Emerson Fittipaldi was champion of the British Formula Three in 1969. The Formula Three is a British run international racing competition. He was the first winner from Brazil to receive the title.
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Emerson Fittipaldi won the f1 Drivers Championship with McLaren.
The McLaren Racing Team (Currently called Vodafone McLaren Mercedes F1 Team) was started in the year 1996 and the 1996 Monaco GP was their first race. They have won a total of 8 constructors world championships and 12 drivers world championships. The first ever driver to win the Formula One drivers world championship while driving a McLaren was Emerson Fittipaldi in the year 1974
Micheal Waltrip went on to win the Daytona 500 in 2001. This was a very sad win for him and all the DEI people because Dale Sr. was killed in that race.
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The McLaren Racing Team (Currently called Vodafone McLaren Mercedes F1 Team) was started in the year 1996 and the 1996 Monaco GP was their first race. They have won a total of 8 constructors world championships and 12 drivers world championships. The first ever driver to win the Formula One drivers world championship while driving a McLaren was Emerson Fittipaldi in the year 1974 As of 2013, McLaren is 16 years old.
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The last British driver to win the Formula 1 drivers championship was Jenson Button in 2009. Lewis Hamilton won in 2008. The last British winner before that was Damon Hill in 1996. See http://www.formula1.com/teams_and_drivers/hall_of_fame/ for the complete history.
The British did not win.
The battle of Concord was the first that the Americans won against the British. This was also where the "shot heard 'round the world" was immortalized by Ralph Waldo Emerson. The British had come to Concord after the initial battle at Lexington, and were defeated by thousands of militiamen who descended upon them.
Mark Webber is the last Australian to win a Formula One Grand Prix. He won his nineth and last race at the 2012 British Grand Prix for Red Bull. *As of April 11th, 2014
The first and only is Nigel Mansell whose 30th F1 win came at the 1992 Grand Prix of Portugal.