Iconic racing numbers in Motorsport

[Vocal Minority]

orhan said:

I think no8 and Senna were together for many years

Really? I can think of 1993...

ETA: Damon Hill only used '0' for a couple of years, but it was certainly distinctive

Edited by Vocal Minority on Monday 17th June 07:06

[Porky]

12 - Moss beats Fangio at Aintree in 1955

20 (and 18) - Moss wins British GP in 1957

20 - Moss beats the Ferrari team at Monaco in 1961

12 - Nuvolari beats the Silver Arrows in 1935 at the Nurburgring

[GravelBen]

Edited by GravelBen on Monday 17th June 08:15

[MajorProblem]

[123GO]

Very interesting thread.I am always fascinated about numbers and i am sure many of the F1 team or other sports too believe in numerology as well.I have seen Nissan always uses #23 on their car and i guess there must be some logic in this as well.

[Pothole]

Mighty Flex said:

Mansell 5 etc.

Mansell's connection with the red 5 is indeed as legendary as Gilles Villeneuve's connection with the number 27 Ferrari. However, Mansell's five wasn't always colored red. The first four races of 1985, both Williams cars carried white numbers. From a distance, the 5 and 6 looked quite alike, so it was decided to give the numbers different colors. Apparently BBC commentator Murray Walker made some remarks about this in his enthusiastic commentary, and thus the 'Red 5' name stuck.

Carl Fogarty was particularly fond of the number 1 and carried it a lot.

[Sea Demon]

Barry Sheen - 7

[Pothole]

Sea Demon said:

Barry Sheen - 7

Mentioned yesterday afternoon. And it's SheenE!

[Vocal Minority]

A crossed 7 more specifically

[freedman]

Vocal Minority said:

A crossed 7 more specifically

Odd that a crossed 7 was used on his bikes, and cars, yet not on his lid or leathers

[Sea Demon]

Pothole said:

entioned yesterday afternoon. And it's SheenE!

Bore off

[entropy]

samvia said:

Not a racer as such, but many different Nissans over the years wearing #23 due to it's Japanese pronunciation.

Two Three, not 23.

Ni san is two three

Number 23 is ni ju san or literally in english 2 10 3

In NASCAR I associate drivers by their numbers even by there predecessors.

Speaking of which is ESPN analyst and ex-basketball player. His number in basketball was 43 due to being a fan of 'King' Richard Petty.

[Vocal Minority]

entropy said:

samvia said:

Not a racer as such, but many different Nissans over the years wearing #23 due to it's Japanese pronunciation.

Two Three, not 23.

Ni san is two three

That is actually quite interesting. 50 internet points to divvy between you as you see fit.

[boxsey]

Brumos Porsche - number 59

A few examples over time

[m8rky]

Schwantz 34.

[Pothole]

Sea Demon said:

Pothole said:

entioned yesterday afternoon. And it's SheenE!

Bore off

I reckon it's quite rude to not even copy a man's name correctly!

[phatgixer]

Number 7 does well at Le Mans

[Porky]

Sea Demon said:

Bore off

Will do, See Daemon

[Wish]

Jenson took his World Title in No. 22

[Vocal Minority]

As did Lewis come to think...