Paco Godia

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Godia and the second or maternal family name is Sales.

Francisco Godia Sales (21 March 1921 – 28 November 1990), better known as Paco Godia, was a Spanish racing driver. He drove intermittently in Formula One between 1951 and 1958, participating in 14 World Championship Grands Prix and numerous non-Championship races. He was the first Spaniard ever to take part in a Formula One Grand Prix.

Paco Godia

Born	Francisco Godia Sales (1921-03-21)21 March 1921 Barcelona, Spain
Died	28 November 1990(1990-11-28) (aged 69) Barcelona, Spain
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	Spanish
Active years	1951, 1954, 1956–1958
Teams	Maserati including non-works
Entries	14 (13 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	6
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1951 Spanish Grand Prix
Last entry	1958 French Grand Prix

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	WDC	Points
1951	Scuderia Milano	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati Straight-4	SUI	500	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	ESP 10				NC	0
1954	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati Straight-6	ARG	500	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	SUI	ITA	ESP 6			NC	0
1956	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati Straight-6	ARG	MON	500	BEL Ret	FRA 7	GBR 8	GER 4	ITA 4				9th	6
1957	Francesco Godia Sales	Maserati 250F	Maserati Straight-6	ARG	MON	500	FRA	GBR	GER Ret	PES Ret	ITA 9				NC	0
1958	Francesco Godia Sales	Maserati 250F	Maserati Straight-6	ARG 8	MON DNQ	NED	500	BEL Ret	FRA Ret	GBR	GER	POR	ITA	MOR	NC	0

Complete European Formula Two Championship results

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Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pos.	Points
1967	Frank Manning Racing	Lola T64	Lotus Straight-4	SNE	SIL	NÜR	HOC	TUL	JAR DNS	ZAN	PER	BRH	VAL	NC	0

Sources

• Formula One World Championship results are derived from "The Official Formula 1 website". Retrieved 2007-06-23.