Nigel Mansell
Biography
Nigel Mansell is a British former racing driver who spent 15 seasons in Formula One and took the World Drivers' Championship in 1992 with Williams. Born in Upton upon Severn in 1953, he started in karting and then Formula Ford, where he won the 1977 British Formula Ford 1600 title. After a spell as a Lotus test driver, he made his Formula One debut in 1980 and raced for Lotus, Williams, and Ferrari. His strongest years came with Williams, where he won five races in 1986, six in 1987, and five in 1991, until the 1992 season brought the title. He moved to Newman/Haas Racing in 1993 and won the IndyCar World Series, becoming the only driver to hold that championship and the Formula One title simultaneously. His 31 Grand Prix wins place him among Formula One's most successful British drivers. He won BBC Sports Personality of the Year twice and entered the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2005.
73years old
Turns 74 on August 8in 269 days
- Born Upton upon Severn
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Nigel Ernest James Mansell (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 7 years2010 to 2017
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Mansell is the only driver ever to hold the Formula One and CART titles simultaneously. He won the 1993 CART championship while still the reigning F1 world champion, because the 1993 F1 title had not yet been decided.
A first
Mansell was the first driver to take a win in a car fitted with a semi-automatic gearbox. He was also the first to win on his debut for the Scuderia since Mario Andretti at the 1971 South African Grand Prix.
A first
Mansell holds a rare distinction: he was the final Formula One driver aged over 40 to take a Grand Prix victory, doing so at the 1994 Australian Grand Prix. That stood until Lewis Hamilton won the 2026 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix.
Behind the award
Mansell received the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award a second time in 1992, making him one of just four people who have taken the honor twice.
Most often with
Jackie Stewart appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
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Awards
Six awards and honors from 1986 to 1994.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 1994 | Best Driver ESPY Award | Won | |
| 1993 | Best Driver ESPY Award | Won | |
| 1992 | BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award | Won | |
| 1992 | Segrave Trophy | Won | |
| 1986 | BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award | Won | |
| Commander of the Order of the British Empire | Won | ||
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