Carlos Reutemann

Carlos Reutemann
Reutemann at Monza in 1981
National Senator
for Santa Fe
In office
10 December 2003 – 7 July 2021
Preceded byOscar Lambert
Succeeded byAlexandra Vucasovich
In office
10 December 1995 – 10 December 1999
Preceded byLouis Rubeo
Succeeded byArturo Rolando di Pietro
Governor of Santa Fe
In office
10 December 1999 – 10 December 2003
LieutenantMarcelo Muniagurria
Preceded byJorge Obeid
Succeeded byJorge Obeid
In office
10 December 1991 – 10 December 1995
LieutenantMiguel Angel Robles
Preceded byVíctor Reviglio
Succeeded byJorge Obeid
Personal details
Born(1942-04-12)12 April 1942
Santa Fe, Argentina
Died7 July 2021(2021-07-07) (aged 79)
Santa Fe, Argentina
Political partyJusticialist Party
Other political
affiliations
Cambiemos (2015–2019)
Formula One World Championship career
Active years19721982
TeamsBrabham, Ferrari, Lotus, Williams
Entries146
Championships0
Wins12
Podiums45
Career points298 (310)[1]
Pole positions6
Fastest laps6
First entry1972 Argentine Grand Prix
First win1974 South African Grand Prix
Last win1981 Belgian Grand Prix
Last entry1982 Brazilian Grand Prix
World Rally Championship record
Active years1980, 1985
TeamsFiat Italia, Peugeot Talbot Sport
Rallies2
Championships0
Rally wins0
Podiums2
Stage wins1
Total points24
First rally1980 Rally Argentina
Last rally1985 Rally Argentina

Carlos Alberto "Lole" Reutemann (12 April 1942 – 7 July 2021)[2] was an Argentine racing driver who raced in Formula One from 1972 to 1982, and later became a politician in his native province of Santa Fe, for the Justicialist Party, and governor of Santa Fe in Argentina.

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 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 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 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.[3]

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 the 2011 Argentine general election, he ultimately declined to do so.[4] 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.[2][5]

  1. ^ Up until 1990, not all points scored by a driver contributed to their final World Championship tally (see list of points scoring systems for more information). Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
  2. ^ a b Faturos, Federico. "Ex F1 racer Carlos Reutemann dies at age 79". Autosport. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Räikkönen teki suomalaista moottoriurheiluhistoriaa!". MTV3 (in Finnish). 3 April 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  4. ^ "Reutemann says CFK will seek re-election and downplays clashes with organized labour". MercoPress.
  5. ^ "Carlos Reutemann, senator and former Formula 1 driver, dies aged 79". Buenos Aires Times. 7 July 2021. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.

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