Pedro Rodríguez

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Pedro Rodríguez
Pedro Rodríguez de la Vega, French Grand Prix 1971
Nation: MexicoMexico Mexico
Automobile world championship
First start: 1963 USA Grand Prix
Last start: 1971 French Grand Prix
Constructors
1963  Lotus  · 1964–1965  Ferrari  · 1966  Lotus  · 1967  Cooper  · 1968  BRM  · 1969 Reg Parnell Racing, Ferrari  · 1970–1971  BRM
statistics
World Cup balance: World Cup sixth ( 1967 , 1968 )
Starts Victories Poles SR
55 2 - 1
World Cup points : 71
Podiums : 7th
Leadership laps : 83 over 570 km
Template: Info box Formula 1 driver / maintenance / old parameters

Pedro Rodríguez de la Vega (born January 18, 1940 in Mexico City , † July 11, 1971 in Nuremberg , Germany ) was a Mexican racing car driver .

Career

Monoposto

Rodríguez was the son of wealthy parents in Mexico and won his first motorcycle race at the age of twelve . Together with his two years younger brother Ricardo , he won important endurance races such as the Daytona Beach 24 Hours in the early 1960s . Ricardo had a fatal accident in training for the Mexican Grand Prix on November 1, 1962 with a Lotus.

Pedro Rodríguez in the BRM P133 during training for the 1968 German Grand Prix
Pedro Rodríguez in the BRM P153 at the 1970 Dutch Grand Prix

After only a very short period of reflection, Pedro Rodríguez decided to take part in motorsport again in 1963 so that his brother's name would never be forgotten. He repeatedly won the Daytona 24 Hours and also took part in Formula 1 races. On January 1, 1967, he won his first Grand Prix as a teammate of Jochen Rindt in Kyalami on the bulky Cooper - Maserati .

He was a member of the BRM team in 1968 , drove unsuccessfully for Ferrari in 1969 and returned to BRM in 1970. His victory at the Grand Prix of Spa-Francorchamps was the last GP victory in GP history on a high-speed track without run-off zones and chicanes. Rodríguez, who, in the face of a threatened cancellation due to rain, declared that he wanted to drive the Grand Prix of Spa alone without ranking, was extremely brave and was considered an almost reckless pilot. He was therefore feared by his colleagues. He celebrated his last Formula 1 victory on April 9, 1971 at BRM in Oulton Park .

Sports car

Memorial plaque for Pedro Rodríguez on the bridge parapet of Beuthener Straße across Hans-Kalb-Straße, Nuremberg

He won 15 sports car races , including the 1968 Le Mans 24 Hours in a Ford GT40 alongside Lucien Bianchi , twice the Daytona 24 Hours in a Porsche 917K in John Wyer's racing team with the famous Gulf livery, 1970 alongside by Leo Kinnunen and Brian Redman and in 1971 together with Jackie Oliver . And a week before his death, the 1000 km from Zeltweg in a Porsche 917 , of which he sat 960 km at the wheel and caught up two laps behind Clay Regazzoni's Ferrari. In 1970 he won the sports car world championship , also in a Porsche 917 .

Rodríguez, who was one of the best sports car drivers in the world in 1970 and 1971, died on July 11, 1971 at the Norisring in the twelfth round of the European Interseries race in an accident in the Ferrari 512M borrowed from Swiss racing driver Herbert Müller .

statistics

Statistics in the automobile world championship

These statistics include all of the driver's participations in the World Automobile Championship, which is now known as the Formula 1 World Championship .

Grand Prix victories

general overview

season team chassis engine run Victories Second Third Poles nice
Race laps
Points WM-Pos.
1963 Team Lotus Lotus 25 Climax 1.5 V8 2 - - - - - - -
1964 North American Racing Team Ferrari 156 Aero Ferrari 1.5 V6 1 - - - - - 1 22nd
1965 North American Racing Team Ferrari 1512 Ferrari 1.5 V12 2 - - - - - 2 14th
1966 Team Lotus Lotus 33 Climax 2.0 V8 1 - - - - - - -
BRM 2.0 V8 2 - - - - -
Lotus 44 Ford-Cosworth 1.0 L4 1 - - - - -
1967 Cooper Car Company Cooper T81 Maserati 3.0 V12 8th 1 - - - - 15th 6th
1968 Owen Racing Organization BRM P126 BRM 3.0 V12 1 - - - - - 18th 6th
BRM P133 10 - 1 2 - 1
BRM P138 1 - - - - -
1969 Reg Parnell Racing BRM P126 BRM 3.0 V12 3 - - - - - 3 14th
Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312 Ferrari 3.0 V12 2 - - - - -
North American Racing Team Ferrari 312 Ferrari 3.0 V12 3 - - - - -
1970 Yardley Team BRM BRM P153 BRM 3.0 V12 13 1 1 - - - 23 7th
1971 Yardley Team BRM BRM P160 BRM 3.0 V12 5 - 1 - - - 9 10.
total 55 2 3 2 - 1 71

