Emilio de Villota

Emilio de Villota was one of Spain's early Formula 1 pioneers, competing with Williams and March in the early 1980s and representing a generation of Spanish drivers who raced before Fernando Alonso made the path famous. He was a respected figure in Spanish motorsport and the father of Maria de Villota, who herself became a test driver for Marussia in 2012 before a tragic testing accident ended her career. Emilio's family contributions to Spanish motorsport span several decades.