Onofre Marimón
Onofre Agustín Marimón was a racing driver from Zárate, Buenos Aires, Argentina. He participated in 11 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 1 July 1951. He achieved 2 podiums, and scored a total of 8 championship points.
Marimón was killed on 31 July 1954 during practice for the 1954 German Grand Prix, becoming the first driver to be fatally injured at a World Championship Grand Prix other than the Indianapolis 500.
Marimón's Maserati left the Nürburgring race course at the Breidscheid curve near the Adenauer Bridge after he lost control attempting to improve his qualifying time. He died at the bottom of a steep and treacherous incline. He was going fast on a downgrade but failed to negotiate a sharp turn at the bottom. Marimón impacted a ditch, his Maserati shearing off a tree and rolling over a number of times. He was pinned underneath the car as it came to rest on its top with the wheels spinning in the air. Marimón was given the last rites by a Catholic priest before dying a few minutes after rescue workers freed him. It was thought that
his braking unit failed.
Marimón's death trimmed the Maserati team to four drivers. His practice times had not been satisfactory enough for him to make the top 5 for the
1954 German Grand Prix. His best time was 21.3 seconds behind the record time of 9:50.1 set by Juan Manuel Fangio.
Complete Formula One World Championship results
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | WDC | Points |
1951 | Scuderia Milano | Maserati 4CLT/50 | Milano Straight-4 | SUI | 500 | BEL | FRA Ret | GBR | GER | ITA | ESP | NC | 0 | |
1953 | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati Straight-6 | ARG | 500 | NED | BEL 3 | FRA 9 | GBR Ret | GER Ret | SUI Ret | ITA Ret | 11th | 4 |
1954 | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 250F | Maserati Straight-6 | ARG Ret | 500 | BEL Ret | FRA Ret | GBR 3 | GER DNS | SUI | ITA | ESP | 13th | 4 |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Non-Championship Formula One results
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 |
1953 | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati Straight-6 | SYR | PAU | LAV | AST | BOR | INT | ELÄ | NAP | ULS | WIN | FRO | COR | EIF | ALB | PRI | GRE | ESS | MID | ROU | STR | CRY | AVU | USF | LAC Ret | DRE | BRI | CHE | SAB | NEW | CAD | SAC | RED | SKA | LON | MOD 2 | MAD | BER | JOE | CUR |
1954 | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 250F | Maserati Straight-6 | SYR 5 | PAU Ret | LAV | BOR | INT | BAR 4 | CUR | ROM 1 | FRO | COR | BRC | CRY | ROU | CAE | AUG | COR | OUT | RED | PES | SAC | JOE | CAD | BER | GOO | DAI | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |