Maria de Villota Comba ( Spanish María de Villota Comba ; January 13, 1980 , Madrid - October 11, 2013 , Seville [1] [2] ) [3] - Spanish race car driver . She died as a result of injuries previously received in an accident at a Formula 1 test race.
| Maria de Villota | |
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| Citizenship |  Spain |
| Date of Birth | January 13, 1980 |
| Place of Birth | Madrid , Spain |
| Date of death | October 11, 2013 (33 years old) |
| Place of death | |
| Care | 2012 |
| Relatives) | Emilio de Villota (father) Emilio de Villota Jr. (brother) |
| Profile on Driver DB | |
| Previous Series | |
| 2009 - 2011 2009 2009 2008 2008 2007 2007, 2010 2006 - 07 2005-06 2001-05 | Superleague formula Formula Palmer Audi Trofeo abarth europe Euroseries 3000 Italian Superstars ADAC Procar - Division I Spanish GT Championship WTCC Ferrari Challenge Europe F3 |
Career
Maria de Villota participated in several racing series, including the WTCC and ADAC Procar Series . On August 9, 2009, she signed with Atlético Madrid to participate in the Formula Super League until the end of the season. She continued to play for this team until 2011, when this championship ceased to exist. She also took part in the Daytona 24 Hours Endurance Race in 2005.
Formula 1
On August 18, 2011, the Lotus Renault GP team announced that de Villota made her debut behind the wheel of a Formula 1 car in a 2009 Renault R29 car on the Paul Ricard track, and that her manager is involved in negotiations with the team to secure her a place as a test pilot in the future.
On March 7, 2012, the Marussia F1 Team announced that de Villota became the team’s test pilot.
Daxford Incident Incident
On July 3, 2012, at about 9:30 a.m., de Villota had an accident at the Daxford airfield during a direct test for the Marussia team. Her racing car collided with a truck at the end of the line. Witnesses of the accident claim that the car was moving at a speed of 50-65 km / h. It was reported that some time after the incident, she regained consciousness, and an hour later the racer managed to be removed from the car, after which she was taken to the Addensbrook hospital in Cambridgeshire with severe head and face injuries.
As it was established during the investigation conducted by the Labor Inspectorate, before the start of the tests, de Villota complained that she could not control the clutch when turning the steering wheel to the maximum angle, and before the race she was not instructed on how to stop the car, since the team "relied on the experience and skills of a racer." During the tests, a standard trailer was used, the hydraulic lift of which was larger than that of the motor-trailer used during races. When, after completing the tests, de Villota drove up to the boxes at a speed of 45 km / h and began to slow down, a system worked that prevented the engine speed from falling below 4100 rpm, as a result of which it was impossible to turn off the clutch or switch to first gear. An attempt to brake led to the blocking of the front wheels and the loss of control. The car crashed into the trailer hydraulic lift, which was at the eye level of the racer. [four]
The next day, team leader John Booth said that de Villota lost her right eye and is in critical condition [5] . Then her condition began to improve, and on July 8 she regained consciousness and was able to communicate with relatives [6] . On July 20, de Villota was transferred to La Paz Hospital in Madrid [7] , from which she was discharged on July 26 to undergo rehabilitation [8] .
In October, she appeared at a press conference on her recovery. The Spaniard came out in a blindfold covering her lost eye, and with a short hairstyle on her operated head. [9] .
Death
On October 11, 2013, Maria de Villota was found dead in a hotel room in Seville, where she planned to present her autobiography, “Life is a Gift” [10] . According to the forensic medical examination, the cause of death was a cerebral hemorrhage due to a previously suffered open traumatic brain injury [11] [12] .
Performance Results
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The table lists the results of all Formula 1 Grand Prix in which the pilot participated. The rows of the table are the seasons, the columns are the stages of the Grand Prix. In each cell, the abbreviated name of the stage and the result of the rider, additionally indicated in color, are indicated. Decoding of symbols and colors is presented in the table below.
