Ricardo Rodríguez

Ricardo Rodríguez of Vega or more simply Ricardo Rodríguez (born the February 14th 1942 with Mexico City - died on November 1st 1962 in the same city) was a racing driver Mexican, which disputed five races of the championship of the world of Formule 1 for Ferrari during the seasons 1961 and 1962, before finding death at twenty years, at the dawn of a promising career, during the tests of a race except championship in its native land.

His/her older brother Pedro Rodriguez also reached to him the championship of the world of Formula 1 in the following years.

Biography

After having sown terror in the automobile competitions in Central America, Ricardo unloads with his/her Pedro brother in Europe in 1960 and is not long in forging a solid reputation there, by finishing 2nd 24 hours of Mans with André Pilette. In 1961, it finishes 3rd at the time of the 12 hours of Sebring, then second with the 3 hours of Daytona. Controlling for Ferrari of category “sport” (within structure NART), these results - whereas it is just 18 years old - impress the commandatore Enzo Ferrari, which decides to entrust to him the wheel of a Ferrari 156 at the time of the Grand Prix of Italy 1961 of Formule 1. For her very first Grand Prix, Rodriguez creates sensation while qualifying himself in first line, with a tenth only of her fellow-member Wolfgang von Trips, and in front of the future world champion Phil Hill. This day, he becomes the first pilot of less than 20 years to be run in the queen category of the automobile sport.

Always in Scuderia in 1962, it suffers from the bad performances of the Italian single-seaters and can hardly emphasize itself. In order to save money and for better preparing the following season, Scuderia Ferrari decides to state fixed price for the tests of end of season. But Ricardo emulously does not resist to dispute the GP of Mexico (test out-championship) at the wheel of a Lotus of Rob Walker. It is during the tests of this GP that it finds death.

Prize list

Statistics Formulates 1 of them

  • disputed Grands Prix : 5

  • Victories : 0
  • marked Points : 4 (average: 0,80 pts per disputed race)
  • Poles Positions : 0
  • Departure First line : 1
  • Second place in Grand Prix : 0
  • Third place in Grand Prix : 0
  • Better turns : 0
  • Podiums : 0
  • In the Points : 2
  • no. race while having carried out : 0
  • Turns at the head : 0
  • km at the head : 0
  • traversed Turns : 196
  • traversed km : 1.592
  • Hats trick ( Victoire/Pole position/Better turn ): 0
  • Abandonments : 3
  • Beginnings in F1 : 1961 - Grand Prix of Italy, on the Circuit of Monza, the September 10th 1961 - ( Result: Abandonment with the 13th turn, petrol station ).
  • Last disputed race : 1962 - Grand Prix of Italy, on the Circuit of Monza, the September 16th 1962 ( Result: Abandonment with the 63e turn, driving ).

See too

  • List of Mexican sportsmen by discipline

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