Carlos Pace

Carlos Pace, 1975. Copyright Paul Kooyman, 2011. Used with Permission.

Carlos Pace, 1975. Copyright Paul Kooyman, 2011. Used with Permission.

Born:

06 Oct 1944
Sao Paulo

Died:

18 Mar 1977
Mairipora, nr. Sao Paulo

Nationality:

Brazil

Grands Prix:

72 (1972-1977)

F2 starts:

13 (1971-1973)

Killed in an aeroplane crash. The Brazillian GP circuit is named in his memory. A debonair man, he was hugely popular in Sao Paulo, even more so than fellow Paulista and World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi. One of Bernie Ecclestone's all-time favourites, he surely would've won more races but for his untimely death.

Biography last updated 11 Nov 2012