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The Grand Prix motor racing driver Pedro Rodriguez was born January 18, 1940, in Mexico City; his younger brother and racing partner Ricardo was born 2 years later. The brothers both raced motor cycles in their early teens, with Pedro becoming Mexican champion in 1953 and 1954. He was just 20 when US Ferrari importer Luigi Chinetti dispatched them to Le Mans at the wheel of a Ferrari 250 "Testa Rossa."
In 1962, Ricardo died in a horrific accident while practising, and Pedro considered retiring from racing. However, in 1963 he won at Daytona International Speedway and took part in his first Grand Prix for Lotus in the USA and Mexico. Just as he was developing into one of the sport's greatest all-rounders, he was killed in a minor league sports car race at Norisring (http://www.norisring.de/) in Nuremberg, Germany, on July 11, 1971. He loved racing, yet also enjoyed music, parties, and good food - always carrying a jar of tabasco sauce with him to enliven his food.
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