contested his first full season there - with the exception of the last two races.
In qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix in 1990 in Jerez de la Frontera , Donnelly had a serious accident. His car took a quick right bend off the lane and hit the guardrail at high speed. As a result of the impact, the vehicle broke and Donnelly and his seat, to which he was strapped, was thrown onto the track. Despite serious injuries, he survived the accident, but had to end his Formula 1 career.
In his career he contested a total of 13 out of 15 Formula 1 races for which he had been nominated.
According to Formula 1
After retiring from Formula 1 and the lengthy rehabilitation, Donnelly competed in several invitation races (including rallycross ) and races with historic vehicles.
In 1992 he built a Vauxhall Junior Team. The team Martin Donnelly Racing was very successful, build in the single-seater junior formulas and helped the careers of a new generation of young drivers whose goal is F1. The team was disbanded in 2004 due to Donnelly filing for bankruptcy for non-payment of taxes and legal disputes over driver contracts. In the same year he took part in a 24-hour race at Silverstone , UK .
Quote
"It's one of the best times I've had on four wheels. Some of the Formula One boys should come here to find out again what the fun in motor sport is all about!
That was one of the best experiences I've had on four wheels. Some of the Formula 1 guys should come over here to find out again how much fun you can have in motorsport! "
statistics
Statistics in the Formula 1 World Championship
general overview
| season | team | chassis | engine | run | Victories | Second | Third | Poles | nice Round |
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| 1989 | Arrows Grand Prix International | Arrows A11 | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| 1990 | Camel Team Lotus | Lotus 102 | Lamborghini 3.5 V12 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| total | 14th | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||||
Single results
| season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | 15th | 16 |
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| colour | abbreviation | meaning |
| gold | - | victory |
| silver | - | 2nd place |
| bronze | - | 3rd place |
| green | - | Placement in the points |
| blue | - | Classified outside the point ranks |
| violet | DNF | Race not finished (did not finish) |
| NC | not classified | |
| red | DNQ | did not qualify |
| DNPQ | failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify) | |
| black | DSQ | disqualified |
| White | DNS | not at the start (did not start) |
| WD | withdrawn | |
| Light Blue | PO | only participated in the training (practiced only) |
| TD | Friday test driver | |
| without | DNP | did not participate in the training (did not practice) |
| INJ | injured or sick | |
| EX | excluded | |
| DNA | did not arrive | |
| C. | Race canceled | |
| no participation in the World Cup | ||
| other | P / bold | Pole position |
| SR / italic | Fastest race lap | |
| * | not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered |
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| () | Streak results | |
| underlined | Leader in the overall standings | |
Le Mans results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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| 1989 |
Nissan Motorsports International
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Nissan R89C |
Mark Blundell
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Julian Bailey
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failure | accident |
| 1990 |
Nissan Motorsports International
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Nissan R90CK |
Kenny Acheson
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Olivier Grouillard
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failure | Gearbox damage |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Motorsport-Total.com - Formula 1 database - Martin Donnelly
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| SURNAME | Donnelly, Martin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Donnelly, Hugh Peter Martin (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Northern Irish racing driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 26, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Belfast , Northern Ireland , UK |