The Benetton Formula team was chaired by Alessandro Benetton from 1988 to 1998.
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27 Facts About Benetton Formula
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Benetton's first season in Formula One came with a change in engine supply, with Toleman's Hart engines being replaced with that of a large car manufacturer, the powerful BMW M12.
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Benetton Formula ended the season 6th in the championship with 19 points.
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Benetton Formula ended the season 5th in the championship with 28 points.
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Benetton Formula was replaced by rookie and McLaren test driver Emanuele Pirro.
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Benetton Formula ended the season 4th in the championship with 39 points.
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Benetton Formula used a modified B189 before introducing the B190 at the third race of the season.
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Benetton Formula's arm was re-attached but the injuries ended his Formula One career.
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Benetton Formula ended the season 3rd in the championship with 71 points.
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Benetton Formula sought a young driver for the team's future, and believed neither Moreno nor the ageing Piquet could fill this role.
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Benetton Formula ended the season 3rd in the championship with 91 points.
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Patrese retired from Benetton Formula One, ending what was the longest career in the sport's history.
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Benetton Formula was disqualified from the results after the race, and later handed a two-race ban.
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Benetton Formula escaped with minor burns and returned to score two consecutive podiums at the following races, the first of his career.
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Benetton Formula went on to dominate the remainder of the season, taking nine wins from seventeen races in total and claiming his second world title.
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Benetton Formula began racing under Italian nationality for the 1996 season, but remained based in the United Kingdom.
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Benetton Formula finished the season 3rd in the championship with 68 points, less than half as many as in 1995.
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Benetton Formula ended the season 3rd in the championship with 67 points.
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Benetton Formula re-branded these engines as Playlife, a sportswear brand owned by the Benetton Formula family.
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However, Benetton Formula became uncompetitive towards the end of the season, scoring just a single point in the final seven races.
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Benetton Formula finished the season 5th in the championship with 33 points.
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Benetton Formula ended the season 6th in the championship with 16 points, their worst ever finish.
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Benetton Formula ended the season 4th in the championship with 20 points.
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Benetton Formula team is today best known for its success with Michael Schumacher, who accounts for 19 of the team's 27 race victories and their two World Drivers' Championships.
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Benetton Formula Team had a British licence from 1986 to 1995 and an Italian licence from 1996 to 2001, thus becoming only the second constructor to officially change its nationality.
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The Benetton family wanted this change of nationality to have their Formula One team flying the flag of their own country.
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Benetton Formula remains the only constructor to have achieved victory while racing under two different nationalities.
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