Carlos Reutemann

Carlos Alberto Reutemann, known as Lole, was an Argentine racing driver and politician who competed in Formula One from 1972 to 1982. He took 12 Grand Prix wins and six pole positions across 11 seasons and finished runner-up in the 1981 World Drivers Championship with Williams, losing the title to Nelson Piquet by a single point in the last race of the year. He also finished third overall three times, with Brabham in 1975, Ferrari in 1978 and Williams in 1980, and at the time of his retirement held the record for most podium finishes with 45. He was the last Argentine driver to win a Grand Prix, and he also reached the podium of Rally Argentina in the World Rally Championship in 1980 and 1985. After racing he entered politics as a member of the Justicialist Party, served as Governor of Santa Fe from 1999 to 2003 and sat as a National Senator for Santa Fe from 2003 until his death in 2021.