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Pascal Ickx
Belgian racing driver From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pascal Ickx (born March 30, 1937, in Lubbeek) is a Belgian former racing driver that competed on circuits for Grand Touring sports cars in the 1960s.
He is the son of the gentleman-driver and journalist Jacques Ickx, and the older brother of Jacky Ickx.[1]
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Racing career
Pascal Ickx's first appearance in racing came in the late 1950s where he made an appearance in the 1959 Liège-Rome-Liège driving a Saab. The following year in 1960, he would appear in the Liège-Rome-Liège again driving a BMW 700. That same year, he would drive in the 12 Hours of Huy finishing 32nd.[2] He also made several appearances in World Rally Cars, most notably the ADAC Rallye Tour d'Europe in 1963 driving a Fiat 2300.[3][4][5]
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Racing record
Career summary
- Liège-Rome-Liège, DNF, 1959
- Liège-Rome-Liège, DNF, 1960
- 12 Hours of Huy, 32nd, 1960
- Tour de France Automobile, 11th, 1962
- Liège-Sofia-Liège, DNF, 1962
- Coupe des Alpes, DNF, 1962
- Rally Acropolis, 5th, 1962
- ADAC Rallye Tour d'Europe, 1963
- Tour de France Automobile, DNF, 1963
- Int. AvD-Rallye Wiesbaden Deutschlandrallye, DNF, 1963
- Rallye International des Routes du Nord, 1st (GT Class), 1963
- Internationale Tulpenrallyem, 11th, 1965[6][7]
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Other ventures
He became a full-time journalist in the mid-1960s after retiring from racing. He used to serve as a reserve officer in the Belgian Army.[8]
Personal life
Ickx married to Ornella Spinzze in Turin, Italy in 1964.[8]
References
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