Nasif Estéfano, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nasif Estéfano

racing driver

Date of Birth: 18-Nov-1932

Place of Birth: Concepción, Tucumán, Tucumán Province, Argentina

Date of Death: 21-Oct-1973

Profession: engineer, racing automobile driver, Formula One driver

Nationality: Argentina

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Nasif Moisés Estéfano (18 November 1932 – 21 October 1973) was a racing driver from Argentina with Lebanese ancestry.
He participated in two World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 7 February 1960, but scored no championship points.
He entered the 1962 Italian Grand Prix but failed to qualify.
He was born in Concepción, Tucumán. He died while driving in a local race in Aimogasta, La Rioja on 21 October 1973.
His car suffered a mechanical failure on a fast curve, which caused the car to somersault a number of times.
Estéfano was ejected from the car due to a fault with the safety belts, and was killed almost instantly due to head injuries.