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Argentine racing driver (born 1958)
Enrique Mansilla
Born (1958-02-14) 14 February 1958 (age 66)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Champ Car career
3 races run over 1 year
Years active1985
Team(s)Hemelgarn
Best finish31st (1985)
First race1985 Provimi Veal 200 (Road America)
Last race1985 Molson Indy 300 (Sanair)
Wins Podiums Poles
0 0 0

Enrique "Quique" Mansilla (born 14 February 1958) is an Argentine former racing driver and motorsport executive. Widely known for his rivalry with Ayrton Senna, Mansilla competed in the IndyCar World Series at three races in 1985.

Born in Buenos Aires, Mansilla enrolled at a local racing school after completing his mandatory military service. He moved to England in 1980 to compete in Formula Ford, where he formed a fractious rivalry with Van Diemen teammate Ayrton Senna. The pair were involved in several incidents across the 1981 season, during which Mansilla won the P&O Ferries Championship. He competed in the 1982 British Formula Three Championship for West Surrey Racing, finishing runner-up to Tommy Byrne after a close title battle, amid a loss of funding following the Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands and subsequent Falklands War. In 1983, Mansilla competed in European Formula Two, scoring two points finishes at Jarama and Zolder. The following year, he contested several Canadian-American Challenge Cup events in March and Toleman machinery. In 1985, Mansilla entered three CART IndyCar World Series races for Hemelgarn, with a best finish of ninth on debut at Road America.

Upon his retirement from motor racing, Mansilla became a gold and diamond hunter in Liberia, where he was kidnapped for six months during the First Liberian Civil War by the Independent National Patriotic Front in 1990, and held captive as ransom. After his release, Mansilla continued to work in the gold and diamond industries in Monrovia, before returning to Argentina. He later became a driver and team consultant, as well as the founder of the PMO Racing team in touring car racing, and head of the Argentinian Porsche GT4 Championship.

Racing record

Complete European Formula Two Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Pts
1983 Gresham Racing March BMW SIL
Ret 		THR
7 		HOC NÃœR
DNS 		VAL
Ret 		PAU JAR
6 		DON
10 		MIS
Ret 		PER
Ret 		ZOL
6 		MUG
Ret 		19th 2

PPG Indycar Series

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Rank Points Ref
1985 Hemelgarn Racing Lola T900 Cosworth DFX V8t LBH INDY MIL POR MEA CLE MCH ROA
9 		POC MDO
10 		31st 8
March 85C SAN
12 		MCH LAG PHX MIA

See also

References

  1. ^ Smith, Sam (25 December 2023). "Motorsport's forgotten talent who survived war, kidnap and Senna". The Race. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  2. Jenkins, Richard, Where are they now?, OldRacingCars.com
  3. "The WSR story - Moving mountains". WSR - West Surrey Racing. 2021-03-09. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  4. "Enrique Mansilla – 1985 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
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