Biography
Hermano da Silva Ramos was born in Paris on 7 December 1925, to a French mother and a Brazilian father. He began racing in March 1947, aged 21, driving an MG TC in the Interlagos Grand Prix in Brazil. From 1953 he took part in sports car races in France in an Aston Martin DB2/4. At the 1954 Le Mans 24 Hours he retired after 14 hours with a rear axle failure, and in 1955 he finished fifth in the GT class of the Mille Miglia.
In Formula One he drove for Gordini in 1955 and 1956, making seven World Championship starts: three in the first year and four in the second. He made his debut in June 1955 and ended the 1956 championship in 19th place. From April 2023 he was the oldest living former Formula One driver. In 2022 he appeared as an expert in a documentary about the 1955 Le Mans race. Da Silva Ramos died in Biarritz on 4 May 2026, aged 100.
Source: Wikipedia, “Hermano da Silva Ramos”. Text licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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