Nasif Estéfano

{{Short description|Argentine racing driver (1932{{ndash}}1973)}}

{{Infobox F1 driver

|name = Nasif Estéfano

| image =

|birth_date = {{birth date|1932|11|18|df=y}}

|birth_place = Concepción, Tucumán, Argentina

|death_date = {{death date and age|1973|10|21|1932|11|18|df=y}}

|death_place = Aimogasta, La Rioja, Argentina

|nationality = {{flagicon|ARG}} Argentine

|Years = {{F1|1960}}, {{F1|1962}}

|Team(s) = Maserati, De Tomaso

|Races = 2 (1 start)

|Championships = 0

|Wins = 0

|Podiums = 0

|Points = 0

|Poles = 0

|Fastest laps = 0

|First race = 1960 Argentine Grand Prix

|First win =

|Last win =

|Last race = 1962 Italian Grand Prix

}}

Nasif Moisés Estéfano (18 November 1932 – 21 October 1973) was a racing driver from Argentina with Lebanese ancestry.{{cite web|url=http://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Nasif_Estefano|title=Nasif Estefano|first=Allen|last=Brown|website=oldracingcars.com|accessdate=3 September 2018}} 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.

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Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

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! Year

! Entrant

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! WDC

! Points

1960

! Nasif Estéfano{{cite book|last=Small|first=Steve|title=The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who|publisher=Guinness|date=1994|page=128|ISBN=0851127029}}

! Maserati 250F

! Maserati Straight-6

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ARG
{{small|14}}

| MON

| 500

| NED

| BEL

| FRA

| GBR

| POR

| ITA

| USA

! NC

! 0

1962

! Scuderia de Tomaso

! De Tomaso 801

! De Tomaso Flat-8

| NED

| MON

| BEL

| FRA

| GBR

| GER

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| ITA
{{small|DNQ}}

| USA

| RSA

|

! NC

! 0

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