- Ettore Chimeri
Former F1 driver
Name = Ettore Chimeri
Nationality = flagicon|Venezuela Venezuelan
Years = F1|1960
Team(s) = privateerMaserati
Races = 1
Championships = 0
Wins = 0
Podiums = 0
Points = 0
Poles = 0
Fastest laps = 0
First race =1960 Argentine Grand Prix
First win =
Last win =
Last race =1960 Argentine Grand Prix Ettore Muro Chimeri (
June 4 ,1924 -February 27 ,1960 ) was aFormula One driver fromVenezuela . He was born in Lodi, nearMilan ,Italy , but his family later settled in Venezuela.He participated in one
Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, the1960 Argentine Grand Prix onFebruary 7 1960 , in his Maserati 250F, failing to finish the race having experienced electrical problems. He scored no championship points.Two weeks later Chimeri was killed while practicing for the Gran Premio Libertad sports car race at the Camp Freedom military airfield near
Havana . HisFerrari crashed through barriers and plunged 150 feet into a ravine. Chimeri survived and was flown to hospital by helicopter, but he died there later that day. [http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-chiett.html]Complete World Championship Formula One results
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