(c) 'Who is Who' by Steve Small, 2000

Родился: 26.07.1946 Мадрид Сезонов в Ф1: 5 Лет в Ф1: 7 Гран При: 15 Старты: 2* *не стартовал: 13 Победы: - подряд: Подиумы: - подряд: Поул-позиции: - подряд: Первый ряд: - подряд: Быстрые круги: - подряд: Лучший финиш: 13 Лучший старт: 23 Дубли: Хет-трики: Лидирование старт/финиш: Большие шлемы: Круги: 120 - лидирования: Километры: 535.42 - лидирования: Очки: - за один сезон: - подряд:

Ф1: 1976-1982

Год	Команда	Шасси
1976	RAM Racing	Brabham BT44B
1977	Iberia Airlines	McLaren M23B
1978	Centro Asguredor F1	McLaren M23B
1981	Equipe Banco Occidental	Williams FW07
1982	LBT Team March	March 821

After contesting the Shellsport championship in 1976 with a Lyncar, de Villota, a bank manager with Banco Iberico, gave up his day job and, with support from his former employers, went Grand Prix racing the following year with a McLaren M23. However, he was out of his depth and settled for a return to the G8 series, where he could shine in a competitive car. In 1978 the Aurora AFX F1 series was inaugurated, and de Villota became a staunch supporter of the championship during its short life. Racing a Lotus 78, he took third place overall in 1979, before clinching the title in 1980 with his RAM Racing Williams FW07.

After the series folded, de Villota - having failed to gain an entry for his home Grand Prix in 1981 - turned briefly to sports cars, winning the Enna 6 Hours and the Flying Tigers 1000 at Brands in a Lola T600 with Guy Edwards, before returning to Formula 1 in 1982 for a completely fruitless spell in the works March run by his old colleagues at RAM.

(c) 'Who is Who' by Steve Small, 2000