RACING DRIVER

Ricardo Rodríguez

1942 - 1962

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Ricardo Valentín Rodríguez de la Vega (14 February 1942 – 1 November 1962) was the first Mexican driver ever to take part in a Formula One Grand Prix, competing in the 1961 and 1962 Formula One seasons. At the age of 19 years and 208 days, when first racing for Ferrari at the 1961 Italian Grand Prix, he became the youngest Formula One driver to race for the Italian team, a title he held until the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, where his record was broken by Briton Oliver Bearman at 18 years and 305 days old. At this Italian Grand Prix, he also became the youngest driver to start a Formula One race until the 1980 Canadian Grand Prix, and the youngest driver to start from the first row until the 2016 Belgian Grand Prix, and at the 1962 Belgian Grand Prix he also became the youngest driver to score points in Formula One, a record he held until the 2000 Brazilian Grand Prix. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ricardo Rodríguez is the 144th most popular racing driver (up from 155th in 2019), the 119th most popular biography from Mexico (up from 127th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Mexican Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Ricardo Rodríguez ranks 144 out of 1,080. Before him are Guy Ligier, Giancarlo Fisichella, Mika Salo, John Watson, Ove Andersson, and Renzo Zorzi. After him are David Coulthard, Thierry Sabine, Ken Block, Jarno Trulli, David Purley, and Willy Mairesse.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Ricardo Rodríguez ranks 231. Before him are Sjoukje Dijkstra, Lev Leshchenko, Vladimír Dzurilla, Vladimir Dzhanibekov, James Tien, and Daliah Lavi. After him are Tom Peters, David Ogden Stiers, Leo Nucci, Judy Sheindlin, Federico Lombardi, and Petar Nadoveza. Among people deceased in 1962, Ricardo Rodríguez ranks 85. Before him are Michel de Ghelderode, Charles Jean de la Vallée Poussin, Sükhbaataryn Yanjmaa, Ahmad bin Yahya, Max Fabiani, and Erik Scavenius. After him are Diego Martínez Barrio, Indalecio Prieto, Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe, William Clothier, Juan Belmonte, and Francisco Bru.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Ricardo Rodríguez ranks 119 out of 729. Before him are Agustín Lara (1897), José López Portillo y Pacheco (1920), Isabel Moctezuma (1509), Adolfo Ruiz Cortines (1889), Valentín Gómez Farías (1781), and Emilio Portes Gil (1890). After him are Rosario Castellanos (1925), Juan Sandoval Íñiguez (1933), Ce Acatl Topiltzin (947), Tlacaelel (1397), Fernando Colunga (1966), and Lupe Vélez (1908).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Mexico

Among racing drivers born in Mexico, Ricardo Rodríguez ranks 2. Before him are Pedro Rodríguez (1940). After him are Sergio Pérez (1990), Moisés Solana (1935), Héctor Rebaque (1956), Esteban Gutiérrez (1991), Pato O'Ward (1999), and Salvador Durán (1985).

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