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54-448: Reutemann is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Carlos Reutemann (1942–2021), Argentine racing driver Mariano Reutemann (born 1977), Argentine windsurfer [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Reutemann . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding

108-536: A Porsche 934 Turbo with Egon Evertz. They managed to collect three podium places and the highlight of the season was a second place at Watkins Glen . After the season the team quit in racing due to financial problems. Kinnunen quit his circuit racing career in 1977, but still raced in a few rally events in Finland, winning the 1979 Arctic Rally . He remained in the sport in administration and lived in Turku . Kinnunen

162-656: A threaded insert kit to fix it, but a mechanic inadvertently damaged the threads while installing the plug and it never seated properly. The rest of the season did not go well for the team either. They were not allowed to take part in the Dutch Grand Prix , and failed to qualify for the races in France , Great Britain , Italy or Austria . Lack of funding then forced the team to retire from Formula One. After his short stint in Formula One, Kinnunen went back to

216-537: A Formula Libre race and one which Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Renault, and Ligier didn't attend, had been a race with World Championship points awarded, Reutemann would have been World Champion with 58 points against Piquet's 56. He returned with Williams for 1982 , finishing second in the South African Grand Prix , the only Cosworth -engined runner able to take the fight to the much more powerful turbo-engined Renaults. The Falklands War , however, generated

270-566: A complete switch to circuit racing and won the Nordic Challenge Cup , predecessor of the popular Interserie , with two wins and a second place at Keimola Motor Stadium after a close battle with Jochen Rindt . He was then invited to test a Porsche 917 at Österreichring and made such an impression that he was hired to partner Pedro Rodriguez in the World Sportscar Championship . The pair surprised

324-594: A tense political period between Argentina and the United Kingdom, and Reutemann chose to distance himself from the team and retire after the Brazilian race . In light of the further developments that took place in Reutemann's life, many felt that his decision to terminate his racing career was made with an eye to his future in politics. This is disputed by Williams's Chief Designer Patrick Head , who felt that

378-531: A tyre failure and a collision with Jacques Laffite sent his Ferrari into the air, clearing the Armco barrier and landing in the debris fencing. With an opening at Lotus in 1979 after the death of Ronnie Peterson, Reutemann decided to move from Ferrari to Lotus. The first few races went well for him – highlights being forceful second places in Argentina and Spain, plus third places at Brazil and Monaco – but, as

432-642: The 2005 legislative elections Reutemann chose not to be a major participant in the campaign. After the Justicialist Party lost to the Socialist Party candidates for the first time in Santa Fe, members of the party were rumored to be unhappy about Reutemann's low profile. Reutemann also declined to run for governor of Santa Fe again in the 2007 elections . On 1 January 2006 Reutemann was named Commendatore della Repubblica by President of

486-473: The 2011 Argentine general election , he ultimately declined to do so. Reutemann died in a medical facility in Santa Fe, Argentina , on 7 July 2021 after suffering from issues relating to a haemorrhage as well as other health issues. Descended from a Swiss - German grandfather, an Argentine father and an Italian mother, Reutemann was the first successful Argentine Formula One driver to come along since

540-537: The Justicialist Party , he was a National Senator for Santa Fe from 2003 until his death in 2021. As a racing driver, Reutemann was among Formula One's leading protagonists between 1972 and 1982. He scored 12 Grand Prix wins and six pole positions. In 1981 while driving for Williams he finished second in the World Drivers' Championship by one point, having been overtaken in the last race of

594-625: The Nordic Challenge Cup in 1969, the Interserie from 1971–1973, and helped Porsche to take the World Sportscar Championship for manufacturers in 1970 (drivers championships were not awarded until 1981). In 1974 , he switched to Formula One, but in addition to the problems with the underpowered Surtees TS16, his team soon ran into financial problems. He was the last driver to compete in Formula One using an open-face helmet . Kinnunen started his racing career on motorcycles , but switched to four wheels after receiving his driver's license in

