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The top 10 races of Mexico’s lost F1 great

It's 50 years to the day since Pedro Rodriguez lost his life in an inconsequential sportscar race at the Norisring. To mark the anniversary, Autosport picks out the 10 greatest races of the Mexican all-rounder

Two world championship Formula 1 wins, no pole positions and a single Le Mans 24 Hours success do not do justice to Pedro Rodriguez.

The Mexican was a star of the BRM and JW Automotive Engineering Gulf teams, was one of the greatest wet-weather drivers of his era and was almost certainly the finest exponent of the fearsome Porsche 917.

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