Killed in a light aeroplane crash. The Brazillian GP circuit, Interlagos, 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. Pace was a star in British Formula 3 in 1970, winning the Forward Trust title, and he had a string of domestic successes, in both single-seaters and saloon cars, since his debut back in 1963.

Biography last updated 28 Jan 2016