Casimiro de Oliveira
Portuguese racing driver (1907–1970)
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 fifth. The Second World War then stopped his racing career, like most drivers of that era. After the war, he raced in sports cars, winning the Portuguese Grand Prix in 1951 and finishing second in 1952 and 1953.
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