Alfonso de Vinuesa
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Alfonso García de Vinuesa (13 December 1958 – 24 May 1997) was a Spanish racing driver from Madrid.
De Vinuesa made his professional racing debut in 1984 in the European Formula Three Championship driving for Eddie Jordan Racing at the last race of the season, at Jarama, where he unexpectedly qualified third.
In 1985 he made four German Formula Three Championship starts for Josef Kaufmann Racing and finished 24th in points. In 1986 he made seven German F3 starts for Malte Bongers Motorsport, won once and finished seventh in points. He also made his International Formula 3000 debut for Peter Gethin Racing.
In 1987 he returned to International F3000 full-time for BS Automotive but was injured in the third race of the season at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. The concussion he sustained at Spa was underestimated and when he made his come-back he wasn't the same anymore and wasn't as quick as he had previously been.
He returned later in the season for two races but failed to make the field in both of them. The single point he scored in the first race was good enough for 19th in points.
In 1988 he returned to F3000 for Onyx Racing but failed to qualify for the first three races of the season and left the team. He returned for three races with Tamchester Racing but failed to qualify for two of them and failed to finish the one he made. He was entered in the final two races of the season for Madgwick International but failed to qualify for both of those as well. These would be de Vinuesa's final professional racing appearances.[1]