Pilot motorist of the principles categories (formula l, sport-prototypes) been born the 20 from November of 1957 (1955 or 1956, according to other sources), that was killed when it participated in the test 1,000 Kilometers of Spa-Francorchamps, Sunday 1 of September of 1985, on board a Porsche 956 Brun.
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Stefan journeying the same curve that would later take to the death a pair to it of turns. According to understood, the Porsche was a car unstable and very difficult to lead (MV*)
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In the wake of 962C of Jacky Ickx, that commanded in the test, Bellof was unbalanced when grazing to another vehicle before approaching the Curve of l Eau Rouge by 77ª time, and attacked behind to Ickx. The Porsche of this one left flying in a jump twenty meters and it crashed of tail against the metallic defense, although Jacky was unharmed. Not thus Bellof, that was embedded front in the barriers. Cardiac massage practiced to him immediately, during the 20 minutes that cost to release it among the rest of the Porsche, but, transferred in helicopter to the hospital, it could not be recovered of the serious internal injuries caused by the abrupt deceleration and died to 15:33 h.
The Porsche era of delicate conduction, but as much Ickx as Bellof knew to take it like teachers. After a re-fuelling, Stefan stood out to Thierry Boutsen and was more express than Jacky, to that pursued visibly. Perhaps there was a misunderstanding between both pilots when Stefan decided to force the advancement before chicane. After the wreck, the test would be neutralized during 50 minutes before being resumed, but its duration used excessive respect in 23 returns, granting itself the victory to the Lancia de Bob Wollek/Mauro Baldi.
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Stefan secured great results in sport, among them 10 victories and the championship of the 1984 world. In the same year already it participated in F1 to the control of Tyrrell 012 (MV*)
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The pilotage of Stefan, than more exciting (in words of It brushes Jones), was electrizante . It always on the brink of madness seemed the loss of control, but (like Ricardo Rodriguez, Ronnie Peterson or Gilles Villeneuve it recovered) it in situations in which others would have started off for the catastrophe. Like mentioned the more Behra, Collins, Moss, Brooks, McLaren, Gurney, Amon, Ickx, Cevert, Revson, Arnoux, Pryce, Brise, Reutemann, Depailler, Pironi, Nannini and some others, Bellof owned the potential sufficient to conquer the championship of the world, profit that could not take shape in any of these cases.
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20 years after its fatal accident, Bellof of hardly 27 years, still continues being considered like one more of the pilots more talented German for all time (MV*)
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Stefan Bellof had been born in Giessen the 20 from November from 1957, beginning in karting. Champion of Germany of Ford formula crowned itself in 1980, being 3º in the one of formula lll of the year following and running in 1982 with the formula ll of team Maurer, that used BMW motors (2 victories). He soon arranged the single-seaters with the sport one, with which he obtained excellent results, like the 3 victories gained in season 1983, seconded by the Derek specialist Bell, on board Porsche 956 (1,000 Kilometers of Silverstone, Mount Fuji and Kyalami). Endorsed by Bell, Stuck or Watson, in 1984 he won in the 1,000 Kilometers of Monza, NürburgRing, Spa, Imola, Mount Fuji and Sandown Park. Altogether, 10 victories and a title for Porsche, because at the end of the season champion of the world of conductors of sport proclaimed itself, before Mass, Ickx, Pescarolo, Bell, Palmer, Lammers, Stuck, Hobbs and the other pilots of Porsche 956.
After making formula II with Maurer, Stefan acceded to formula l in 1984, disputing 20 Grands Prix with Tyrrell, for that secured 5 points in 1984 (although he was destitute of them when it was excluded the Tyrrell equipment) and 4 in 1985 (6º in Portugal and 4º in Detroit). Likeable extrovert and, hoped to find a better steering wheel in formula I for 1986. Was deserved it.
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In Detroit 1985 Stefan Bellof obtained the best result of its 20 races initiated in F1. It arrived quarter with his Tyrrell 012, closely together of the third Michele Alboreto (Ferrari) (MV*)
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All fan remembers the Grand Prix de Monaco 1984, in which, under the deluge, a novice Ayrton the Seine (with a little competitive Toleman-Hart) pursued to McLaren-Porsche TAG of the Prost leader; but he remembers less than rate of also inexperienced Bellof (with also segundón Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth of atmospheric admission) arrived to be more fast than the one of the Seine when the test was interrupted (indeed, by Jacky Ickx, that celebrated of race director), which saved to Prost.
The ex--pilot and manager Ken Tyrrell (whose escudería had passed talents as It brushes McLaren, Tim Mayer, Tony Maggs, John Surtees, Jacky Ickx, Jackie Stewart, Johnny Servoz-Gavin, Fran1cois Cevert, Jody Scheckter, Patrick Depailler, Ronnie Peterson, Didier Pironi, Eddie Cheever or Jean Alesi), Stefan Bellof was one of the best pilots than it had known
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The Country: 2 of September of 1985, sports (agencies), pg. 9The Nation: 2 of September of 1985Bugler: 2 of September of 1985Sport-Car: December of 1992, pg. 24Video What slaps! Isenberg: Racing Cars: pg. 83Weernink Cimarosti: pg. 337Delsaux - Wijckmans: pg. 112It brushes Jones: pg. 50, 131, 190 and 251Schlegelmilch & Lehbrink Monaco: pg. 443F1-50: pg. 71 (Joe Saward)Sport motor: March of 1999: pg. 4E. and F. VerplankenE. VerplankenThe Forum Nostalgia: 7 of April of 2001 (Paul Harsthorne); 2 of October of 2001 (Richie Jenkins); 15 of Julio of 2002 (Martyj); 16 of Julio of 2002 (mikedeering); 17 of Julio of 2002 (Uwe); 23 of Julio of 2002 (Redliner)Freeway: 4-10 of September of 2001, pg. 112www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-belste.htmlwww.f1db.com/driver/id/10687www.4mula1.ro/history/driver.php/idd/725G.A. Engels (41003, 161103)Gary Watkins: Young, Gifted and Black (Motor Sport: September of 2004, pg. 86)
Photos: Forix.com - StefanBellof.de
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