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648-421: The 1980 and 1985 editions of Rally Argentina . He was also for three decades the only Formula One driver to score drivers' championship points in both F1 and WRC, until Kimi Räikkönen 's eighth place at the 2010 Jordan Rally . As a popular governor and a senator , he was considered by some, on several occasions, to be a worthy candidate for president of Argentina . While he considered running for president in

702-515: The Argentinian Rally, this time by Peugeot . Driving a 205 T16 Reutemann again finished in third place. After retiring from racing, Reutemann's popularity led the Justicialist Party of the province of Santa Fe to invite him to run for governor. He won the election and ran the province for one four-year term (1991–1995). The provincial constitution does not allow for re-election, but after four years Reutemann presented again and won

756-681: The Drivers' Championship in the tiny but radical Gordon Murray -designed BT42. For 1974 , Murray designed the BT44 , which was a further improvement and the team finished a close fifth in the Constructors' Championship. Reutemann, who very much liked the BT44 took the first three victories of his F1 career at South Africa , Austria , and the United States . He might have won the first race of

810-529: The Falklands War was only an excuse and that Reutemann had simply retired because "his heart wasn't in it anymore". After his retirement, Reutemann was invited by Guy Ligier to test a Ligier in a 1984 pre-season test. He tested a Ligier JS21 modified to test the new-for 1984 Renault Gordini EF4 V6 turbo. The test took place at Paul Ricard in November 1983 and he used Michel Ferté 's helmet, who

864-608: The Interserie for the series' last event in Hockenheim . He won both heats, and placed sixth overall in the championship just for the points from this race. Kinnunen was then hired by Martini Racing to drive a Porsche 908 Turbo in the World Sportscar Championship in 1975. Partnered with Herbert Müller , his best result of the season was third at Nürburgring . In 1976, he switched teams and raced

918-784: The Italian Republic Carlo Azeglio Ciampi . During a session in the Argentine Senate on 17 July 2008, Reutemann presented an alternative project for the Commission of Agriculture in opposition to the one of then Vice-president Julio Cobos . His project didn't pass, and in February 2009 he renounced his role in the Bloque Parliamentario del Frente para la Victoria to create his own political fraction, "Santa Fe Federal", with

972-457: The car would not last the whole race, so they fueled it for only ten laps in order to make a quick press run . This compensated for the TS16's heavy weight, and Kinnunen managed to overtake five cars in eight laps before a spark plug problem forced him to retire. Kinnunen later stated that a spark plug thread in the cylinder head had been stripped prior to the race. A Ferrari mechanic had loaned them

1026-399: The car, took off his helmet, sat down next to his car, and burst into tears in full view of cameras broadcasting the race worldwide and in front of the 80,000 spectators at the track. However, the season got much better as he would win at Monaco and score eight podiums throughout the year to finish third in the championship. His partnership with number one driver and World Champion Alan Jones

1080-465: The championship lead. For the Brazilian race, Ferrari had just designed a new rear wing that was put on Reutemann's car and not Lauda's, so Reutemann went into this Brazilian GP with a performance advantage and a psychological high- the psychological aspect being crucial to how Reutemann would perform in the race. Reutemann would later state in an interview that this was his best race. Over the course of

1134-658: The early 1960s. He quickly gained success in rallying, autocross and ice racing . He finished runner-up in the Finnish Rally Championship and matched the points total of the winner Simo Lampinen . Kinnunen also participated in the Finnish F3 Championship with an outdated Brabham in 1967, and a Titan which he drove to several victories in 1968, including one at Ahvenisto Race Circuit in which he managed to beat Swedish future Formula One star Ronnie Peterson . In 1969, Kinnunen made

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1188-516: The final standings of the season. Joining the Williams team for 1980 put him back in a competitive car once again- the very quick FW07 . The season started off badly for the patriotic Argentine, he failed to win his home Grand Prix in Buenos Aires (which was the first race of the season; this was a feat he would never accomplish) after his car suffered engine failure. Reutemann got out of

