Andrea de Cesaris

Andrea de Cesaris was an Italian <a href="/facts/Racing_driver/0ErdCCV3">racing driver</a>, who competed in <a href="/facts/Formula_One/BwdePyWY">Formula One</a> from <a href="/facts/1980_Formula_One_season/C5zyP358">1980</a> to <a href="/facts/1994_Formula_One_World_Championship/TT3D4KHW">1994</a>. 
De Cesaris started 208 <a href="/facts/Formula_One_Grands_Prix/XABKHkml">Formula One Grands Prix</a> without victory, holding the <a href="/facts/List_of_Formula_One_driver_records/tpHMlUCI">record</a> for the <a href="/facts/List_of_Formula_One_driver_records/tpHMlUCI">most races without a win</a> from <a href="/facts/1989_Japanese_Grand_Prix/GGhdsm2q">1989</a> until being surpassed by <a href="/facts/Nico_H%C3%BClkenberg/16FmwxwC">Nico Hülkenberg</a> at the <a href="/facts/2024_Miami_Grand_Prix/Lhsq2SzY">2024 Miami Grand Prix</a>. A string of accidents early in his career earned him a reputation for being a fast but wild driver.
In 2005 and 2006, de Cesaris competed in the <a href="/facts/Grand_Prix_Masters/GlBN7rWP">Grand Prix Masters</a> formula for retired Formula One drivers. He died on 5 October 2014 after losing control of his motorcycle on Rome's <a href="/facts/Grande_Raccordo_Anulare/arrIdoka">Grande Raccordo Anulare</a> motorway.

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Andrea de Cesaris