Stefano Modena

Stefano Modena is old a racing driver Italian born the May 12th 1963 with Modena (Italy). It in particular disputed four seasons of championship of the world of Formule 1 where, in 70 GP, it registered 17 points, signed 2 podiums and took down 1 first line on the starting grid.

Biography

Since its beginnings in automobile competition, Modena took the practice to gain. He is world champion junior of Karting in 1980, 4th of the championship of Italy of Formule 3 in 1986, victorious of the Cut of Europe of Formula 3 in 1986 and international champion of Formule 3000 as of his first season in 1987 (3 victories).

Stefano Modena plans to go up in Formula 1 within the stable Onyx of its manager of F3000, Mike Earle, but the team is not ready. He then makes his beginnings in F1 in 1988 in the stable of Walter Brun, EuroBrun. He suffers and from the bad environment reigning in the team (Brown and her not being supported Pavanello associate) and from the skimped budget which will never make it possible to make evolve/move a single-seater badly born.

The Italian hope that one already compares with Ayrton Senna sees its image tarnishing at the conclusion of this calamitous season where its best result is poor a 11th place in Hungary. However, for the season 1989, it joined the stable Brabham, which had put the foot with the clamp to him while enabling him to dispute the last GP of the season 1987 in Australia.

At Brabham, Modena feels like a fish in water and finds its best level. During the first part of the season, the team is obligation with the préqualifications: Modena will always make a success of with préqualifier his single-seater. In spite of very fragile BT 58, it signs fantastic a 3rd place in Monaco and its performances are directly comparable with those of its fellow-member Martin Brundle. Brundle claquant the door of the stable, Modena becomes leader when it prolongs his contract for the season 1990. The season is disappointing, Modena marks only 2 points and sign at Tyrrell to replace Jean Alesi in 1991.

Tyrrell 020, although driven by Honda V10 world champion, proves much less effective than its devancière (Tyrrell-Ford 019). It will be really effective only on two occasions. To Monaco, Modena, second, manage to contain Patrese but its engine explodes at the exit of the tunnel. In Canada, Modena takes down its best result in GP since it finishes 2nd. In term of gross profits, it perfectly filled its contract of “substitute of Alesi”: three points of less but one position of better with the classification of the championship. It then negotiates a contract of first pilot at the side of Mauricio Gugelmin at Jordan.

The season 1992 will be the least good last of Modena in F1 and on the plan of the results (if one does not take account of his “folk” season at EuroBrun). It will finish 19th championship, managing only to mark one point.

Career before F1

1980 : Karting (world champion junior)
1985: Championship of Italy de Formule 3
1986: Championship of Italy de Formule 3 (4th of the championship)
1986: Winner of the Cut of Europe of Formula 3
1987: International championship of Formula 3000 (Champion)
1987: Beginnings Formulates 1 of them (1 GP in Australia on Brabham)

Results in F1

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