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Carlos Menditeguy
Born (1914-Template:MONTHNUMBER-10)10 1914
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Formula One career
Nationality 25px Argentina Argentine
Years 1953–1958, 1960

Carlos Alberto Menditeguy (10 August 1914 – 27 April 1973)[1] was a racing driver and polo player from Buenos Aires, Argentina. He entered 11 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, achieving one podium, and scoring a total of nine championship points.

In polo he reached the highest possible handicap of 10. He was an all round sportsman and became a scratch golfer in under two years as the result of a bet with some friends.

Menditeguy died after surgery for a heart attack, and was also suffering from Parkinson's and Diabetes. He was buried in La Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires.

Complete Formula One World Championship results[]

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 WDC Points
1953 Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 Gordini Straight-6 ARG
Ret
500 NED BEL FRA GBR GER SUI ITA NC 0
1954 Onofre MarimΓ³n Maserati A6GCM/250F Maserati Straight-6 ARG
DNS
500 BEL FRA GBR GER SUI ITA ESP NC 0
1955 Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F Maserati Straight-6 ARG
Ret
MON 500 BEL NED GBR ITA
5
19th 2
1956 Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F Maserati Straight-6 ARG
Ret
MON 500 BEL FRA GBR GER ITA NC 0
1957 Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F Maserati Straight-6 ARG
3
MON
Ret
500 FRA
Ret
GBR
Ret
GER PES ITA 14th 4
1958 Scuderia Sud Americana Maserati 250F Maserati Straight-6 ARG
7
MON NED 500 BEL FRA GBR GER POR ITA MOR NC 0
1960 Scuderia Centro Sud Cooper T51 Maserati Straight-4 ARG
4
MON 500 NED BEL FRA GBR POR ITA USA 19th 3

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