06 Sep Clay Regazzoni
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Clay Regazzoni was a Swiss F1 driver who raced in the Formula 1 World Championship between 1972 and 1980. He won 5 Grands Prix and claimed 5 pole positions during his career and finished runner-up in the Drivers World Championship in 1974. He was a double winner of the Italian Grand Prix and famously claimed the first victory for the Williams team at the 1979 British Grand Prix. Tragically, his career was brought to an end after he suffered terrible injuries during the 1980 United States Grand Prix West at Long Beach which left him paralyzed from the waist down. He died in a road accident in Italy December 2006.
Clay Regazzoni's F1 Wins
| Win Number | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date | Round | No. | Team | Chassis | Tyre | Grid | Winning Margin | Race Time | Speed | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1970 Italian Grand Prix | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 6 September 1970 | 10/13 | 4 | Ferrari | 312B | Firestone | 3 | 5.730 | 1:39:06.880 | 236.7 | 391 |
| 2 | 1974 German Grand Prix | Nürburgring | 4 August 1974 | 11/15 | 11 | Ferrari | 312B3 | Goodyear | 2 | 50.700 | 1:41:35.000 | 188.800 | 319.69 |
| 3 | 1975 Italian Grand Prix | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 7 September 1975 | 13/14 | 11 | Ferrari | 312T | Goodyear | 2 | 16.600 | 1:22:42.600 | 218 | 300.56 |
| 4 | 1976 USA West Grand Prix | Long Beach Street Circuit | 28 March 1976 | 3/16 | 2 | Ferrari | 312T | Goodyear | 1 | 42.414 | 1:53:18.471 | 137.72 | 260.08 |
| 5 | 1979 British Grand Prix | Silverstone Circuit | 14 July 1979 | 9/15 | 28 | Williams Ford | FW07 | Goodyear | 4 | 24.280 | 1:26:11.170 | 223.38 | 320.865 |