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Clay Regazzoni

Clay Regazzoni
Anefo 924-6609 Clay Reggazoni, Catherine Blaton, Jacky Ickx Zandvoort 18 06 1971 - Cropped.jpg
Regazzoni in 1971 at Zandvoort
Born (1939-09-05)5 September 1939
Mendrisio, Switzerland
Died 15 December 2006(2006-12-15) (aged 67)
Fontevivo, Italy
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality Switzerland Swiss
Active years 19701980
Teams Ferrari, BRM, Ensign, Shadow, Williams
Entries 139 (132 starts)
Championships 0
Wins 5
Podiums 28
Career points 209 (212)
Pole positions 5
Fastest laps 15
First entry 1970 Dutch Grand Prix
First win 1970 Italian Grand Prix
Last win 1979 British Grand Prix
Last entry 1980 United States Grand Prix West
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Participating years 1970
Teams Scuderia Ferrari
Best finish DNF (1970)
Class wins 0
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Participating years 1970
Teams Scuderia Ferrari
Best finish DNF (1970)
Class wins 0

Gianclaudio Giuseppe "Clay" Regazzoni (5 September 1939 – 15 December 2006) was a Swiss racing driver. He competed in Formula One races from 1970 to 1980, winning five Grands Prix. His first win was the Italian Grand Prix at Monza in his debut season, driving for Ferrari. He remained with the Italian team until 1972. After a single season with BRM, Regazzoni returned to Ferrari for a further three years, 1974 to 1976. After finally leaving Ferrari at the end of 1976, Regazzoni joined the Ensign and Shadow teams, before moving to Williams in 1979, where he took the British team's first ever Grand Prix victory, the 1979 British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

He was replaced by Carlos Reutemann at Williams for 1980 and moved back to Ensign. Following an accident at the 1980 United States Grand Prix West he was left paralyzed from the waist down, ending his career in Formula One. Regazzoni did not stop racing, however; he competed in the Paris-Dakar rally and Sebring 12 hours using a hand controlled car during the late 1980s and early 1990s. In 1996, Regazzoni became a commentator for Italian TV.


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