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Andrea de Cesaris was born on May 31, 1959 in Rome, Province of Rome, Italy. Public records list Andrea de Cesaris as a racing automobile driver and Formula One driver. Death is recorded on October 5, 2014, at the age of 55.
My Take
It would be easy to reduce de Cesaris to a punchline, the man who held the record for most Formula One starts without a win. I refuse to. Lining up 208 times means showing up again and again despite crashes and unreliable machinery, and that stubborn refusal to quit is, to me, the purest expression of a racer's spirit. He never had the car or the luck of a champion, yet he kept climbing back into the cockpit. His death in a 2014 motorcycle accident was a sad loss. I would rather remember his resilience than his statistics.
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- Name (English)
- Andrea de Cesaris
- Name (Japanese)
- アンドレア・デ・チェザリス
- Reading
- あんどれあ・で・ちぇざりす
- Born
- May 31, 1959 – October 5, 2014
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Boar
- Origin
- Rome, Province of Rome, Italy
- Occupation
- racing automobile driver / Formula One driver
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- Last updated
- 2026-06-23
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Andrea de Cesaris born?
Born May 31, 1959.
When did Andrea de Cesaris die?
Died October 5, 2014, aged 55.
Where was Andrea de Cesaris from?
Andrea de Cesaris was from Rome, Province of Rome, Italy.
What did Andrea de Cesaris do?
Andrea de Cesaris worked as racing automobile driver, Formula One driver.
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