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Pedro Rodríguez de la Vega (18 January 1940 – 11 July 1971) was a Mexican Grand Prix motor racing driver. He was the older brother of Ricardo Rodríguez. His most notable successes were in Formula One, where he won the 1967 South African Grand Prix driving a Cooper-Maserati and the 1970 Belgian Grand Prix in a BRM, and in the World Sportscar Championship where he was a principal Porsche factory driver in winning both the 1970 and 1971 titles. He was killed on 11 July 1971 while competing in a Ferrari during an Interserie sports car race in Nuremberg, West Germany.

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Best Championship Position – 6th
1968
1967
Born
18 January 1940
Died
11 July 1971
Races
54
Wins
2 2/54 (3.7%)
Podiums
7 7/54 (13%)
Points Finishes
22 22/54 (40.7%)
Points
71

Teams (2)

BRM
1971
1970
1969
1968
Ferrari
1969
1965
1964

Teammates (17)

Jo Siffert, BRM
1971
Howden Ganley, BRM
1971
Jackie Oliver, BRM
1970
1969
Peter Westbury, BRM
1970
George Eaton, BRM
1970
Ernesto Brambilla, Ferrari
1969
Chris Amon, Ferrari
1969
John Surtees, BRM
1969
Piers Courage, BRM
1968
Bobby Unser, BRM
1968
Frank Gardner, BRM
1968
Richard Attwood, BRM
1968
Mike Spence, BRM
1968
Ludovico Scarfiotti, Ferrari
1965
Lorenzo Bandini, Ferrari
1965
1964
Bob Bondurant, Ferrari
1965
John Surtees, Ferrari
1964
1971 Flag of Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix BRM 2nd 6
1970 Flag of United States of America United States Grand Prix BRM 2nd 6
1970 Flag of Belgium Belgian Grand Prix BRM 1st 9
1968 Flag of Canada Canadian Grand Prix BRM 3rd 4
1968 Flag of Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix BRM 3rd 4
1968 Flag of Belgium Belgian Grand Prix BRM 2nd 6
1967 Flag of South Africa South African Grand Prix Cooper-Maserati 1st 9