Pedro Rodríguez de la Vega
Rodríguez at 1968 German Grand Prix
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| Born |
18 January 1940 Mexico City, Mexico |
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| Died | 11 July 1971 (aged 31) Nuremberg, West Germany |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |
 Mexican |
| Active years | 1963–1971 |
| Teams | Ferrari, Lotus, Cooper, BRM |
| Entries | 54 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Podiums | 7 |
| Career points | 71 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| First entry | 1963 United States Grand Prix |
| First win | 1967 South African Grand Prix |
| Last win | 1970 Belgian Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1971 French Grand Prix |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
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| Years | 1958–1971 |
| Teams |
NART OSCA Automobili SpA Ferrari SEFAC John Wyer Automotive |
| Best finish | 1st (1968) |
| Class wins | 1 (1968) |
Pedro Rodríguez de la Vega (18 January 1940 – 11 July 1971) was a Mexican Grand Prix motor racing driver. He was the older brother of Ricardo Rodríguez.
Rodríguez was born in Mexico City, Mexico, the second son of the marriage of Pedro Natalio Rodríguez and Concepción De la Vega, he had an older sister, Conchita, and three younger brothers: Ricardo, Federico (who was born dead) and Alejandro.
At 15, his father sent him to Western Military Academy in Alton, Illinois in order to learn English and to get more discipline.
Rodríguez brothers raced bicycles and motorcycles, becoming Mexican national motorcycle champion in 1953 and 1954. He made his international debut in cars at Nassau in 1957 in a Ferrari.
He married Angelina (née Dammy), in Mexico since 1961, although he had a girlfriend in England, Glenda Foreman, with whom he lived in Bray on Thames in his latter years, but left no children.
Rodríguez always traveled with a Mexican flag and a record of the national anthem because when he won the 1967 South African GP the organizers did not have the Mexican anthem, and instead played the Mexican hat dance.
Jo Ramírez was a very close friend to both Rodríguez as well as his younger brother Ricardo.
Rodríguez began racing with bicycles at eight years old. He was a class winner in the Mexican Championship by 1950. He started racing a 125 cc (7.6 cu in) Adler motorcycle, winning Mexico's national championship in 1952 and 1954. In 1952, he entered a rally in a Ford, but achieved little. He returned to racing full-time in 1955, at 15, entering a Jaguar XK120 or Porsche 1600S in local contests.
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