Pascal Ickx

Belgian racing driver
Ornella Spinzze
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(m. 1964)​
RelativesJacky Ickx (brother)European Rally ChampionshipTeamsMercedes-BenzStarts6Best finish5th in 1962

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]

Racing career

Ickx at the Liège-Rome-Liège c.1959

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]

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]

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

  1. ^ Favre, Olivier (2017-06-30). "Pascal Ickx". Classic Courses (in French). Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  2. ^ Shacki. "Pascal Ickx - - 12 Heures de Huy 1960". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  3. ^ Shacki. "Pascal Ickx - Teddy Pilette - ADAC Rallye Tour d'Europe 1963". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  4. ^ Shacki. "Pascal Ickx - rally profile eWRC-results.com". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  5. ^ LucDiLuca. "De Pascal Ickx (Mai 2017)". EcurieVal Dor (in French). Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  6. ^ Shacki. "Pascal Ickx - rally profile eWRC-results.com". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  7. ^ Shacki. "Pascal Ickx - rally profile eWRC-results.com". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  8. ^ a b "Dassonville 2 - Généalogie de la famille Dassonville - Barbier". www.dassonville2.be. Retrieved 2022-06-22.