Porfirio Rubirosa

Porfirio Rubirosa Ariza (born 22 January 1909 in San Francisco de Macorís, died 5 July 1965 in Paris, France) was a Dominican diplomat and racing driver. A supporter of the regime of Rafael Trujillo, a noted playboy and rumoured assassin, he was also noted for his sportsmanship. Getting his first taste of Formula 1 in 1951, he decided to take up a career in the sport. Despite a rocky start, he became a dependable driver, his career culminating in a podium scored in the 1954 Belgian Grand Prix. After a stint at Gordini, he signed for Alfa Romeo in 1956, but the team left the sport before the start of the season. He decided to end his F1 career at that point. He was killed in an automobile accident in Paris at the age of 56.

Complete Alternate Formula One results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	WDC	Pts.
1951	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Ambrosiana A-001	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s	MON	500	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	NED	ITA DNPQ			NC	0
1952	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Ambrosiana A-001	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s	MON DNPQ	ENG 12	BEL 10	FRA 10	GBR Ret	GER Ret	NED 7	ITA DNQ	USA 15	AUS Ret	NC	0
1953	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Ambrosiana A-002	Alfa Romeo ARV8 1.5 V8	MON Ret	NED Ret	BEL Ret	FRA 7	GBR 8	GER Ret	SUI 6	ITA 9	USA 6		NC	0
1954	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Ambrosiana A-003	Alfa Romeo ARV8 1.5 V8	MON Ret	FRA 3	BEL 4	NED Ret	GBR 8	SUI 9	GER 9	USA 9	ITA Ret		10th	7
1955	Alexander Racing Team - Gordini	Gordini G-953	Gordini ART-004 3.0 V6	MON 5	FRA 5	BEL 10	GBR Ret	SCO Ret	SOV Ret	ITA Ret				18th	4
1956	Alfa Romeo SpA	Alfa Romeo AR161	Alfa Romeo AR2V8 1.5 V8	MON WD	FRA	BEL	GER	GDR	IRL	GBR	SCO	ITA	THA	NC	-

* denotes season still in progress