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F1's one-hit fastest laps

In an extended version of AUTOSPORT's final look at the drivers who shone briefly in F1, Kevin Turner picks out the stories of a few drivers who set just one career fastest lap

Mauricio Gugelmin
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1989 French GP

His 1989 presence at Paul Ricard might be remembered more for the dramatic first-corner shunt he caused, but Gugelmin also managed to take the restart and set his sole fastest lap in F1.

The Marches were relatively competitive at the French GP - though not as strong as they would be the following year - and Gugelmin qualified 10th, a fraction ahead of team-mate Ivan Capelli.

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