RACING DRIVER

Pedro Chaves

1965 - Today

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Pedro António Matos Chaves (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾu ˈmatuʃ ˈʃavɨʃ]; born 27 February 1965) is a Portuguese racing driver. Chaves was the second Portuguese Formula Ford Champion, in 1986, starting an international career in 1987 in the British Formula Ford Championship. In 1990 he won the British F3000 Championship with the Madgwick Motorsport outfit, also racing in a few rounds of the FIA F3000 series. In 1991, he suffered a disastrous season in Formula One, failing to pre-qualify for 13 Grands Prix with an under-financed and uncompetitive Coloni. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Pedro Chaves is the 777th most popular racing driver (down from 761st in 2024), the 451st most popular biography from Portugal (down from 445th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Portuguese Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Pedro Chaves ranks 777 out of 1,080Before him are Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Jaime Alguersuari, Michael Bartels, Franco Colapinto, John Riseley-Prichard, and Alan Rollinson. After him are Tony Kanaan, Mattias Ekström, Paul Emery, Shekhar Mehta, Robin Montgomerie-Charrington, and Shinji Nakano.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Pedro Chaves ranks 577Before him are Jam Master Jay, Pata, Todd Bridges, Andrea Gardini, Mark Woodforde, and Peter O'Neill. After him are Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain, Peter Kjær, Ilario Di Buò, Marguerite MacIntyre, Matjaž Debelak, and Norman Whiteside.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Pedro Chaves ranks 451 out of 633Before him are Ricardinho (1985), Rui Veloso (1957), Louis Ferreira (1966), Pizzi (1989), Dani (1976), and André Ventura (1983). After him are Jonathan Jones (null), Lúcia Moniz (1976), Fábio Vieira (2000), Ana Moura (1979), Rui Costa (1986), and Vieirinha (1986).

Among RACING DRIVERS In Portugal

Among racing drivers born in Portugal, Pedro Chaves ranks 4Before him are Mário de Araújo Cabral (1934), Pedro Lamy (1972), and Tiago Monteiro (1976). After him are Miguel Oliveira (1995), António Félix da Costa (1991), Armindo Araújo (1977), Ricardo Teixeira (1984), and Álvaro Parente (1984).