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Carlos Reutemann | |
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 Reutemann at the 1981 Italian Grand Prix | |
| Governor of Santa Fe | |
| In office 10 December 1999 – 10 December 2003 | |
| Lieutenant | Marcelo Muniagurria |
| Preceded by | Jorge Obeid |
| Succeeded by | Jorge Obeid |
| In office 10 December 1991 – 10 December 1995 | |
| Lieutenant | Miguel Angel Robles |
| Preceded by | Víctor Reviglio |
| Succeeded by | Jorge Obeid |
| National Senator for Santa Fe | |
| In office 10 December 2003 – 7 July 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Oscar Lambert |
| Succeeded by | Alexandra Vucasovich |
| In office 10 December 1995 – 10 December 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Louis Rubeo |
| Succeeded by | Arturo Rolando di Pietro |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carlos Alberto Reutemann 12 April 1942 Santa Fe, Argentina |
| Died | 7 July 2021 (aged 79) Santa Fe, Argentina |
| Political party | Justicialist Party |
| Other political affiliations | Cambiemos (2015–2019) |
| Spouses | Mimicha Bobbio
(m. 1968; div. 1980)Verónica Ghio (m. 2006) |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation |
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  Argentine |
| Active years | 1972–1982 |
| Teams | Brabham, Ferrari, Lotus, Williams |
| Entries | 146 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 12 |
| Podiums | 45 |
| Career points | 298 (310)[a] |
| Pole positions | 6 |
| Fastest laps | 6 |
| First entry | 1972 Argentine Grand Prix |
| First win | 1974 South African Grand Prix |
| Last win | 1981 Belgian Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1982 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 1980, 1985 |
| Teams | Fiat, Peugeot |
| Rallies | 2 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 2 |
| Stage wins | 1 |
| Total points | 24 |
| First rally | 1980 Rally Argentina |
| Last rally | 1985 Rally Argentina |
Carlos Alberto "Lole" Reutemann (12 April 1942 – 7 July 2021) was an Argentine racing driver and politician, who competed in Formula One from 1972 to 1982 and served as the Governor of Santa Fe from 1999 to 2003. Reutemann was runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1981 with Williams and—at the time of his retirement—held the record for most podium finishes (45); he won 12 Grands Prix across 11 seasons. A member of the Justicialist Party, he was a National Senator for Santa Fe from 2003 until his death in 2021.
As a racing driver, Reutemann was among Formula One's leading protagonists between 1972 and 1982. He scored 12 Grand Prix wins and six pole positions. In 1981 while driving for Williams he finished second in the World Drivers' Championship by one point, having been overtaken in the last race of the season. Reutemann also finished in third overall three times for three separate teams, 1975 for Brabham, 1978 for Ferrari, and 1980 for Williams. To date, he is the last Argentine driver to win a Grand Prix.
In terms of race wins, his final Ferrari season in 1978 was his most successful with four wins, but he fell short to the consistency of the Lotus team with Mario Andretti and Ronnie Peterson and was not in championship contention to the final race. He finished third, just behind Peterson, who had died in an accident at Monza earlier that autumn. In 1981, Reutemann instead relied on consistency, but narrowly lost out to Nelson Piquet for the title. He became the second Formula One driver after Leo Kinnunen to be at the podium of a World Rally Championship event, when he finished third in the 1980 and 1985 editions of Rally Argentina. He was also for three decades the only Formula One driver to score drivers' championship points in both F1 and WRC, until Kimi Räikkönen's eighth place at the 2010 Jordan Rally.[1]
As a popular governor and a senator, he was considered by some, on several occasions, to be a worthy candidate for president of Argentina. While he considered running for president in the 2011 Argentine general election, he ultimately declined to do so.[2] Reutemann died in a medical facility in Santa Fe, Argentina, on 7 July 2021 after suffering from issues relating to a haemorrhage as well as other health issues.[3][4]
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- ^ "Räikkönen teki suomalaista moottoriurheiluhistoriaa!". MTV3 (in Finnish). 3 April 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ "Reutemann says CFK will seek re-election and downplays clashes with organized labour". MercoPress.
- ^ Faturos, Federico. "Ex F1 racer Carlos Reutemann dies at age 79". Autosport. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Carlos Reutemann, senator and former Formula 1 driver, dies aged 79". Buenos Aires Times. 7 July 2021. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.