{"id":20438,"date":"2020-12-05T03:40:27","date_gmt":"2020-12-05T03:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/stefan-bellof\/"},"modified":"2023-11-07T15:32:37","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T15:32:37","slug":"stefan-bellof","status":"publish","type":"driver","link":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/stefan-bellof\/","title":{"rendered":"Stefan Bellof"},"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=\"bellof2\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/bellof2-200x200.jpg\" srcset=\"\"  loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\n        <\/picture>\n                                    <\/div>\n                        <h1 class=\"hero__title sanomat\"><\/h1>\n                                        <p class=\"hero__text\">Beginning as an F2 sensation, Stefan Bellof was an emerging F1 and World Sportscar superstar before his journey was cut short too soon<\/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=\"20438\"><\/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=\"full-biography\">\n    \n        \n        <section class=\"c-expanding-content expanding-content expanding-content--expandable content-section toggle\">\n            <p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">When considering the list of Grand Prix greats it is perhaps strange to mention someone who only started 20 races and never finished higher than fourth (officially at least). But Stefan Bellof\u2019s raw talent was evident during his all too short life \u2013 whether that be by winning his first two Formula 2 races, his starring role in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/teams\/porsche\">Porsche<\/a> sports car team or the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/races\/1984-monaco-grand-prix\/\">1984 Monaco GP<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Formula 2 sensation during his early career<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The son of a rally driver, he won the 1981 German Formula Ford title in his second season racing cars. German Formula 3 race wins followed in Bertram Sch\u00e4fer\u2019s Ralt RT3-Toyota before Bellof, with just three seasons of racing behind him, joined Maurer-BMW for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/championships\/1982-european-f2-championship\/\">1982 European F2 Championship<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Gustav Brunner-designed MM82 was sinister in its black livery but by the end of his debut at a wet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/circuits\/silverstone\/\">Silverstone<\/a> it was the previously little known Bellof that had caught the eye. He won on debut and qualified on pole position at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/circuits\/hockenheim\/\">Hockenheim<\/a> a fortnight later, winning once again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">However, the rival <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/teams\/march\/\">March<\/a> team grew ever stronger as the year progressed and Bellof eventually slipped to fourth in the championship. A second season in the category was frustrating but Bellof established himself in the Rothmans Porsche sports car team during 1983. His pole lap at Silverstone was sensational, his accident at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/circuits\/nurburgring\/\">N\u00fcrburgring<\/a> spectacular and three victories alongside veteran <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/derek-bell\/\">Derek Bell<\/a> confirmed his emerging status.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-135659 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Bellof-1985.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Bellof-1985.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Bellof-1985-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Bellof-1985-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Bellof-1985-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Bellof-1985-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Bellof-1985-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Bellof-1985-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Bellof-1985-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Bellof-1985-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Bellof-1985-330x186.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Bellof-1985-165x93.jpg 165w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Bellof-1985-82x46.jpg 82w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Bellof-1985-658x370.jpg 658w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Bellof-1985-329x185.jpg 329w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Bellof-1985-172x97.jpg 172w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Bellof-1985-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Bellof-1985-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Formula 1 star and World Sportscar Champion<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The 1984 season was a busy one, combining another year with Porsche and his debut in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/championships\/1984-f1-world-championship\/\">Formula 1<\/a>. The former culminated in winning the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/championships\/1984-world-endurance-championship\/\">World Endurance Championship<\/a>\u2019s drivers\u2019 title but the latter was officially expunged from the record books.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/teams\/tyrrell\/\">Tyrrell<\/a>, for which Bellof raced, relied on the old-fashioned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/articles\/single-seaters\/f1\/from-dfv-to-red-bull-fords-glorious-f1-timeline\/?v=79cba1185463\">Ford DFV engine<\/a> and struggled to qualify against the more powerful turbos. Bellof\u2019s greatest day came in the very wet 1984 Monaco GP when he was running third and closing in on both leaders only for the race to be stopped early. However, a fuel sample taken from team-mate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/martin-brundle\/\">Martin Brundle<\/a>\u2019s car in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/races\/1984-detroit-grand-prix\/\">Detroit<\/a> led to the team being excluded from the championship with all its results that year annulled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-135660 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Bellof-Tyrrell.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Bellof-Tyrrell.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Bellof-Tyrrell-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Bellof-Tyrrell-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Bellof-Tyrrell-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Bellof-Tyrrell-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Bellof-Tyrrell-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Bellof-Tyrrell-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Bellof-Tyrrell-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Bellof-Tyrrell-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Bellof-Tyrrell-330x186.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Bellof-Tyrrell-165x93.jpg 165w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Bellof-Tyrrell-82x46.jpg 82w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Bellof-Tyrrell-658x370.jpg 658w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Bellof-Tyrrell-329x185.jpg 329w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Bellof-Tyrrell-172x97.jpg 172w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Bellof-Tyrrell-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Bellof-Tyrrell-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Bellof continued his dual programme in 1985, with Tyrrell in F1 but switching to the Porsche privateer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/teams\/brun-motorsport\/\">Brun Motorsport<\/a> in sports cars. He finished fourth in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/races\/1985-detroit-grand-prix\/\">Detroit GP<\/a> but did not win another endurance race. Just 22 days after the death of compatriot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/manfred-winkelhock\/\">Manfred Winkelhock<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/circuits\/mosport-park\/\">Mosport Park<\/a>, the sports car world and motor racing in general was rocked by another tragedy. Bellof had just started a stint in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/races\/1985-spa-1000kms\/\">Spa 1000Kms<\/a> when he crashed at Eau Rouge as he tried to pass Jacky Ickx\u2019s works car for the lead. Bellof hit the barriers head on and died in the circuit\u2019s medical centre an hour later.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A raw and sometimes reckless talent, Stefan Bellof was lost before he could fully prove himself \u2013 tributes were freely given for a star in the making.<\/span><\/p>\n\n                            <div class=\"expanding-content__buttons\">\n                                            <a href=\"#\" class=\"button button--outline button--chevron-down expanding-content__more\" data-behaviour=\"toggle\">Read full bio<\/a>\n                        <a href=\"#\" class=\"button button--outline button--chevron-up expanding-content__less\" data-behaviour=\"toggle\">Read Less<\/a>\n                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/section>\n\n                                \n   <\/div>\n\n<section class=\"content-section content-section--no-padding-bottom database-table-collapsible toggle open\" id=\"championship-seasons\">\n    <div 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