Jesús Iglesias
Argentina
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Career Points
1955
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Biography
Jesús Ricardo Iglesias (22 February 1922 - 11 July 2005): Argentine racing driver from Pergamino who 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 Type 16s in the 1955 Argentine Grand Prix. He participated in one Grand Prix, qualifying 17th out of 22 competitors but retiring on lap 38 due to transmission failure. He also seemed to be on the brink of exhaustion because of the boiling heat. After that Iglesias returned to endurance racing, competing solely in Argentinian races.
He had his best result in the Rafaela 500-mile race in 1956 where he took second place in his Chevrolet Special car. He died in Pergamino.
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F1 Career (1955)
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