Casimiro de Oliveira

Casimiro de Oliveira

Born	(1907-09-08)8 September 1907 Porto, Portugal
Died	22 November 1970(1970-11-22) (aged 63) Porto, Portugal
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	Portuguese
Active years	1958
Teams	Maserati
Entries	1 (0 starts)
First entry	1958 Portuguese Grand Prix
Last entry	1958 Portuguese Grand Prix

Antonio Casimiro Pinto de Oliveira (8 September 1907 – 22 November 1970) was a Portuguese racing driver. He was entered for the 1958 Portuguese Grand Prix but he was not present during the weekend. He was responsible for organizing the event. His brother was Manoel de Oliveira, a famed film director who managed to survive him by nearly 45 years.

Career

He began his career in motorsport before the Second World War, often driving with his brother, who briefly raced before starting his directing career. In 1937, he gained some attention by beating Tazio Nuvolari and Rudolf Hasse in a race at the Circuit International de Vila Real. Bugatti then appealed him to race at the Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix in 1938. He qualified last and eventually after a long race, finished 5th. The Second World War then stopped his racing career, like most drivers of that era. After the war, he raced in sport cars, and finished second in the 1952 Portuguese Grand Prix.^[1]

In 1958, he rented a Maserati 250F and was entered for the Portuguese Grand Prix. He failed a test run on the bumpy and dangerous Circuito da Boavista and withdrew from the event. He then decided to hang up his helmet for good.

He died in Porto in 1970 at the age of 63.

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