1242-479: The first lap of his first race at Hockenheim , but carried on to finish fourth. The next season, he finished a close second in the series to Sweden 's Ronnie Peterson . Brabham F1 team boss Bernie Ecclestone signed Reutemann to drive alongside veteran and two-time World Champion Graham Hill for the 1972 season . At the first race , in front of his home crowd at Buenos Aires for his first Grand Prix, Reutemann qualified his Brabham BT34 on pole position. This

1296-523: The governorship for the period 1999–2003. During those years, his profile grew and he became one of the leading politicians in Santa Fe and in Argentina. Reutemann's second term was marked by the nationwide economic problems brought by the recession that had started in 1999 and ultimately led to the socioeconomic crash of 2001. Under Reutemann, Santa Fe kept a conservative fiscal policy, whereby it applied discounts and froze public workers' salaries and pensions through an Economic Emergency Law. The province

1350-558: The intention of protecting the interests of the province. He was re-elected to the Senate both in 2009 and 2015 , when he formed part of the Cambiemos alliance nationally and supported Mauricio Macri in the presidential election. He died in office, so María Alejandra Vucasovich replaced him for the remainder of his term. Reutemann suffered an intestinal haemorrhage in May 2021, and

1404-466: The new Porsche 908/03 as Rodriguez was ill on the race day. On the final lap of the race, Kinnunen set a time of 33'36min, breaking the old lap record by 1½ minutes. This is still the fastest ever time recorded for the Sicilian road circuit. Kinnunen then moved on to drive Porsche 917 for Finnish AAW Racing Team in the Interserie . He won the championship in his debut year, despite withdrawing from

1458-483: The next lap, Andretti also went by Reutemann. Piquet put himself in a position to score points when he took over sixth place from John Watson on lap 22. Reutemann continued to slip backwards with gearbox trouble, having lost fourth gear as early as lap two. Reutemann finished the race in eighth, a lap down, and the title went to Piquet. Meanwhile, if that year's season opener, in South Africa , which had been run as

1512-512: The offer and demanded a wage for his services, as he was a professional racer. In 1974, Kinnunen was looking for a job and John Surtees offered him one of his new Formula One cars, Surtees TS16, on lease. Kinnunen accepted the offer since the Surtees TS14 had done well the previous season. After finally finding sponsorship, Kinnunen entered the series with a new team and a Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 litre engine. Antti Aarnio-Wihuri allowed

1566-516: The old 14-mile Nürburgring allowed Reutemann to place third in that year's championship. The Brabham team switched to the Alfa Romeo flat-12 engine for 1976 and suffered from serious reliability problems. After seven retirements and only one finish in the points (fourth place in Spain ) in the first twelve races, Reutemann negotiated a release from his Brabham contract to sign with Ferrari , who

1620-533: The only driver not to qualify for the race. After Nivelles, the team concentrated on testing and fixing the car. They did not travel to Monaco but entered the next race in Sweden . Kinnunen qualified 25th, and while usually only 24 drivers would be allowed to start, Kinnunen's good standing within the Swedish motorsport circle meant an exception was made for him and he was allowed to start. The AAW team knew that

1674-469: The person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Reutemann&oldid=1109551738 " Categories : Surnames German-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Monitored short pages Carlos Reutemann Carlos Alberto " Lole " Reutemann (12 April 1942 – 7 July 2021)

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1728-741: The points and rarely ever retired (although difficult to drive, the 1977 B-spec. Ferrari 312T2 was a very reliable car). When Lauda moved to Brabham in 1978 , Reutemann became the senior member of the Ferrari team, joined by the young Canadian Gilles Villeneuve . Reutemann used the 312T2B to win in Brazil , and a 312T3 to win in Britain and twice in the United States ( Long Beach and Watkins Glen ). Reutemann's win in Britain at Brands Hatch

1782-518: The race at Norisring after seeing his former team-mate Rodriguez crash into the barriers and lose his life. He eventually went on to win the championship three times in a row, in 1971, 1972 and 1973, with a total of 18 heat and 11 outright wins. In 1973, he also participated in the World Rally Championship event 23rd 1000 Lakes Rally and finished third with his Porsche Carrera , behind Timo Mäkinen and Markku Alén . Kinnunen

