Ricardo RodrÃguez (racing driver)
Ricardo Rodríguez, Ricardo actually Rodríguez de la Vega ( born February 14, 1942 in Mexico City; † November 1, 1962 ) was a Mexican racing driver.
He was one of the youngest Formula 1 starter of all time. He drove his first Formula 1 race in 1961 in Italy at the age of 19 years, 6 months and 28 days for the Scuderia Ferrari on a Ferrari 156
Ricardo Rodriguez was reported to be six races, but started only five of these Grand Prix. His best Formula 1 result was 4th place in 1962 at Spa- Francorchamps, which earned him 3 points. Already a later race at the Nürburgring, he finished sixth and took another point, his last.
On November 1, 1962, he crashed in practice for the Grand Prix of Mexico deadly on a lotus. In the Peraltada curve it bounced into the barriers killed by the force of the impact. The cause of the accident remained unclear. His older brother Pedro was also a racing driver. In 1979, the race track Mixhuca Magdalena, Mexico City was renamed after the brothers Pedro and Ricardo Rodríguez Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in.