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Ettore Chimeri

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Ettore Chimeri
Born(1921-06-04)4 June 1921
Lodi, Italy
Died27 February 1960(1960-02-27) (aged 38)
Havana, Cuba
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityVenezuela Venezuelan
Active years1960
Teamsprivateer Maserati
Entries1
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1960 Argentine Grand Prix
Last entry1960 Argentine Grand Prix

Ettore Muro Chimeri (4 June 1921 – 27 February 1960) was a racing driver from Venezuela. He was born in Lodi, near Milan, Italy, but his family later settled in Venezuela. He was the first Venezuelan ever to compete in a Formula One Grand Prix.


Biography

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He became a popular gentleman racing driver and competed with success in many local races in Venezuela. He raced in the Venezuelan Grand Prix held in Los Proceres, Caracas. His success and skill in car racing, gave him the enthusiasm for keep going forward, and he started an international professional promotion, racing sport cars and one-seater cars.

He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, the 1960 Argentine Grand Prix on 7 February 1960, in his Maserati 250F (a car he owned, previously raced by Juan Manuel Fangio and Francisco Godia, prepared in Venezuela and sold to an Italian buyer sometime after his death). Chimeri qualified 14th, but failed to finish the race having experienced electrical problems, and retired after 37 of 95 laps.[1] He scored no championship points, but he wished to keep going in the Formula One calendar that year.

Two weeks later, while practicing for the Gran Premio Libertad sports car race at the Camp Freedom military airfield on the edge of Havana, his Ferrari 250TR crashed through barriers and plunged 150 feet (46 m) into a ravine. Chimeri was flown to hospital, where he died later that day.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 WDC Points
1959 Ettore Chimeri Maserati 250F Maserati Straight-6 MON 500 NED FRA GBR GER POR ITA USA
DNA
NC 0
1960 Ettore Chimeri Maserati 250F Maserati Straight-6 ARG
Ret
MON 500 NED BEL FRA GBR POR ITA USA NC 0
Sources:[2]

References

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  1. ^ https://f1blast.com/the-story-of-3-venezuelan-f1-drivers/
  2. ^ "Ettore Chimeri – Involvement". StatsF1. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
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