Ettore Chimeri

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Biography

Chimeri 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.

Chimeri 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.

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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
Template:Ifnumber Ettore Chimeri Maserati 250F Maserati Straight-6 MON 500 NED FRA GBR GER POR ITA USA
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MON 500 NED BEL FRA GBR POR ITA USA NC 0
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References

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  1. https://f1blast.com/the-story-of-3-venezuelan-f1-drivers/
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External links

Template:Formula One drivers from Venezuela