Worst car to win a grand prix

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Pierce89 wrote:Call me a fanboy but Alonso's Silverstone last year win deserves a mention

That Ferrari was hardly a Ligier, as good a win as it was.
More could have been done.
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To be fair the 96 Ligier was practically a Benetton in Ligier livery though...
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A Benetton in navy blue, with "Fabrique en France" written across the back of the rear wing :lol:
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Spyker @ Nurburgring 2007 (race 1)

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raymondu999 wrote:To be fair the 96 Ligier was practically a Benetton in Ligier livery though...
a 1995 benneton...
More could have been done.
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What about the All American Racers Eagle Mk1 at Belgium in '67?
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Scootin159 wrote:Spyker @ Nurburgring 2007 (race 1)
That was the time when Winkelhockmade that absolutely inspired choice wasn't it? To be fair though -it still wasn't a race win
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dren wrote:What was the big Ferrari that won by holding up the field? I'd vote that one.
That Ferrari did not win, it was all done to a certain Gilles Villeneuve

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How about John Watson in the MP4-1 Cosworth?
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raymondu999 wrote:
Scootin159 wrote:Spyker @ Nurburgring 2007 (race 1)
That was the time when Winkelhockmade that absolutely inspired choice wasn't it? To be fair though -it still wasn't a race win
Completely true, not a real race win, but still to be legitimately in the lead of a GP in a car that never finished a race on the lead lap is pretty impressive. He didn't get there just on pit stops either - he passed Kimi on the track.

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gridwalker wrote: The same could be said for Senna's 84 Toleman and the red flag at monaco ;)
yes i would said this if you would mean the moral winner

(i think stefan belhof would win if the race not been stopped, not senna)
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Frentzen, Jordan, FranceGP 1999. Totally unexpected (IMO)

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For an unexpected win I'd like to add in Herbert in the Stewart in 1999 to the mix. It wasn't a bad car by any means but it was an unlikely victory. Probably not as unexpected as Fisichella in 2003.

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dumtisdumtis wrote:Frentzen, Jordan, FranceGP 1999. Totally unexpected (IMO)
Given that the Jordan won two races, 6 podiums and finished third in the championship, I think it's hardly a contender for "worst car".

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I don't think Alonso can count, as it was a race run to different regulations than the rest of the season. Good drive though.

This should be a fairly easy stat for someone: which race-winning constructor scored the worst rest-of-season? That would be the worst car to ever win a race, objectively speaking.
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