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[HistoryFan]

With Frank Engstler, Yvan Muller and Gabriele Tarquini we have a 146-old-guys-podium at WTCC in Oschersleben. Were there podiums with older guys in international races?

[Bauble]

With Frank Engstler, Yvan Muller and Gabriele Tarquini we have a 146-old-guys-podium at WTCC in Oschersleben. Were there podiums with older guys in international races?

I would imagine that Farina, Fagioli and Rosier might add up a bit!

[scheivlak]

With Frank Engstler, Yvan Muller and Gabriele Tarquini we have a 146-old-guys-podium at WTCC in Oschersleben. Were there podiums with older guys in international races?

It was not Muller but Alain Menu on the podium (and Muller is 6 years younger than Menu, so I guess you already meant Alain Menu).

[HistoryFan]

Oh yes, sorry.

[Tim Murray]

I would imagine that Farina, Fagioli and Rosier might add up a bit!

140 years 57 days, if I've done my sums correctly.

[D-Type]

NASCAR?
Indycar?
Ozcar? (V8)
NZcar (Tasman?)

[Bauble]

140 years 57 days, if I've done my sums correctly.

Thank's Tim, I woz never no good at hard sums.


NASCAR?
Indycar?
Ozcar? (V8)
NZcar (Tasman?)

That doesn't add up!!

[LotusElise]

Some of the recent Le Mans podiums perhaps - you would have to take the average age for a team, I suppose.

[Andretti Fan]

The GT-1 class winning Mustang at the 1995 Daytona 24 hours, with drivers Tommy Kendall, 29, Mark Martin, 36, Michael Brockman, 49, and Paul Newman, 70 had a combined age of 184.

[David McKinney]

...an average of "only" 46

[Jesper O. Hansen]

...an average of "only" 46

..but I guess the definition of "the podium" would also change from race to race. NASCAR still only seems to celebrate the winner, being the only one present on the podium (albeit with car and crew all around).

Jesper

[ReWind]

Who's Frank Engstler?

[D-Type]

..but I guess the definition of "the podium" would also change from race to race. NASCAR still only seems to celebrate the winner, being the only one present on the podium (albeit with car and crew all around).

Jesper

These days, many people use "the podium" as a term to describe finishing in the top three - analogous to "medal positions" in athletics whether medals are awarded or not. It's no worse than talking about a "front row" grid position when a GP hasn't had a true front row with the first two cars side by side for about 40 years.

Edited by D-Type, 06 August 2011 - 21:28.

[Allan Lupton]

These days, many people use "the podium" as a term to describe finishing in the top three - analogous to "medal positions" in athletics whether medals are awarded or not. It's no worse than talking about a "front row" grid position when a GP hasn't had a true front row with the first two cars side by side for about 40 years.

. . a pedant, he say: and actually two is not really a row, the term hangs over from the days of real rows and 3/2/3/2 (or even 4/3/4/3/4 . . ) grids like the 1937 Eifelrennen start a photo of which hangs in front of me as I trype this.

Edited by Allan Lupton, 07 August 2011 - 07:57.

[cheapracer]

Bet there's a few Bathurst podiums getting up there.

[Michael Ferner]

. . a pedant, he say: and actually two is not really a row, the term hangs over from the days of real rows and 3/2/3/2 (or even 4/3/4/3/4 . . ) grids like the 1937 Eifelrennen start a photo of which hangs in front of me as I trype this.

Does that mean the grid of the 1937 Eifelrennen inspires tripe?

[Zippel]

In 'modern' F1 we have Adelaide 1994.

1st - Mansell: 41
2nd - Berger: 35
3rd - Brundle: 35