Jesús Ricardo Iglesias (22 February 1922 in
Pergamino
Pergamino () is an Argentine city in the Province of Buenos Aires. It has a population of about 104,985 inhabitants as per the and is the administrative seat of its county, Pergamino Partido. Its UN/LOCODE is ARPGO.
History
Long valued for its m ...
– July 11, 2005 in
Pergamino
Pergamino () is an Argentine city in the Province of Buenos Aires. It has a population of about 104,985 inhabitants as per the and is the administrative seat of its county, Pergamino Partido. Its UN/LOCODE is ARPGO.
History
Long valued for its m ...
), was a racing driver from
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
. He initially competed with some success in long distance races in Argentina with a Chevrolet Special,
before being invited to drive one of the works
Gordini
Gordini () is a division of Renault Sport Technologies ( Renault Sport). In the past, it was a sports car manufacturer and performance tuner, established in 1946 by Amédée Gordini (1899–1979), nicknamed "Le Sorcier" (The Sorcerer). Gordini b ...
Type 16s in the
1955 Argentine Grand Prix.
He qualified 17th out of 22 competitors, but had to retire on lap 38 due to transmission failure, although he also seemed to be on the brink of exhaustion because of the boiling heat.
After that Iglesias went back to endurance racing, in which he competed solely in Argentinian races.
He had his best result in the
Rafaela
Rafaela () is a city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, about 96 km from the provincial capital. It is the head town of the Castellanos Department. It has a population of 99,150 per the .
The city was established in 1881 by Guillerm ...
500-mile race in 1956, where he took second place in his Chevrolet Special car.
Complete Formula One World Championship results
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References
1922 births
2005 deaths
People from Pergamino
Argentine racing drivers
Argentine Formula One drivers
Gordini Formula One drivers
World Sportscar Championship drivers
Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province
20th-century Argentine people
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