1836-433: The racing world by winning the first race, 24 Hours of Daytona , and went on to win the overall championship for Porsche . For Kinnunen, however, this was unsatisfying time. The car was built for Rodriguez' measurements and driving style, and after Kinnunen managed to quickly outpace him with his own set-ups, he wasn't allowed to modify the car to suit his style anymore. His chance to shine finally came at Targa Florio with

1890-580: The retirement of five-time World Champion Juan Manuel Fangio in 1958. He first raced in 1965 in a Fiat saloon car. After racing touring cars and Formula 2 in Argentina, he moved to Europe in 1970 to drive a Brabham for the Automobile Club of Argentina Team in the European Formula 2 series. He immediately received attention when he took out Austrian Formula One driver Jochen Rindt (that year's eventual posthumous World Champion) on

1944-478: The season . Reutemann also finished in third overall three times for three separate teams, 1975 for Brabham , 1978 for Ferrari , and 1980 for Williams. To date, he is the last Argentine driver to win a Grand Prix . In terms of race wins, his final Ferrari season in 1978 was his most successful with four wins, but he fell short to the consistency of the Lotus team with Mario Andretti and Ronnie Peterson and

1998-433: The season wore on, the team struggled while Jody Scheckter won the title for Ferrari. After four podiums and six points finishes in the first seven races, Reutemann ended up finishing in only seventh place for the season. Reutemann leaving Ferrari for Lotus for the 1979 season was poorly timed because with the introduction of the model 312T4, Ferrari was able to make a big comeback and place its drivers in 1st and 2nd place in

2052-473: The season, however, Lauda reaffirmed his position as team leader, and the Austrian won his second championship, while Reutemann finished fourth and did not win another race that year. Reutemann also did not have a good relationship with Ferrari chief engineer Mauro Forghieri , who was weary, distrustful of and often frustrated by Reutemann and his temperament, even though Reutemann consistently finished races in

2106-508: The team to use the AAW Racing Team name, which was recognized and had a good reputation in racing circles. AAW Racing's first Grand Prix at Nivelles turned out to be a disaster. The TS16 arrived in time for the race weekend, but Kinnunen had never even sat in the car before. It also turned out that the car had been used as a mobile testbed by the factory, and it already had a damaged monocoque and rear suspension. On top of that, it

2160-572: The victory at the Long Beach . Reutemann continued to score more points than Jones throughout the remainder of the season, and the Brazilian victory (and another in Belgium ) helped put him in a position to challenge for the title in a three-way battle with Nelson Piquet and Jacques Laffite at the season-ending race in Las Vegas . In what was probably a defining moment of the season, Reutemann

2214-565: The year in Argentina , too, but the Brabham team apparently failed to properly fuel his car and he ran out of fuel with less than two laps to go while safely in the lead. Though he matched Drivers' Champion Emerson Fittipaldi 's win total, inconsistent performances in the other races left Reutemann sixth in the season standings. Five podium finishes in 1975 , including a win in Germany at

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2268-405: Was 80 kilos overweight, the engine lacked power and the team was not allowed to get the top quality tires used by the top teams. When Kinnunen took the car on track, its gearbox broke after three laps. The team, consisting of only three mechanics, had no spare parts and repair work turned out to be unsuccessful, as the gearbox broke again in qualifying, leaving Kinnunen without a recorded time and

2322-452: Was a feat previously performed only by Mario Andretti , and since matched only by Jacques Villeneuve ; his teammate Hill qualified 16th. He finished the race in seventh after having to pit to replace his soft tyres, and the main highlight for the rest of the year was his win in the non-championship Interlagos Grand Prix. Teamed with Brazilian Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior for the 1973 season , Reutemann scored two podium finishes and seventh in

2376-537: Was also present at the test. This was his only test and he never drove in the 1984 season. In 2016, in an academic paper that reported a mathematical modeling study that assessed the relative influence of driver and machine, Reutemann was ranked the 27th best Formula One driver of all time. Reutemann was approached by Fiat during the 1980 F1 season with an offer to drive a Fiat 131 in the inaugural 1980 Codasur Rally (now Rally Argentina ), where he finished in third place. In 1985 he accepted another offer to drive in

