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[KingB]

With Adrian Sutil joining Force India again for 2013 we have the situation, that the two team mates from 2011 are meeting each other again.
So there's a question that came to my mind...

When was the last time that two team mates were driving against each other later again?
It would be interesting if it would be in another team. Any ideas?
And would the losing driver from first time turn the game around later...?

Btw. I don't search for answers like Kobayashi and Perez were driving in 2011, then Pedro de la Rosa came to Sauber for a one-off...and then Kobayashi and Perez were meeting again

[noikeee]

Berger and Alesi is the one that comes to mind albeit a little different.. both buggered off to a different team at the same time!

Also Sutil and PDR are not the only pair of team-mate that are reunited in F1 this year, there's another 2! Hamilton and Rosberg; and van der Garde and Pic.;) Former team-mates in karting and GP2 respectively.

Edited by noikeee, 28 February 2013 - 12:59.

[tomboyracer]

The first ones that spring to mind for me are Watson and Lauda - teammates at Brabham in the late 70s (1978 I think) and again at McLaren in 1982-3

[Skanka]

Martin Brundle & Mark Blundell: Brabham in 1991, Ligier in 1993
Mika Salo & Pedro Diniz: Arrows in 1998, Sauber in 2000

Can't think of a more recent exemple.

[Rob]

Gianni Morbidelli and Christian Fittipaldi: Minardi in 1992, Arrows/Footwork in 1994.

[HistoryFan]

Di Resta and Sutil meeting again at the same team! Are there similiar cases in history?

[HistoryFan]

Lauda/Regazzoni: 1973 BRM, 1974-76 Ferrari
Alboreto/Johansson: 1985 Ferrari, 1991 Footwork

[Rob]

Olivier Panis and Jarno Trulli - Ligier/Prost in 1997-99 and Toyota for one race in 2004.

[gm914]

Di Resta and Sutil meeting again at the same team! Are there similiar cases in history?

Someone should start a thread about it!

[Disgrace]

de la Rosa/Alonso from McLaren '07 to Ferrari '13, and Gene/Badoer from Minardi in '99 to Ferrari from '05 albeit in testing roles.

[sopa]

Berger and Alesi is the one that comes to mind albeit a little different.. both buggered off to a different team at the same time!

Also Sutil and PDR are not the only pair of team-mate that are reunited in F1 this year, there's another 2! Hamilton and Rosberg; and van der Garde and Pic.;) Former team-mates in karting and GP2 respectively.

If we look across different series, then also Senna and Chandhok. 2008 iSport in GP2, 2010 F1 HRT.

[Anderis]

Btw. I don't search for answers like Kobayashi and Perez were driving in 2011, then Pedro de la Rosa came to Sauber for a one-off...and then Kobayashi and Perez were meeting again

But what about Kobayashi and de la Rosa (Sauber 2010) meating againg for a one-off in 2011?

[Louis Mr. F1]

Nelson Piquet Sr and Riccardo Patrese - teammates at Brabham and later on, Williams.

[Louis Mr. F1]

Also Nigel Mansell and Riccardo Patrese @ Williams (88, 91, 92)

[Rob]

Marc Surer and Thierry Boutsen at Arrows in 1984 and 1986. Surer went to Brabham for a year in 1985.

[TheManAlive]

Nelson Piquet Sr and Riccardo Patrese - teammates at Brabham and later on, Williams.

Piquet was never at williams with Patrese.

Ignore that, they were for one race.

Edited by TheManAlive, 28 February 2013 - 19:13.

[KavB]

de la Rosa/Alonso from McLaren '07 to Ferrari '13, and Gene/Badoer from Minardi in '99 to Ferrari from '05 albeit in testing roles.

I guess you could also add Fisichella and Alonso from 05/06 Renault to Ferrari '10.

[Jackmancer]

Slightly different note; Schumacher and Barrichello where teammates six seasons. Any pair who where teammates longer?
*Oke just checked - Coulthard and Hakkinnen as well.

[SpartanChas]

Brundle and Blundell also did Daytona 24 hours a couple of years ago together too didnt they?

[A.Fant]

Slightly different note; Schumacher and Barrichello where teammates six seasons. Any pair who where teammates longer?
*Oke just checked - Coulthard and Hakkinnen as well.

The closest I can think of from the top of my head are:

Alesi & Berger: 93, 94, 95 at Ferrari, 96, 97 at Benneton.

