Pedro Rodríguez (racing driver)
Pedro Rodríguez de la Vega was a Mexican racing driver. He began his Formula One career in 1963, won the 1967 South African Grand Prix in a Cooper and the 1970 Belgian Grand Prix in a BRM. He was the older brother of Ricardo Rodríguez.
Rodríguez at the 1968 German Grand Prix
Rodríguez in his BRM P133 during the 1968 German Grand Prix.
Pedro Rodríguez second place, 20 June 1971 North Holland, Zandvoort. This would be the last podium for Rodríguez who would die 21 days later.
The Ford GT40 in which Rodríguez and Lucien Bianchi won the 1968 24 Hours of Le Mans
The Cooper Car Company is a British car manufacturer founded in December 1947 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper. Together with John's boyhood friend, Eric Brandon, they began by building racing cars in Charles's small garage in Surbiton, Surrey, England, in 1946. Through the 1950s and early 1960s they reached motor racing's highest levels as their mid-engined, single-seat cars competed in both Formula One and the Indianapolis 500, and their Mini Cooper dominated rally racing. The Cooper name lives on in the Cooper versions of the Mini production cars that are built in England, but is now owned and marketed by BMW.
Cooper Mk IV of circa 1950
Cooper with 500-cc Norton Manx engine
Norton Manx Engine
Cooper Mark IX of 1956: This example is powered by an 1100-cc JAP engine.