2430-479: Was among the few not to resort to the issue of government bonds as a form of quasi-currency, and thus did not become highly indebted. After the 2001 crash and the resignation of Fernando de la Rúa , Reutemann surprised and disappointed many by declining, on several occasions, to run for president. He finally presented himself for the 2003 general election and won a seat in the National Senate . During

2484-591: Was an Argentine racing driver and politician, who competed in Formula One from 1972 to 1982 and served as the Governor of Santa Fe from 1999 to 2003. Reutemann was runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1981 with Williams and—at the time of his retirement—held the record for most podium finishes (45); he won 12 Grands Prix across 11 seasons. A member of

2538-496: Was close to moving to Formula One already for the 1971 season. With the help of Jochen Rindt he was negotiating for a race seat with Team Lotus , which was dominating the series at the time and eventually won the World Constructors' Championship that season. After Rindt's sudden death at Monza , the negotiations came to a halt. According to Kinnunen, Bernie Ecclestone wanted him to drive for free. Kinnunen turned down

2592-467: Was fourth. At the start, Jones jumped into the lead and Reutemann was quickly passed by Villeneuve, Alain Prost , and Bruno Giacomelli . On lap 17, battling over seventh place as they approached the last left-hander before the pits, Piquet's Brabham was nearly touching the back of Reutemann's Williams. Piquet got around Reutemann on the inside when Reutemann, fighting for the championship, braked early. On

2646-786: Was hospitalized. His condition worsened, and he suffered from anaemia , dehydration, hypoalbuminemia , haemodynamic instability, very rapid weight loss . He died on 7 July, at 79 years old, and the news was announced by his daughter on social media. Many Argentine politicians gave their condolences through their Twitter accounts, such as the presidents Mauricio Macri , Alberto Fernández , and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner , and many from both major parties, Juntos por el Cambio and Frente de Todos . ( key ) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap) ( key ) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Leo Kinnunen Kinnunen won

2700-571: Was looking for a temporary replacement for the injured Niki Lauda . Lauda's unexpected speedy recovery resulted in Reutemann racing only once for the team, in a third car at Monza , and then sitting out for the final three races. For the 1977 season Ferrari opted to keep the now fully recovered Lauda and have Reutemann replacing Clay Regazzoni , who moved on to the Ensign team . In the first two races, Reutemann finished third in Argentina and won in Brazil , outdriving Lauda in both events and taking

2754-406: Was not in championship contention to the final race. He finished third, just behind Peterson, who had died in an accident at Monza earlier that autumn. In 1981, Reutemann instead relied on consistency, but narrowly lost out to Nelson Piquet for the title. He became the second Formula One driver after Leo Kinnunen to be at the podium of a World Rally Championship event, when he finished third in

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2808-626: Was ordered in Germany to turn over his race car to teammate Jones for the race due to the latter's car failure and had to race with the spare car. That proved disastrous when his engine failed, preventing him from scoring points in a race where he had qualified in 3rd place. Reutemann arrived in Las Vegas with a one-point lead in the championship over Brazilian Nelson Piquet . He began the race from pole position, ahead of Jones, who had vowed not to provide any "help" in Reutemann's quest, while Piquet

2862-486: Was particularly memorable as he took advantage of Lauda being held up by backmarker Bruno Giacomelli , and Reutemann passed a beleaguered Lauda for the lead at Clearways. However, the Lotus team was dominant once their new 79 was introduced at Monaco , and Reutemann finished a close third in the points standings behind Andretti and Peterson. Reutemann also had a huge accident at the Spanish Grand Prix after

2916-467: Was productive for Williams, who won their first Constructors' Championship with a then-record 120 points. Reutemann's relationship with his teammate soured when, the following season, Reutemann disobeyed the team's orders and thereby refused to allow Jones to win in Brazil . Jones never forgave this act of disobedience on the part of his teammate, while Reutemann felt frustrated at Jones' refusal to acknowledge his help, especially after having just given him

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