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Born | Rome, Italy | 31 May 1959
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Died | 5 October 2014 Rome, Italy | (aged 55)
Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | Italian |
Active years | 1980–1994 |
Teams | Alfa Romeo, McLaren, Ligier, Minardi, Brabham, Rial, Dallara, Jordan, Tyrrell, Sauber |
Entries | 214 (208 starts) |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 5 |
Career points | 59 |
Pole positions | 1 |
Fastest laps | 1 |
First entry | 1980 Canadian Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1994 European Grand Prix |
Andrea de Cesaris (Italian pronunciation: [anˈdrɛːa de ˈtʃeːzaris]; 31 May 1959 – 5 October 2014) was an Italian racing driver. He started 208 Formula One Grands Prix but never won, meaning he held the record for the most races started without a race victory from 1991 until Nico Hülkenberg surpassed his total at the 2024 Miami Grand Prix.[1] A string of accidents early in his career earned him a reputation for being a fast but wild driver.[2]
In 2005 and 2006, de Cesaris competed in the Grand Prix Masters formula for retired Formula One drivers. He died on 5 October 2014 after losing control of his motorcycle on Rome's Grande Raccordo Anulare motorway.