Emilio de Villota

Emilio de Villota

Born	26 July 1946 (1946-07-26)
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	Spanish
Active years	1976–1978, 1981–1982
Teams	RAM, non-works McLaren, non-works Williams, March
Races	15 (2 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First race	1976 Spanish Grand Prix
Last race	1982 Dutch Grand Prix

Emilio de Villota Ruíz (born 26 July 1946) is a former racing driver from Spain, born in Madrid. He participated in 15 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 2 May 1976. He scored no championship points.

Career

De Villota utilised sponsorship from the banking industry, in which he had previously worked, to race a privately-prepared McLaren M23 in Grands Prix during 1977 and 1978, before turning to the lesser Formula One championship, the Aurora AFX series, which was inaugurated in 1978. Here he finished third in 1979 before winning the championship in 1980 with a RAM Racing Williams FW07. He then returned to the Formula One World Championship, where he struggled badly with the March team. He also won sports car races in the early 1980s with Guy Edwards.

De Villota currently owns a racing school and runs a team in the Spanish Formula Three Championship under the name EmilioDeVillota.com. His son Emilio Jr. and daughter María are also racing drivers.

Racing record

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	WDC	Points
1976	RAM Racing	Brabham BT44B	Cosworth V8	BRA	RSA	USW	ESP DNQ	BEL	MON	SWE	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	CAN	USA	JPN		NC	0
1977	Iberia Airlines	McLaren M23	Cosworth V8	ARG	BRA	RSA	USW	ESP 13	MON	BEL DNQ	SWE DNQ	FRA	GBR DNQ	GER DNQ	AUT 17	NED	ITA DNQ	USA	CAN	JPN	NC	0
1978	Centro Asegurador	McLaren M23	Cosworth V8	ARG	BRA	RSA	USW	MON	BEL	ESP DNQ	SWE	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	USA	CAN		NC	0
1981	Banco Occidental	Williams FW07	Cosworth V8	USW	BRA	ARG	SMR	BEL	MON	ESP EX	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	CAN	CPL			NC	0
1982	LBT Team March	March 821	Cosworth V8	RSA	BRA	USW	SMR	BEL DNPQ	MON DNPQ	DET DNQ	CAN DNQ	NED DNPQ	GBR	FRA	GER	AUT	SUI	ITA	CPL		NC	0

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 9	THR	HOC	NÜR	VAL	PAU							-	0
	Minardi	Minardi								JAR 13	DON	MIS	PER	ZOL	MUG

See also

• (Spanish) Official site

Sporting positions
Preceded by Rupert Keegan	British Formula One Champion 1980	Succeeded by Jim Crawford (1982)