Ku qor sii wadida faqradan - Wuxuu si weyn loogu yaqaanaa inuu ku guuleystay 1977 BRDC Vandervell British F3 Championship. Halkii kaliya ee uu ka qeyb galay tartanka Formula One wuxuu ahaa 1980 United States Grand Prix West
McLaren oo badalaysa Alain Prost oo dhaawacmay, laakiin Koonfurta ayaa ku guuldareysatay inay u soo baxdo. Xilli ciyaareedkiisii wuxuu dhammaaday dabayaaqadii sanadkaas markii qayb ka mid ah lugta laga jaray shil ka dib markii uu ku jiray tababarka tartanka Can-Am ee Circuit Trois-Rivières ee Quebec, Canada.