Carlos Menditeguy was a Formula One driver from Argentina. He participated in 9 grands prix, debuting on January 18, 1953. He achieved 1 podium, and scored a total of 9 championship points. Formula One, abbreviated to F1 and also known as Grand Prix racing, is the highest class of single-seat open-wheel formula auto racing. ... January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...
Complete Formula One results
(Note: grands prix in bold denote points scoring races.)
Behind them on the 3-2-3 grid were Trintignant and the Maseratis of CarlosMenditeguy and Harry Schell.
Menditeguy would have to stop early for a new tires after hitting a curb so Schell moved to fourth until his suspension broke.
The race became rather dull with Menditeguy providing some action as he charged back to third place, Von Trips having been delayed when Hawthorn decided to take over his car and then gave it back to him after just a few laps.
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