Ricardo Rodríguez is a racing driver from Mexico who last raced in Formula 1 for Ferrari. Rodríguez has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 6 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,871 ranks Rodríguez 409th of 15,348 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1962-09-16 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | P14 | −29 |
| 1962-08-05 | Nürburgring | P6 | +98 |
| 1962-06-17 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | P4 | +124 |
| 1962-06-03 | Circuit de Monaco | DNF | −107 |
| 1962-05-20 | Circuit Park Zandvoort | DNF | +30 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | ▸Formula 1 | Ferrari | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | P12 | +117 | 4,942 |
| 1961 | ▸Formula 1 | Ferrari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P18 | +26 | 4,826 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Graham Hill | 5,097 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇳🇱 Carel Godin de Beaufort | 4,952 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
Ricardo Rodríguez was the first Mexican driver to compete in Formula 1, entering the championship with Ferrari across the 1961 and 1962 seasons. His tenure in the sport was brief; six starts across two campaigns yielded no wins or podium finishes, with an average finishing position of eighth among classified results. He competed against a field that included three-time champions Graham Hill and Jack Brabham, as well as other professional-calibre drivers such as Richie Ginther and Jo Siffert. Against Hill, Rodríguez finished behind the champion in all three races they shared. He did occasionally beat stronger opposition in individual races; he finished ahead of Brabham once and Ginther once, though these were isolated results rather than sustained competitive patterns.[1]
Rodríguez's racing record places him at a professional standard within the database's ranking system. His performances against established drivers of the era show him as a capable but not dominant competitor in Formula 1's field. His most frequent rival was fellow midfield driver Carel Godin de Beaufort, against whom he held a positive head-to-head record of two finishes ahead to one behind across three meetings. The brevity and lack of results in his Grand Prix career meant that Rodríguez's significance to Mexican motorsport history derives more from his pioneering entry to Formula 1 than from championship success or consistent podium performance.[2]