Ivan Capelli
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| Born |
24 May 1963 Milan, Italy |
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |
 Italian |
| Active years | 1985–1993 |
| Teams | Tyrrell, AGS, March, Leyton House, Ferrari and Jordan |
| Entries | 98 (93 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 3 |
| Career points | 31 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1985 European Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1993 Brazilian Grand Prix |
Ivan Franco Capelli (born 24 May 1963 in Milan) is an Italian former Formula One driver. He participated in 98 Grands Prix, debuting on 6 October 1985. He achieved three podiums, and scored a total of 31 championship points. Today he is a Formula One commentator on the Italian TV station Rai 1.
Capelli began his career as a kart driver when he was 15 years old, and after four years he moved to the Italian Formula Three Championship.
In 1983 he became Italian Formula Three champion, after dominating the series with nine victories. After that he moved with the Coloni team to the European Formula Three Championship, and here he was the champion again in 1984.
In 1985 he graduated to the European Formula 3000 Championship with a Genoa Racing March-Cosworth and won one race. The same year he debuted in Formula One, driving a Tyrrell at the European Grand Prix (despite never having driven at Brands Hatch before), and finished fourth in Australia. Nevertheless, he was not picked up for a full-time Formula One drive in 1986. Instead, he contested the 1986 Formula 3000 Championship, still with Genoa Racing, and also raced a BMW in the European Touring Car Championship.
Despite not landing a full-time contract for 1986, Capelli started several F1 races for the AGS team. Meanwhile, Cesare Gariboldi, boss of Genoa Racing, was working with Robin Herd of March to create a new Formula One outfit. Capelli was a core component in their plans. By now, Capelli and Gariboldi had an almost father-son relationship.
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