Rubén Luis di Palma
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Nationality | Argentine |
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24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
Participating years | 1973 - |
Teams | North American Racing Team |
Best finish | 29th (1973) |
Class wins | 0 |
Rubén Luis di Palma (Arrecifes, October 27, 1944 – Carlos Tejedor, September 30, 2000) was an Argentine racing driver. He won the TC2000 championship once (1983) and finished runner-up on three other occasions and the Turismo Carretera championship back-to-back in 1970 and 1971.[1] He died in September 2000, when the Robinson R44 helicopter he was flying spun out of control and crashed near Carlos Tejedor, Buenos Aires Province.[2]
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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1973 | North American Racing Team | Nestor García-Veiga | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 | GT 5.0 |
211 | 29th | 10th |
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Murió Luis Rubén Di Palma y no se habrá sorprendido Página 12, October 1, 2000 (Spanish)
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by | Turismo Carretera champion 1970-1971 |
Succeeded by Héctor Luis Gradassi |
Preceded by | TC2000 champion 1983 |
Succeeded by Mario Gayraud |
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