Single results

season 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 11 12 13
1963 Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of the US.svg Flag of Mexico (1934-1968) .svg Flag of South Africa (1928–1994) .svg
DNF DNF
1964 Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of France.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of the US.svg Flag of Mexico (1934-1968) .svg
6th
1965 Flag of South Africa (1928–1994) .svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of France.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of the US.svg Flag of Mexico (1934-1968) .svg
5
1966 Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of France.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of the US.svg Flag of Mexico (1934-1968) .svg
DNF DNF DNF DNF
1967 Flag of South Africa (1928–1994) .svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of France.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Canada.svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Mexico (1934-1968) .svg
1 5 DNF 9 6th 5 11 6th
1968 Flag of South Africa (1928–1994) .svg Flag of Spain (1945–1977) .svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Canada.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Mexico.svg
DNF DNF DNF 2 3 NC DNF 6th DNF 3 DNF 4th
1969 Flag of South Africa (1928–1994) .svg Flag of Spain (1945–1977) .svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Canada.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Mexico.svg
DNF DNF DNF DNA DNF 6th DNF 5 7th
1970 Flag of South Africa (1928–1994) .svg Flag of Spain (1945–1977) .svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Canada.svg Flag of the US.svg Flag of Mexico.svg
9 DNF 6th 1 10 DNF DNF DNF 4th DNF 4th 2 6th
1971 Flag of South Africa (1928–1994) .svg Flag of Spain (1945–1977) .svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Canada.svg Flag of the US.svg
DNF 4th 9 2 DNF
Legend
colour abbreviation meaning
gold - victory
silver - 2nd place
bronze - 3rd place
green - Placement in the points
blue - Classified outside the point ranks
violet DNF Race not finished (did not finish)
NC not classified
red DNQ did not qualify
DNPQ failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black DSQ disqualified
White DNS not at the start (did not start)
WD withdrawn
Light Blue PO only participated in the training (practiced only)
TD Friday test driver
without DNP did not participate in the training (did not practice)
INJ injured or sick
EX excluded
DNA did not arrive
C. Race canceled
  no participation in the World Cup
other P / bold Pole position
SR / italic Fastest race lap
* not at the finish,
but counted due to the distance covered
() Streak results
underlined Leader in the overall standings

Le Mans results

year team vehicle Teammate placement Failure reason
1958 United StatesUnited States North American Racing Team Ferrari 500TR58 FranceFrance José Behra failure Engine failure
1959 ItalyItaly Automobili Osca Osca Sport 750TN MexicoMexico Ricardo Rodríguez failure water pump
1960 ItalyItaly Scuderia Ferrari SpA Ferrari 250TRI / 60 ItalyItaly Ludovico Scarfiotti failure no petrol
1961 United StatesUnited States North American Racing Team Ferrari 250TRI / 61 MexicoMexico Ricardo Rodríguez failure Engine failure
1962 ItalyItaly Ferrari SEFAC Spa Ferrari Dino 246SP MexicoMexico Ricardo Rodríguez failure Gearbox damage
1963 United StatesUnited States North American Racing Team Ferrari 330TRI LM United StatesUnited States Roger Penske failure accident
1964 United StatesUnited States North American Racing Team Ferrari 330P United StatesUnited States Skip Hudson failure Cylinder overheated
1965 United StatesUnited States North American Racing Team Ferrari 365P2 ItalyItaly Nino Vaccarella Rank 7 and class win
1966 United StatesUnited States North American Racing Team Ferrari 330P3 United StatesUnited States Richie Ginther failure Gearbox damage
1967 United StatesUnited States North American Racing Team Ferrari 330P3 ItalyItaly Giancarlo Baghetti failure Piston damage
1968 United KingdomUnited Kingdom John Wyer Automotive Engineering Ford GT40 BelgiumBelgium Lucien Bianchi Overall victory
1969 ItalyItaly Ferrari SEFAC Spa Ferrari 312P United KingdomUnited Kingdom David Piper failure Gearbox damage
1970 United KingdomUnited Kingdom John Wyer Automotive Engineering Porsche 917K FinlandFinland Leo Kinnunen failure Engine failure
1971 United KingdomUnited Kingdom John Wyer Automotive Engineering Porsche 917L United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jackie Oliver failure Oil pump

