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Emilio de Villota

Emilio de Villota, Aurora FX meeting, Oulton Park, Cheshire, 1979. Copyright Alan Cox, 2019. Used with Permission.

Emilio de Villota, Aurora FX meeting, Oulton Park, Cheshire, 1979. Copyright Alan Cox, 2019. Used with Permission.

Emilio de Villota, Belgian Grand Prix, Spa, 2008. Copyright Carlos Ghys, 2012. Used with Permission.

Emilio de Villota, Belgian Grand Prix, Spa, 2008. Copyright Carlos Ghys, 2012. Used with Permission.

Born:

26 Jul 1946
Madrid

Nationality:

Spain

Grands Prix:

2 (1976-1982)

F2 starts:

2 (1983)

Still races, albeit rarely, mostly in Spain, in historic races. Lives in Madrid and both his children became racing drivers in lower formulae, but daughter Maria was badly injured in a 2012 Formula 1 testing crash at Duxford, losing an eye. She then tragically died in 2013 as a result of the crash. Emilio, however has remained in the sport despite this, and he still runs a racing school and still has involvement, with his son, in lower formulae racing. Emilio also does a bit of TV broadcasting and helps with Maria's legacy and charities which formed after her death. A book about his life was released in 2021.

Biography last updated 11 May 2021