🇧🇷 Carlos Pace

Carlos Pace was an established professional racing driver who competed in Formula 1 for Brabham between 1972 and 1977. Over six seasons he made 72 starts in the championship, taking one victory and six podium finishes. He finished 14th in the championship standings in his final season of 1977.[1]

Pace won the 1975 Brazilian Grand Prix, his sole Formula 1 victory. He was a regular fixture in the field across his career and raced most often against Ronnie Peterson, with whom he was closely matched; he also made frequent appearances against Emerson Fittipaldi, a two-time Formula 1 champion, though he usually finished behind him. Among the stronger drivers Pace beat were Carlos Reutemann, an elite professional, nine times, and Jody Scheckter, who would become the 1979 Formula 1 champion, five times.[2]

Pace shared the Brabham grid with some of the era's strongest competitors. His record against established professionals like Peterson showed him competitive at his own level, whilst his occasional scalps against drivers of Reutemann's standing demonstrated capability in faster company. He remained a mid-field presence in a championship that ran from amateur and semi-professional entrants to fully graded professionals in the same race.