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 legendary 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

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ricardo Rodríguez has received more than 6,503 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Ricardo Rodríguez is the 155th most popular racing driver (down from 99th in 2019), the 127th most popular biography from Mexico (down from 85th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Mexican Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Ricardo Rodríguez ranks 155 out of 1,080. Before him are Riccardo Paletti, Ove Andersson, Richie Ginther, Willy Mairesse, Rauno Aaltonen, and Chris Bristow. After him are Louis Rosier, Luigi Villoresi, Gijs van Lennep, Didier Auriol, Hans-Joachim Stuck, and Jarno Trulli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Ricardo Rodríguez ranks 240. Before him are Piero Marini, André Vingt-Trois, Bill Nelson, Graham Nash, Giovanni Lodetti, and Alan Price. After him are Alice Schwarzer, Gijs van Lennep, James Tien, Natalia Gutman, Dioncounda Traoré, and Marshall Bell. Among people deceased in 1962, Ricardo Rodríguez ranks 92. Before him are György Orth, Francisco Bru, Franz Kline, Indalecio Prieto, Paavo Aaltonen, and Pierre Benoit. After him are Max Vasmer, José Giral, Pedro Pablo Ramírez, Edmond Privat, Dhondo Keshav Karve, and Arthur Oncken Lovejoy.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Ricardo Rodríguez ranks 127 out of 729. Before him are Juan Ruiz de Alarcón (1581), Lupe Vélez (1908), Manuel González Flores (1833), Edith González (1964), Valentín Gómez Farías (1781), and Abelardo L. Rodríguez (1889). After him are Pascual Ortiz Rubio (1877), Francisco León de la Barra (1863), Ignacio Allende (1769), Rosario Castellanos (1925), Kitten Natividad (1948), and Demián Bichir (1963).

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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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