JO SCHLESSER RACING DRIVER DOWNLOAD

What made the RA was so innovative is it features an air-cooled V8 engine with a magnesium-skinned chassis, even though it was air-cooled, but still managed to gain up to hp, which was equal to the water cooled engines of that time. The magnesium -bodied Honda and 58 laps' worth of fuel ignited instantly, leaving Schlesser no chance of survival. In the 1. In qualifying John Surtees at the old RA scored a 7th place, bad luck came to Jo Schlesser and the Honda RA as he only managed to qualified 16th with 18th cars on the grid. So to summed up the car, the theory was great, so Honda decided to tested this car at Silverstone, and this is what John Surtees said after he had a go with the car…….

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In he joined his close friend Guy Ligier to race McLarens. I had rarely felt frightened in a car, but I did that day.

By the finish Ickx was more than two minutes ahead of Surtees with Stewart, still hampered by having to wear a cast to protect his injured wrist, a lap back in third.

Jackie Stewart decided to have just a few laps, his 1m Lap 19 saw Rodriguez schlessre the fastest lap of the race, a 2m It tacing a temporary state of affairs however, and Ickx quickly got back past Surtees and then dealt with Rodriguez on lap Soon after he had to pit when a fuel tank came loose, dropping him seven places while it was fixed and wet tyres fitted. Jochen Rindt spent most of the session sitting in his stationary car while his mechanics worked feverishly behind him on a fuel pump problem.

He scored racinv championship points. Please confirm you agree to the use of tracking cookies as outlined in the Cookies Policy.

Ickx now underlined his superiority by lapping Surtees, while further back Courage moved up when Rindt decided enough was enough and retired. The lack of run-off area was a huge problem; any mistake would be punished by a frightening trip into the ravine, or an impact with a tree or barrier. In qualifying John Surtees at the old RA scored a 7th place, bad luck came to Jo Schlesser and the Honda RA as he only managed to qualified 16th with 18th cars on the grid.

After 34 laps Ickx had extended his lead to 85 seconds over Rodriguez, while Surtees raced into the pits for new goggles after deciding discretion was racjng better part.

He lost control on the straight before Paradis, the car turning left at mph and disintegrating. Entry Much interest revolved around the newest car on rwcing grid: Ickx now really rocketed away, turning the race into his own private fiefdom. Amon was on row 2 then, with Hulme scchlesser him in 5th.

Jo Schlesser - Wikipedia

The Racinf team was in a bit of turmoil, with no really experienced drivers available they turned to Vic Elford, with no F1 experience at all save for a brief test the previous year, and Johnny Servoz-Gavin. Sort by Best Sort by Latest.

On lap 3, tragedy struck. This tragedy cast a black cloud over the whole race, and would have far-reaching consequences for both Rouen and the Honda team.

After a close win for Honda in Italian Schleaser Prixin F1 season, the Japanese manufacturer entered 2 cars for grand prix racing. Sign in to your Car Throttle account Before you sign in Please confirm you agree to the use of tracking cookies as outlined in the Cookies Policy.

The dreadful accident and death of Jo Schlesser underlined the fact that F1 cars had become too powerful for the circuit. He re-emerged just ahead of Stewart.

Honda employed Schlesser as its driver; his first drive in racinf F1 car having competed in the and German GPs in an F2-spec Matra. The two Ferraris were next up, Ickx going 0.

Ickx's first victory darkened by Schlesser death

Also, the Japanese manufacturer had been suffering with its previous cars to keep the weight under control, and they managed to lower that by producing a magnesium-skinned monocoque. Siffert was already a minute behind at the back, his car had struck clutch problems at the start and his mechanics got him going albeit belatedly. As the teams gave their cars a final tune-up for the race, Jackie Oliver became the first real casualty of the weekend. Racong Schlesser's fatal crash came on the lap 2 of the race, huge fire ball cover the whole car and also Schlesser himself.

The F1 event was supported by a number of races, including a Formula France cshlesser, and the ever popular Renault Gordini bash. His car rides up the bank 1 and then erupts into flames 2. So to summed up the car, the theory was great, so Honda decided to tested this car at Silverstone, and this is what John Surtees said after he had a go with the car……. Practice Much had changed in the four years since the F1 circus had last been to Rouen.

John Surtees battled visability problems to claim second.