Webber & Vettel: 09, 10, 11, 12, and (presumably) 13 at Red Bull.

[Myrvold]

Olivier Panis and Jarno Trulli - Ligier/Prost in 1997-99 and Toyota for one race in 2004.

It was Prost in 97 as well ;)

[Gagá Bueno]

Webber and Pizzonia Jaguar / Williams. Must have been a nightmare for Pizzonia, even if he was only Williams test driver, after being outpsyched, outraced and kicked out at Jaguar...

[Rob]

It was Prost in 97 as well ;)

You're right. The car had a JS prefix though.

[Wiggy]

Felipe Massa & Giancarlo Fisichella:

2004 at Sauber Petronas

2014 in the World Endurance Championship

[Myrvold]

You're right. The car had a JS prefix though.

Yup, was it the 45? I seem to remember the 96 car being 43. Do you know why they always skipped even numbers, and why it was called JS?

[ryan86]

The JS was a reference to Jo Schlesser, who was a close friend of Ligier. (Probably most famous for his fiery death at France 1968)

[Rob]

Yup, was it the 45? I seem to remember the 96 car being 43. Do you know why they always skipped even numbers, and why it was called JS?

Yup, JS stands for Jo Schlesser. Can't remember why they skipped even numbers although I think their microcars might have all had even numbers. Maybe it was odd numbers for racing cars and even numbers for road cars?

[Dan333SP]

Martin Brundle & Mark Blundell: Brabham in 1991, Ligier in 1993
Mika Salo & Pedro Diniz: Arrows in 1998, Sauber in 2000

Can't think of a more recent exemple.

Brundle and Blundell also teamed up for the Daytona 24 in 2011 in a Daytona Prototype, interestingly enough.

Edit: I see someone else already caught this.

Edited by Dan333SP, 01 March 2013 - 01:12.

[Watkins74]

I always thought it was cool how Nelson Piquet and Roberto Moreno ended up F1 teammates after being Karting teammates as kids.

[Rob G]

Jacques Laffite and Jean-Pierre Jarier were teammates at Ligier in 1977 (at Fuji) and again in the first two races of 1981.

[BackOnTop]

2005-06 Ex-Mclaren boys Montoya & Raikkonen meeting again @ Nascar 2012....

(though not as teammates, but this meeting was one of the most unlikely, and was made possible due to long chain of events/circumstances for both drivers over the years.)

Edited by BackOnTop, 01 March 2013 - 05:21.

[Rob G]

Andrea de Cesaris and Bruno Giacomelli were teammates at Alfa Romeo for the last two races of 1980 and again throughout 1982.

[HistoryFan]

Good examples

[balage06]

Pic and van der Garde were teammates at Barwa Addax in 2011, and they are now teammates again.

[Jackmancer]

de la Rosa/Alonso from McLaren '07 to Ferrari '13, and Gene/Badoer from Minardi in '99 to Ferrari from '05 albeit in testing roles.

In testing roles, also Wurz and Nakajima at Williams in F1 and later raced together in Le Mans i think.

[DampMongoose]

Jacky Ickx and Derek Bell... won Le Mans in 1975 for Mirage and then again in '82 and '83 in the Rothmans Porsche 936 and then 956. Bell in between, drove for Mirage and Renault.

[senna da silva]

I always thought it was cool how Nelson Piquet and Roberto Moreno ended up F1 teammates after being Karting teammates as kids.

Like Lewis and Nico.

[roadie]

Like Lewis and Nico.

Yep this team battle is one to watch this season, even if you are not a fan of the team!

[Jackmancer]

I think Heidfeld and Webber where both part of the Mercedes-Benz CLR team in the 1999 Le Mans, and became teammates again at Williams in 2005.

[GrzegorzChyla]

Carlos Sainz and Nasser Al-Attiyah were team-mates in Volkswagen Dakar team 2010-2011 and they met again this year in Quatar Red Bull Team.

Which is interesting since they fought very, very hard at Volkswagen and it looked to me they ended very angry at each other.

[Myrvold]

I think Heidfeld and Webber where both part of the Mercedes-Benz CLR team in the 1999 Le Mans, and became teammates again at Williams in 2005.

Nope. They both ran the Merc - not the same. So, teammates, but not in the same way really. If you get what I mean?