Elio de Angelis

Picture of the Day

Elio de Angelis meets Ayrton Senna at the 1984 Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort. They would be team mates at Lotus in 1985. Photo by Johan van Elk, that kindly authorized me to publish this picture here.

Demasiado guapo y demasiado rico para triunfar

El italiano Elio De Angelis ganó el pasado domingo, en el circuito austriaco de Zeltweg, la primera carrera de su vida. A sus veinticuatro años de edad De Angelis es ya un veterano…

Photos by Philip Kozloff

Many thanks to the photographer Philip Kozloff who kindly authorized me to publish in this website his photos of Elio de Angelis taken in 1982, 1983 and 1984.

Sedanini alla Elio

Some time ago a user posted in the Facebook group “Elio de Angelis: Il Pilota Gentleman“ a recipe that she said it was Elio de Angelis’ original: Sedanini alla Elio. She said she had this recipe since Elio…

Fleur de Lotus

Aîné d’une riche famille romaine de quatre enfants, Elio reçut une éducation aussi complète que raffinée: architecture, droit, économie et musique (il excellait au piano)…

Anni di Rabbia

Uscendo dall’aeroporto Ilha do Governador, Elio de Angelis si trova davanti ad una sgradita sorpresa. «Acelera Ayrton» (Ayrton vai più forte), questo c’era scritto su un cartello pubblicitario…

Handwritten Interview

Mr. Andrea Gallignani, Elio’s very good friend, published in the Facebook group ELIO DE ANGELIS ” IL PILOTA GENTLEMAN ” an interview with Elio from the start of the 1986 in which the questions…

A Career in Review

There will never be a definitive answer to the ongoing question of who is the greatest Formula 1 driver of all time, but a significant percentage of people would go for the iconic Ayrton Senna…

Photos by Gilles Diotte

I’d like to thank Photographer Gilles Diotte for allow me to publish in this website his photos of Elio de Angelis taken at the Canadian Grand Prix in 1979, 1981, 1983 and 1984.

Picture of the Day

… And this is how we all should remember him… Photo from 1985 by Lotus World Magazine on occasion of the announcement that Elio de Angelis was leaving Lotus…

Lotus says goodbye to Elio

Team Lotus published the following message in their Lotus World Magazine (December 1985 issue) when the italian driver announced he was leaving the team at the end of the 1985 season…

How the tragedy of Elio de Angelis changed F1

Thirty-five years ago Elio de Angelis lost his life after a fiery accident at Paul Ricard that should have had a less serious outcome – and from which the sport learned valuable lessons…

Picture of the Day

Elio de Angelis and Gerard Ducarouge relaxing a bit during a race weekend of the 1985 Formula 1 season. Photo by Daniele Amaduzzi.

New Formula 1 Photos

Posting here today two photos of Elio de Angelis by Daniele Amaduzzi from 1979 and pictures from 1984 and 1986.

Touched by Angelis

F1’s Fiat Pack – Eddie Cheever, Elio de Angelis and Riccardo Patrese – strode the pit lanes of the world in the 1970s and ‘80s. They all grew up in Italy; They all raced karts – for fun at first and then…

Picture of the Day

Zeltweg, Austria (1982). Moments before the start of the race that would give to Elio de Angelis his first victory in Formula 1. Photo by Daniele Amaduzzi.

Photos by Angelo Giordani

Many thanks to New Foto Roma Instagram Page for allow me to add in the website today their pictures of Elio de Angelis taken by Angelo Giordani.

Rest in Peace, Dear Ute…

Just got the sad news that Elio’s girlfriend, Ute, passed Away on September 4th due to a sudden cardiac arrest. She was 62 years old…