Enrique Mansilla | |||||||
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| Born | (1958-02-14)14 February 1958 (age 67) Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||
| Champ Car career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Years active | 1985 | ||||||
| Team | Hemelgarn | ||||||
| Best finish | 31st (1985) | ||||||
| First race | 1985Provimi Veal 200 (Road America) | ||||||
| Last race | 1985Molson Indy 300 (Sanair) | ||||||
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Enrique "Quique"Mansilla (born 14 February 1958) is an Argentine formerracing driver andmotorsport executive. Widely known for his rivalry withAyrton Senna, Mansilla competed in theIndyCar World Series at three races in1985.
Born inBuenos Aires, Mansilla enrolled at a local racing school after completing hismandatory military service.[1] He moved to England in 1980 to compete inFormula Ford, where he formed a fractious rivalry withVan Diemen teammateAyrton Senna.[1] The pair were involved in several incidents across the 1981 season, during which Mansilla won theP&O Ferries Championship.[1] He competed in the1982 British Formula Three Championship forWest Surrey Racing, finishing runner-up toTommy Byrne after a close title battle, amid a loss of funding following theArgentine invasion of the Falkland Islands and subsequentFalklands War.[1] In 1983, Mansilla competed inEuropean Formula Two, scoring two points finishes atJarama andZolder. The following year, he contested severalCanadian-American Challenge Cup events inMarch andToleman machinery. In1985, Mansilla entered threeCART IndyCar World Series races forHemelgarn, with a best finish of ninth on debut atRoad America.
Upon his retirement from motor racing, Mansilla became a gold and diamond hunter inLiberia, where he was kidnapped for six months during theFirst Liberian Civil War by theIndependent National Patriotic Front in 1990, and held captive asransom.[1] After his release, Mansilla continued to work in the gold and diamond industries inMonrovia, before returning to Argentina. He later became a driver and team consultant,[2] as well as the founder of thePMO Racing team intouring car racing, and head of the ArgentinianPorsche GT4 Championship.[3]
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Pts |
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| 1983 | Gresham Racing | March | BMW | SIL Ret | THR 7 | HOC | NÜR DNS | VAL Ret | PAU | JAR 6 | DON 10 | MIS Ret | PER Ret | ZOL 6 | MUG Ret | 19th | 2 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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| 1985 | Hemelgarn Racing | Lola T900 | CosworthDFXV8t | LBH | INDY | MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | MCH | ROA 9 | POC | MDO 10 | 31st | 8 | [4] | |||||
| March 85C | SAN 12 | MCH | LAG | PHX | MIA |
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