Enrique Mansilla

Enrique Mansilla
Enrique Mansilla
Born	February 14, 1958 (age 65); Buenos Aires, Argentina
Occupation(s)	Racing driver; Motorsport consultant

Last updated August 18, 2023

Enrique Mansilla (born February 14, 1958) is an Argentine former racing driver born in Buenos Aires. He was a fierce rival and teammate of Ayrton Senna in British Formula Ford 1600 in 1981. In 1982 he drove in British Formula Three for West Surrey Racing, nearly winning the championship despite much of his funding disappearing due to tensions resulting from the Falklands War. In 1983 he competed in European Formula Two for Gresham Racing, but only managed to score two championship points. In 1984 he raced in several Can-Am races in a March and a Toleman. In 1985 he raced in 3 CART races for Hemelgarn Racing with a best finish of 9th in his debut at Road America.

After he retired from racing he became a gold and diamond hunter in Liberia and was kidnapped for five months during a civil war and held as "exchange currency". After he was released he stayed in Liberia and continued to work in the gold and diamond industries, before returning to Argentina. He currently works in motorsport in Argentina in many roles, including as a driver and team consultant,^[1] as well as running his own PMO Racing touring car team. He is also head of the Argentinian Porsche GT4 Championship.^[2]

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	NÜR 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 V8 t	LBH	INDY	MIL	POR	MEA	CLE	MCH	ROA 9	POC	MDO 10						31st	8	^[3]
1985	Hemelgarn Racing	March 85C	Cosworth DFX V8 t											SAN 12	MCH	LAG	PHX	MIA	31st	8	^[3]

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References

↑ Jenkins, Richard, Where are they now?, OldRacingCars.com
↑ "The WSR story - Moving mountains". WSR - West Surrey Racing. 2021-03-09. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
↑ "Enrique Mansilla – 1985 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 17, 2023.

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[1] Jenkins, Richard, Where are they now?, OldRacingCars.com

[2] "The WSR story - Moving mountains". WSR - West Surrey Racing. 2021-03-09. Retrieved 2022-10-07.

[3] "Enrique Mansilla – 1985 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 17, 2023.

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