| Pedro Matos Chaves | |
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Nationality  Portuguese |
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Active years | 1991 |
| Teams | Coloni |
| Races | 13 (0 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podium finishes | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First race | 1991 United States Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1991 Portuguese Grand Prix |
Pedro Matos Chaves, pron. IPA: ['pe.ðɾu 'ma.tuʃ 'ʃa.vɨʃ], (born in Oporto, February 27, 1965) is a Portuguese racing driver. The FIA Super Licence is a qualification allowing the Licence holder to take part in Formula One Grands Prix as a driver Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. The 1991 Formula One season was the 42nd FIA Formula One World Championship season Enzo Coloni Racing Car Systems, commonly referred to simply as Coloni, is an Italian Motor racing team and former Formula One Racing car The Formula One World Drivers' Championship (WDC is awarded by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ( FIA) to the most successful Formula One The term " pole position " comes from the Horse racing term where the number one starter starts on the inside next to the inside pole In motorsport, the fastest lap is the quickest lap run during a race The 1991 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on March 10, 1991 in Phoenix Arizona. The 1991 Portuguese Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Autódromo do Estoril on September 22, 1991. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, motor racing or car racing) is a Motorsport involving Racing Cars It
Chaves won the Portuguese Formula Ford Championship in 1985 and went international in 1987, racing in British Formula Ford. Formula Ford is a single seater open wheel class in Motorsport which exists in some form in many countries around the world In 1990 he won the British F3000 Championship with the Madgwick Motorsport outfit, also racing in a few rounds of the FIA F3000 series.
In 1991, he suffered an utterly disastrous season in Formula One, failing to pre-qualify for 13 Grands Prix with an under-financed and very uncompetitive Coloni. Grand Prix motor racing has its roots in organised automobile racing that began in France as far back as 1894 Enzo Coloni Racing Car Systems, commonly referred to simply as Coloni, is an Italian Motor racing team and former Formula One Racing car After failing to pre-qualify for the Portuguese Grand Prix, Chaves quit the team, taking the remainder of his sponsorship money with him. The 1991 Portuguese Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Autódromo do Estoril on September 22, 1991.
In 1992, Chaves returned to F3000, first with GJ Racing and later in the season moving to the more competitive Il Barone Rampante, with no result. This is an article about the racing team For the novel by Italo Calvino see The Baron in the Trees. Chaves then spent three years in the American Indy Lights series, winning one race, in Vancouver. Firestone Indy Lights is a developmental racing series sanctioned by the Indy Racing League. Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal
Since then, Chaves has won twice the Portuguese Rally Championship, with his co-driver Sérgio Paiva, in a Toyota Corolla WRC and the Spanish GT Championship in a Saleen S7, with Miguel Ramos. The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact / Compact cars produced by the Japanese Automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout For the town in Ireland see Saleen County Cork. Alpa is fat! perin is fat! Saleen Incorporated, commonly known as Saleen, is an He has also driven in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the FIA GT Championship. The 24 Hours of Le Mans ( 24 Heures du Mans) is a sports car endurance race held annually since near the town of Le Mans, Sarthe, The FIA GT Championship is a Sports car racing series organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO at the behest of the Fédération Internationale de
In 2005 and 2006, he returned to the Portuguese Rally Championship to drive a works Renault Clio S1600. The Renault Clio is a Supermini car produced by the French automobile manufacturer Renault.
Chaves has since retired from racing and became driver coach to A1 Team Lebanon. A1 Team Lebanon is the Lebanese team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series He is also managing the career of his son David.
Complete Formula One results
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