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Grand Am
| Year | Team | Make | Class | one | 2 | 3 | four | five | 6 | 7 | eight | 9 | ten | eleven | 12 | 13 | 14 | Position | Glasses |
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| 2005 | Mastercar | Ferrari 360 Challenge | GT | Day 25/10 | Hom | CAL | Lag | CMT | Wat1 | Bar | Wat2 | DAY2 | MDO | PHX | Wat3 | Vir | Mex | 103rd | 21 |
WTCC
| Year | Team | Car | one | 2 | 3 | four | five | 6 | 7 | eight | 9 | ten | eleven | Position | Glasses | |||||||||||
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| 2006 | Maurer motorsport | Chevrolet lacetti | ITA | Fra | UK | Ger | Bra | Mex | Cze | Tur | Esp | MAC | NKV | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | Gathering | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Maurer motorsport | Chevrolet lacetti | Bra | NED | Esp | Fra | Cze | Por | Swe | Ger | UK | ITA | MAC | NKV | 0 | |||||||||||
| 18 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Euro Series 3000
| Year | Team | Val Fea | Val SPR | Val Fea | Val SPR | Val Fea | Val SPR | Mug Fea | Mug SPR | Mis Fea | Mis SPR | Jer Fea | Jer SPR | CAT Fea | CAT SPR | Mag Fea | Mag SPR | Pos | Points |
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| 2008 | Emilio de Villota Motorsport | 7 | C | 22nd | 2 |
Super League Formula
| Year | Operator | Team | one | 2 | 3 | four | five | 6 | 7 | eight | 9 | ten | eleven | 12 | Position | Points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2009 | Atlético Madrid | Alan Docking Racing | Mag | Zol | DON | Est | MOZ | Jar | 15th | 202 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 13 | 14 | ten | 17 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Atlético Madrid | Alan Docking Racing | Sil | ASS | Mag | Jar | Nür | Zol | BRH | ADR | Por | ORD | BEI † | Nav | 17th | 265 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| sixteen | 14 | X | 15 | 6 | X | EX * | DQ * | X | sixteen | four | X | sixteen | eleven | X | 14 | 7 | X | NA | NA | X | 17 | 12 | X | 13 | ten | X | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Spain - Atlético de Madrid | Emilio de Villota Motorsport | Hol | Bel | 15th | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 12 | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Non Championship round
Notes
- ↑ Famous race car driver Maria de Villota found dead in a hotel . RIA Novosti (10/11/2013).
- ↑ Formula 1. Maria de Villota was found dead . Eurosport (10/11/2013).
- ↑ Biography of the deceased racer Maria de Villota . RIA Novosti (10/11/2013).
- ↑ Details of the tragic accident of de Villota . Autosport.com.ru (June 29, 2015). Date of treatment June 30, 2015. Archived June 30, 2015.
- ↑ New Information on the Status of Maria de Villot , marussiaf1team.com (July 4, 2012). Date of treatment July 5, 2012.
- ↑ Tatyana Belskaya. John Booth: "Mary talked with her family" . F1News.Ru (July 8, 2012). Date of treatment August 5, 2012. Archived on August 5, 2012.
- ↑ Dmitry Bukharov. Maria de Villota returned to Spain . F1News.Ru (July 21, 2012). Date of treatment August 5, 2012. Archived on August 5, 2012.
- ↑ Mikhail Smirnov. Maria de Villota was discharged from the Madrid hospital . F1News.Ru (July 26, 2012). Date of treatment August 5, 2012. Archived on August 5, 2012.
- ↑ de Villota appeared in public - for the first time after the accident
- ↑ Ex-Formula 1 pilot found dead . Auto.Vesti.Ru (October 11, 2013). Date of treatment October 11, 2013. Archived October 11, 2013.
- ↑ The death of Maria de Villota was the result of the 2012 accident . F1News.Ru (October 12, 2013). Date of treatment October 12, 2013. Archived on October 29, 2018.
- ↑ The cause of the death of Maria de Villota was the accident at the tests in Duxford in 2012 . F1-Today.ru (October 12, 2013). Date of treatment October 12, 2013. Archived October 17, 2013.