{"id":19055,"date":"2020-12-05T00:39:20","date_gmt":"2020-12-05T00:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/jean-alesi\/"},"modified":"2023-11-08T11:12:40","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T11:12:40","slug":"jean-alesi","status":"publish","type":"driver","link":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/jean-alesi\/","title":{"rendered":"Jean Alesi"},"content":{"rendered":"    \n<section class=\"hero hero--small-image\">\n    \n            \n<section class=\"c-site-breadcrumbs site-breadcrumbs proxima \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <nav class=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/nav>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n    \n    <div class=\"hero__content\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n                            <div class=\"circular-image\">\n                                            <picture>\n            <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"\" >\n            <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"200\" width=\"200\" alt=\"alesi2\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/alesi2-200x200.jpg\" srcset=\"\"  loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\n        <\/picture>\n                                    <\/div>\n                        <h1 class=\"hero__title sanomat\"><\/h1>\n                                        <p class=\"hero__text\">Jean Alesi lit up the F1 world when he arrived as a Tyrrell driver, then went on to race for Ferrari and Benetton<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"anchor-menu container-no-breakpoints proxima\">\n    <ul>\n                    <li><a href=\"#biography\" data-behaviour=\"scroll-to\">Biography<\/a><\/li>\n                    <li><a href=\"#championship-seasons\" data-behaviour=\"scroll-to\">Championship Seasons<\/a><\/li>\n                    <li><a href=\"#non-championship-races\" data-behaviour=\"scroll-to\">Non-Championship Races<\/a><\/li>\n                    <li><a href=\"#teams\" data-behaviour=\"scroll-to\">Teams<\/a><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"container\" id=\"biography\">\n            <div class=\"post__item\">\n                <div class=\"js-react\" data-behaviour=\"driver-data-box\" data-driver-id=\"19055\"><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n        <aside class=\"sidebar\" data-target=\"ad-container\">\n            <aside class=\"broadcast-space \">\n            <div class=\"broadcast-space__element\" id=\"div-gpt-ad-1563288058060-3\" data-behaviour=\"ad-target\"><\/div>\n    <\/aside>\n        <\/aside>\n    <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" id=\"\">\n    \n        \n        <section class=\"c-expanding-content expanding-content expanding-content--expandable content-section toggle\">\n            <p>Some stars are defined by results and some by their character. Jean Alesi falls into the latter category but charisma alone does not win the World Championship. His Formula 1 record is that of a nearly man \u2013 on the podium 32 times but a winner just once.<\/p>\n<p>Emotional, spectacular and driving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/teams\/ferrari\/\">Ferrari<\/a> number 27 \u2013 this Frenchman evoked memories of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/gilles-villeneuve\/\">Gilles Villeneuve<\/a>. But perhaps it was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/races\/1990-united-states-grand-prix\/\">1990 United States Grand Prix<\/a> that cemented his place in the public\u2019s affection when he battled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/ayrton-senna\/\">Ayrton Senna\u2019s<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/teams\/mclaren\/\">McLaren<\/a>-Honda for the lead \u2013 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/teams\/tyrrell\/\">Tyrrell<\/a> underdog undaunted by F1\u2019s superstar.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Background and early career<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>His Sicilian parents settled in Avignon and Giovanni Alesi\u2019s character reflects those Latin roots and French upbringing \u2013 at once fiery and urbane. Rallying was his passion as a youth but he started to race in the national Renault Five series in 1983. While others benefited from support from Marlboro France or Elf to fund their single-seater career, Alesi initially had no such benefactor. He set up his own team with his brother Jos\u00e9 for Formula 3 in 1986 and finished as a surprise runner-up behind the all-conquering ORECA team and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/yannick-dalmas\/\">Yannick Dalmas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Alesi joined ORECA for 1987 but the pre-season favourite suffered when his new Martini MK52-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/teams\/alfa-romeo\/\">Alfa Romeo<\/a> proved uncompetitive. The team eventually agreed to switch to a Dallara F387 chassis and Alesi held off <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/eric-bernard\/\">Eric Bernard<\/a> to clinch the title. He remained with ORECA for the 1988 Formula 3000 season and his Reynard 88D-Cosworth finished second at Pau but it was a disappointing year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Formula 3000 champion and F1 star with Tyrrell<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Disillusioned and dropped by Marlboro, Alesi switched to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/teams\/eddie-jordan-racing\/\">Eddie Jordan<\/a>\u2019s Camel-backed team and proved the revelation of 1989. His Reynard 89D-Mugen won three times as he clinched the F3000 title with a round to spare. Not only that, but he was outstanding on his GP debut for Tyrrell when fourth in France. He repeated that result in Spain and was ninth in the world championship after just half a season in F1.<\/p>\n<p>Then came that opening GP of 1990 \u2013 Alesi leading at Phoenix before finishing a fine second behind Senna. He even had the temerity to retake the lead for a time after the Brazilian had eventually passed him. The Tyrrell 019-Ford was a nimble machine and Alesi was second again on the streets of Monte Carlo.<\/p>\n<p>Those performances made Alesi the most wanted man in F1 and at one stage Tyrrell, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/teams\/williams\/\">Williams<\/a> and Ferrari all claimed he had signed for 1991. He eventually joined the Italian team but how different would his career have been if it was Alesi in a Williams-Renault rather than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/nigel-mansell\/\">Nigel Mansell<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/alain-prost\/\">Alain Prost<\/a> in 1992 and 1993?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-135544 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Jean-Alesi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Jean-Alesi.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Jean-Alesi-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Jean-Alesi-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Jean-Alesi-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Jean-Alesi-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Jean-Alesi-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Jean-Alesi-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Jean-Alesi-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Jean-Alesi-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Jean-Alesi-330x186.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Jean-Alesi-165x93.jpg 165w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Jean-Alesi-82x46.jpg 82w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Jean-Alesi-658x370.jpg 658w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Jean-Alesi-329x185.jpg 329w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Jean-Alesi-172x97.jpg 172w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Jean-Alesi-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Jean-Alesi-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Ferrari years and his one Grand Prix win<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Instead of fighting for the championship, he suffered as the Italian team went into decline. His reputation in the grandstands remained unaffected \u2013 his hard charging, never-say-die driving style was loved by the tifosi but three third-place finishes were as good as it got in 1991.