Biography
Robert La Caze was born in Paris on 26 February 1917 and grew up in Morocco. He began in rallying across North Africa and became Moroccan national skiing champion. After the Second World War he moved into sportscar racing, finishing third at the 12 Hours of Casablanca in 1952 and winning the 3 Hours of Safi in 1953. He won the Rallye du Maroc in 1954 and again in 1967, and he also took part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1957, 1959 and 1960.
At the 1958 Moroccan Grand Prix he drove a privately entered Cooper T45, a Formula Two car running in a separate class. He finished 14th overall and third among the Formula Two entries. It was his only World Championship start, and he was the first driver to take part in Formula One on an African licence. The race was overshadowed by the fatal accident of Stuart Lewis-Evans and was never held again. After his racing career, La Caze ran a youth sports association in Marrakech. He died in 2015, aged 98.
Source: Wikipedia, “Robert La Caze”. Text licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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