Martín de Álzaga (racing driver)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de Álzaga and the second or maternal family name is Unzué.
Martín de Álzaga
BornMartín Máximo Pablo de Álzaga Unzué
(1901-01-25)25 January 1901
Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died25 November 1982(1982-11-25) (aged 81)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Champ Car career
1 race run over 1 year
First race1923 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Wins Podiums Poles
0 0 0

Martín Máximo Pablo de Álzaga Unzué (25 January 1901 – 15 November 1982) was an Argentine racing driver and playboy.[1][2]

Personal life

De Álzaga was briefly married to model/actress Kay Williams, who would eventually marry and widow actor Clark Gable.[3]

He participated in numerous car competitions such as the Carrera de la Milla, the Carrera Internacional Montevideo/Punta del Este, the Gran Premio del Automóvil Club Argentino, the San Sebastián Grand Prix and the Indianapolis 500. He was one of the few Argentines who participated in the latter sporting event. In 1924 he held the first midget race in Buenos Aires, using the dirt roads surrounding Plaza Arenales as a circuit. He would then bring a group of eccentric drivers from Europe who had been racing since 1910 in what were called cyclecars. That same year he won the Gran Prix I Coupe de l’Autodrome de Fórmula Libre, in Miramas (France), driving a Sunbeam.

De Álzaga died in Buenos Aires and is buried at the La Recoleta Cemetery.

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

References

  1. ^ Brown, Allen. "Martin DeAlzaga". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Martin de Alzaga". www.champcarstats.com. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Martin DeAlzaga".