Sebring results

year team vehicle Teammate Teammate placement Failure reason
1959 Mexico 1934Mexico Mexican National Auto Club Ferrari 250TR58 United States 48United States Paul O'Shea failure Engine failure
1960 United StatesUnited States North American Racing Team Ferrari Dino 196S Mexico 1934Mexico Ricardo Rodríguez failure Clutch damage
1961 United StatesUnited States NART Ferrari 250TR60 Mexico 1934Mexico Ricardo Rodríguez Rank 3
1962 United StatesUnited States North American Racing Team Ferrari Dino 246SP Mexico 1934Mexico Ricardo Rodríguez failure Engine failure
1963 United StatesUnited States NART Ferrari 330 TRI / LM United KingdomUnited Kingdom Graham Hill 3rd place and class win
1964 United StatesUnited States NART Ferrari 250 GTO / 64 United KingdomUnited Kingdom David Piper United StatesUnited States Mike Gammino Rank 7 and class win
1965 United StatesUnited States Mecom Racing Team Ferrari 330P United KingdomUnited Kingdom Graham Hill failure Clutch damage
1966 United StatesUnited States North American Racing Team Ferrari 365P2 United StatesUnited States Mario Andretti failure accident
1967 ItalyItaly Scuderia Ambroeus Ferrari Dino 206S FranceFrance Jean Guichet failure Motor overheated
1968 United StatesUnited States Sunray DX Oil Company Chevrolet Corvette United StatesUnited States Donald Yenko failure Engine failure
1969 United StatesUnited States NART Ferrari 250P United StatesUnited States Chuck Parsons Rank 37
1970 United KingdomUnited Kingdom JW Automotive Engineering Ltd. Porsche 917K FinlandFinland Leo Kinnunen SwitzerlandSwitzerland Joseph Siffert Rank 4
1971 United KingdomUnited Kingdom JW Automotive Engineering Ltd. Porsche 917K United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jackie Oliver Rank 4

