Biography
Jesús Ricardo Iglesias was born on 22 February 1922 in Pergamino, Argentina. He initially competed with some success in long distance races at home, driving a Chevrolet Special.
For the 1955 Argentine Grand Prix he was given a place in a works Gordini Type 16. He qualified 17th of the 22 drivers and retired on lap 38 with transmission failure. It was his only start in the Formula One World Championship.
Afterwards Iglesias returned to endurance racing, taking part only in Argentine events. His best result there came in 1956, when he finished second in the Rafaela 500 miles in his Chevrolet Special. He died on 11 July 2005.
Source: Wikipedia, “Jesús Iglesias (racing driver)”. Text licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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