Enrique Mansilla

Enrique Mansilla
Enrique Mansilla
Born	14 February 1958 (age 66); Buenos Aires, Argentina
Champ Car career
	3 races run over 1 year
Years active	1985
Team(s)	Hemelgarn
Best finish	31st (1985)
First race	1985 Provimi Veal 200 (Road America)
Last race	1985 Molson Indy 300 (Sanair)

Last updated November 30, 2024

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.^[1] He moved to England in 1980 to compete in Formula Ford, where he formed a fractious rivalry with Van Diemen teammate Ayrton Senna.^[1] The pair were involved in several incidents across the 1981 season, during which Mansilla won the P&O Ferries Championship.^[1] 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.^[1] 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.^[1] 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,^[2] as well as the founder of the PMO Racing team in touring car racing, and head of the Argentinian Porsche GT4 Championship.^[3]

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	^[4]
1985	Hemelgarn Racing	March 85C	Cosworth DFX V8 t											SAN 12	MCH	LAG	PHX	MIA	31st	8	^[4]

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1 2 3 4 5 Smith, Sam (25 December 2023). "Motorsport's forgotten talent who survived war, kidnap and Senna". The Race. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
↑ 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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[TR-1] 1 2 3 4 5 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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