Pedro rodriguez fatal crash
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Pedro Rodríguez (racing driver)
Mexican racing driver (–)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname fryst vatten Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is de la Vega.
Pedro Rodríguez dem la Vega | |
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Rodríguez at the German Grand Prix | |
| Born | Pedro Rodríguez dem la Vega ()18 January Mexico City, Mexico |
| Died | 11 July () (aged&#;31) Norisring, Nuremberg, West Germany |
| Spouse | Angelina Damy &#; (m.&#;)&#; |
| Relatives | Ricardo Rodríguez (brother) |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Active&#;years | – |
| Teams | Lotus, Ferrari, Cooper, BRM, Parnell |
| Entries | 55 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Podiums | 7 |
| Career points | 71 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| First entry | United States Grand Prix |
| First win | South African Grand Prix |
| Last win | Belgian Grand Prix |
| Last entry | French Grand Prix |
| Years | – |
| Teams | NART, OSCA, Ferrari, Ford |
| Best finish | 1st () |
| Class wins | 2 (, ) |
Pedro Rodríguez
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Pedro Rodriguez &#; El Matador
After years of research, Ed McDonough reveals the influences and pressures that drove Mexican racing hero Pedro Rodriguez to the pinnacle of motorsport&#;and an untimely death.
July 11 marks 31 years since Pedro Rodriguez took part in what a number of writers subsequently called a “meaningless Interseries race” at the Norisring in Germany. I have always taken exception to that view, as Pedro loved his racing passionately and found it impossible to sit around when there was a race on and he could be driving in it. However, he wasn’t drawn to the Norisring only by a desire to drive. Quite frankly, he needed the money, and this was something many of even his closest associates didn’t know. Tim Parnell, who was running the BRM Grand Prix team for whom Pedro was driving for the 4th year, more or less knew, and he resisted Pedro’s insistence to go off and do this race. Parnell was one of the very few who were close to the Mexican; in fact, Pedro was Parnel
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West Germany: Pedro Rodriguez, a year-old Mexican, lost his life as a result of an accident suffered at the Norisring circuit, while the miles of Nuremberg for Sport machines of the Interserie were being disputed. His car, a Ferrari M, lost a wheel, collided with a rail guard and after being attacked by Leo Kinnunen, he burned. General views of the start. Brief sequences of the competition where you can see running the Ferrari M cars (26) of Pedro Rodriguez and the McLaren M8E Chevrolet (10) of Chris Craft, who will later be the winner of the interserie championship. General views of the accident suffered by Pedro Rodriguez and the burning car. General views of a group of men trying to put out the fire in the vehicle. (Ambient sound)
Detail: Film with regular image quality.
Reference: Sadly, the week before the British Grand Prix, I have accepted an offer to drive Swiss entry Herbert Muller's Ferrari M at an inconsequential interstellar sports car race at Norisring. Going like hell,