<\/p>\n<p>He repeated that result in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/races\/1992-spanish-grand-prix\/\">Spain<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/races\/1992-canadian-grand-prix\/\">Canada<\/a> during 1992 and was second at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/races\/1993-italian-grand-prix\/\">Monza<\/a> a year later. Having missed a couple of races at the start of 1994 after injuring his back testing at Mugello, he finished second at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/races\/1994-british-grand-prix\/\">Silverstone<\/a> and appeared on course to win the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/races\/1994-italian-grand-prix-2\/\">Italian GP<\/a> after starting from his first pole position. Alesi dominated the race before his Ferrari 412TB\u2019s gearbox failed.<\/p>\n<p>His luck finally changed on his 31st birthday when Alesi benefited from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/michael-schumacher\/\">Michael Schumacher\u2019s<\/a> retirement to win the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/races\/1995-canadian-grand-prix\/\">1995 Canadian GP<\/a>. Few victories have been more popular but it was a rare occasion when his luck and speed coincided. Again robbed of victory at Monza by a failed wheel bearing eight laps from the finish, another four second-place finishes brought him to fifth in the 1995 World Championship.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-135545 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-vs-Senna.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-vs-Senna.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-vs-Senna-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-vs-Senna-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-vs-Senna-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-vs-Senna-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-vs-Senna-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-vs-Senna-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-vs-Senna-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-vs-Senna-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-vs-Senna-330x186.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-vs-Senna-165x93.jpg 165w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-vs-Senna-82x46.jpg 82w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-vs-Senna-658x370.jpg 658w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-vs-Senna-329x185.jpg 329w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-vs-Senna-172x97.jpg 172w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-vs-Senna-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-vs-Senna-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Formula 1 career after Ferrari<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alesi left Ferrari at the end of the season when the team signed reigning champion Schumacher. Both he and erstwhile Ferrari team-mate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/gerhard-berger\/\">Gerhard Berger<\/a> moved to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/teams\/benetton-formula\/\">Benetton<\/a> and he was fourth in the championship that year and third in 1997 (after Schumacher had been disqualified). That suggests a consistent and reliable performer but the increasingly volatile Frenchman was anything but.<\/p>\n<p>His uncompromising race craft sometimes verged on dangerous and incidents too often spoiled his race. Alesi\u2019s talent was evident from time-to-time only to be thwarted when victory seemed in sight \u2013 losing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/races\/1996-monaco-grand-prix\/\">1996 Monaco GP<\/a> with suspension failure for instance. He qualified on pole at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/races\/1997-italian-grand-prix\/\">Monza 1997<\/a> but had to settle for another second-place finish when beaten by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/david-coulthard\/\">David Coulthard<\/a> in the pitstops.<\/p>\n<p>Alesi\u2019s relationship with Team Principal Flavio Briatore never recovered after the Frenchman failed to pit for fuel during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/races\/1997-australian-grand-prix\/\">1997 Australian GP<\/a>. He moved to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/teams\/sauber\/\">Sauber<\/a> for the next two seasons when front row starts in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/races\/1998-austrian-grand-prix\/\">Austria 1998<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/races\/1999-french-grand-prix\/\">France 1999<\/a> were rare highlights. Alesi then raced for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/teams\/prost-grand-prix\/\">Prost Grand Prix<\/a> before switching to Jordan for the final five races of 2001 \u2013 retiring from F1 after 201 GP starts.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-135546 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-Wet.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-Wet.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-Wet-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-Wet-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-Wet-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-Wet-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-Wet-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-Wet-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-Wet-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-Wet-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-Wet-330x186.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-Wet-165x93.jpg 165w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-Wet-82x46.jpg 82w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-Wet-658x370.jpg 658w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-Wet-329x185.jpg 329w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-Wet-172x97.jpg 172w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-Wet-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-Wet-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>DTM, endurance racing and Indycar finale<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He switched to the DTM in 2002 with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/teams\/mercedes-benz\/\">Mercedes-Benz<\/a> and remained in the series for five years \u2013 finishing fifth in the standings those first two seasons. Alesi raced a GT2 Ferrari 430 for AF Corse in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/championships\/2010-le-mans-series\/\">2010 Le Mans Series<\/a> and was class runner-up with co-drivers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/toni-vilander\/\">Toni Vilander<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/giancarlo-fisichella\/\">Giancarlo Fisichella<\/a>. But his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/races\/2012-indianapolis-500\/\">2012 debut in the Indianapolis 500<\/a> was ruined by uncompetitive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/teams\/lotus\/\">Lotus<\/a> engines and he was black-flagged from the race after nine slow laps.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-135547 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-DTM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-DTM.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-DTM-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-DTM-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-DTM-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-DTM-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-DTM-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-DTM-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-DTM-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-DTM-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-DTM-330x186.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alesi-DTM-165x93.jpg 165w, 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