Jan Lammers – F1 | The “forgotten” drivers of F1

1979 GP USA Long Beach. Photo Kurt Oblinger

1979 SA GP. Photo Kobus Botma

1979 SA GP. Photo Kobus Botma

1979 SA GP. Photo Kobus Botma

1979 RSA GP with Hector Rebaque. Photo Trevor Noble

1979 RSA GP with Hector Rebaque. Photo Trevor Noble

1979 GP Dutch. Photo Cor van Veen

1979 GP Italy

1979 Italy GP. Photo Franco Bossi

1979 GP Italy

1979 GP Italy

1979 Silverstone. Photo and info Julian C Roberts

1979 GP GB practise. Photo Tim Marshall

1980 USA GP Long Beach ATS D4. Photo Kurt Oblinger

1980 USA GP Long Beach ATS D4. Photo Walter C Harbers III

Geoff Lees #41 and Jan Lammers 1980 Dutch GP. Photo Paul Creed

1980 Italian Grand Prix. Photo Franco Bossi

1980 Jan Lammers, British GP 1980 (DNQ). Photo and info Tim Marshall

1980 USA Long Beach GP. Photo Robert Murphy

1980 USA Long Beach GP. Photo Robert Murphy

Jan Lammers, British GP 1982. Photo and info Tim Marshall

1982 Dutch GP. Photo Ilkka Huttunen

1982 French GP. Photo Cosmo Aletto

1982 French GP. Photo Cosmo Aletto

1982 French GP. Photo Cosmo Aletto

1992 Melbourne, come-back kid Jan Lammers after a ten year absence from F1, made a short re-appearence in grand pric racing. At Suzuka, his first race, Jan makes quite an impression in the wet qualifying session, putting down 6th. time! However, during the race he had to retire with a broken gearbox. At Melbourne, he at least finished 12th., however, as he wanted to continue with the team the following year, it didn ‘t happen. Tragic that his career was hampered with bad luck and wrong decisions, starting signing for Shadow and paying 1.6 million Dutch guilders for it. Lotus chose his team mate de Angelis (who used 1979 to save some money!). ATS, Ensign and Theodore followed, and oppertunities at Brabham (money and politics), Renault (Prost fit in time) and, his biggest chance, Ferrari, after Villeneuve ‘s death. He broke his thumb at Detroit in the Theodore and Tambay got the chance… I think he payed most of his well earned money (Group C, etc.) for those two drives, but has no regrets! All info from Ed Brunette

2017 Historic GP Zandvoort. 2017. Photo Dirk van Zon Autorensport.net