Individual results in the sports car world championship

season team race car 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 11 12 13 14th 15th 16 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd
1958 NART Ferrari 500 TR ArgentinaArgentina BUA United StatesUnited States SEB ItalyItaly TAR GermanyGermany ONLY FranceFrance LEM United KingdomUnited Kingdom RTT
DNF
1959 Mexican National Auto Club
Porsche
Osca
Ferrari 250TR
Porsche 356
Osca Sport 750TN
United StatesUnited States SEB ItalyItaly TAR GermanyGermany ONLY FranceFrance LEM United KingdomUnited Kingdom RTT
DNF 13 DNF
1960 NART
P. u. R. Rodriguez
Scuderia Ferrari
Ferrari Dino 196S
Ferrari 250TR
ArgentinaArgentina BUA United StatesUnited States SEB ItalyItaly TAR GermanyGermany ONLY FranceFrance LEM
DNF 7th DNF DNF
1961 NART Ferrari 250TR
Ferrari 250TRI
United StatesUnited States SEB ItalyItaly TAR GermanyGermany ONLY FranceFrance LEM ItalyItaly PES
3 2 DNF
1962 Rosebud Racing
BMC
NART
Scuderia Ferrari
Lotus 19
Austin-Healey Sprite
Ferrari Dino 246SP
Ferrari Dino 268SP
Ferrari 330TRI
Ferrari 250 GTO
United StatesUnited States DAY United StatesUnited States SEB United StatesUnited States SEB ItalyItaly MAY ItalyItaly TAR GermanyGermany BER GermanyGermany ONLY FranceFrance LEM FranceFrance TAV ItalyItaly CCA United KingdomUnited Kingdom RTT GermanyGermany ONLY United StatesUnited States BRI United StatesUnited States BRI FranceFrance PAR
DNF 6th DNF DNF DNF 1 1
1963 NART
Donald Healey
Ferrari 250 GTO
Austin-Healey Sprite
Ferrari 330TRI
United StatesUnited States DAY United StatesUnited States SEB United StatesUnited States SEB ItalyItaly TAR BelgiumBelgium SPA ItalyItaly MAY GermanyGermany ONLY ItalyItaly CON GermanyGermany ROS FranceFrance LEM ItalyItaly MON GermanyGermany WIS FranceFrance TAV GermanyGermany FRE ItalyItaly CCE United KingdomUnited Kingdom RTT SwitzerlandSwitzerland OVI GermanyGermany ONLY ItalyItaly MON ItalyItaly MON FranceFrance TDF United StatesUnited States BRI
1 DNF 3 DNF
1964 North American Racing Team Ferrari 250 GTO
Ferrari 330P
Ferrari 275P
United StatesUnited States DAY United StatesUnited States SEB ItalyItaly TAR ItalyItaly MON BelgiumBelgium SPA ItalyItaly CON GermanyGermany ONLY GermanyGermany ROS FranceFrance LEM FranceFrance REI GermanyGermany FRE ItalyItaly CCE United KingdomUnited Kingdom RTT SwitzerlandSwitzerland SIM GermanyGermany ONLY ItalyItaly MON FranceFrance TDF United StatesUnited States BRI United StatesUnited States BRI FranceFrance PAR
1 7th DNF 11 2 2
1965 NART
Mecom Racing Team
Ferrari 275P
Ferrari 330P
Ferrari 365P2
United StatesUnited States DAY United StatesUnited States SEB ItalyItaly BOL ItalyItaly MON ItalyItaly MON United KingdomUnited Kingdom RTT ItalyItaly TAR BelgiumBelgium SPA GermanyGermany ONLY ItalyItaly MUG GermanyGermany ROS FranceFrance LEM FranceFrance REI ItalyItaly BOZ GermanyGermany FRE ItalyItaly CCE SwitzerlandSwitzerland OVI GermanyGermany ONLY United StatesUnited States BRI United StatesUnited States BRI
DNF DNF 7th 1 2
1966 NART
Scuderia Ferrari
Ferrari 365P2
Ferrari Dino 206S
Ferrari 330P3
United StatesUnited States DAY United StatesUnited States SEB ItalyItaly MON ItalyItaly TAR BelgiumBelgium SPA GermanyGermany ONLY FranceFrance LEM ItalyItaly MUG ItalyItaly CCE GermanyGermany HOK SwitzerlandSwitzerland SIM GermanyGermany ONLY AustriaAustria ZEL
4th DNF 3 DNF
1967 NART
Scuderia Ambroeus
J.W. Automotive Engineering
Ferrari 412P
Ferrari Dino 206S
Ferrari 330P3
Mirage M1
United StatesUnited States DAY United StatesUnited States SEB ItalyItaly MON BelgiumBelgium SPA ItalyItaly TAR GermanyGermany ONLY FranceFrance LEM GermanyGermany HOK ItalyItaly MUG United KingdomUnited Kingdom BRH ItalyItaly CCE AustriaAustria ZEL SwitzerlandSwitzerland OVI GermanyGermany ONLY
3 DNF DNF DNF DNF
1968 NART
Sunray DX Oil Company
David Piper
John Wyer Automotive
Ferrari Dino 206S
Chevrolet Corvette
Ferrari 250LM
Ford GT40
United StatesUnited States DAY United StatesUnited States SEB United KingdomUnited Kingdom BRH ItalyItaly MON ItalyItaly TAR GermanyGermany ONLY BelgiumBelgium SPA United StatesUnited States WAT AustriaAustria ZEL FranceFrance LEM
DNF DNF 5 1
1969 North American Racing Team
Scuderia Ferrari
Matra
Ferrari 250P
Ferrari 312P
Matra MS650
United StatesUnited States DAY United StatesUnited States SEB United KingdomUnited Kingdom BRH ItalyItaly MON ItalyItaly TAR BelgiumBelgium SPA GermanyGermany ONLY FranceFrance LEM United StatesUnited States WAT AustriaAustria ZEL
37 4th DNF 2 DNF DNF 4th DNF
1970 JW Engineering Porsche 917
Porsche 908
United StatesUnited States DAY United StatesUnited States SEB United KingdomUnited Kingdom BRH ItalyItaly MON ItalyItaly TAR BelgiumBelgium SPA GermanyGermany ONLY FranceFrance LEM United StatesUnited States WAT AustriaAustria ZEL
1 4th 1 1 2 DNF DNF DNF 1 DNF
1971 JW Automotive Porsche 917
Porsche 908
ArgentinaArgentina BUA United StatesUnited States DAY United StatesUnited States SEB United KingdomUnited Kingdom BRH ItalyItaly MON BelgiumBelgium SPA ItalyItaly TAR GermanyGermany ONLY FranceFrance LEM AustriaAustria ZEL United StatesUnited States WAT
2 1 4th DNF 1 1 DNF 2 DNF 1

See also

Web links

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