Dion Pears
Acrylic on canvas
24 × 30 in.
Open Roads, Fall
Villeneuve vs. Pironi, 1982 San Marino Grand Prix Painting by Dion Pears
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$2,820 USD | Sold
| Auburn, Indiana
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The 1982 San Marino Grand Prix was held on 25 April 1982 at the Autodromo Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy. The 60-lap race was won by Didier Pironi, driving #28, after a heated battle with teammate Gilles Villeneuve, #27, followed by Michele Alboreto in a Tyrrell-Ford. After the Renaults of René Arnoux and Alain Prost retired, Villeneuve led the race before the Ferrari team ordered both drivers to slow down, with Alboreto far behind. Villeneuve interpreted this as an order to maintain position on the track; Pironi did not and thus overtook Villeneuve on the final lap, infuriating the Canadian to the point that he vowed never to speak to Pironi again. Villeneuve would unfortunately lose his life in an accident during qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix two weeks later.
