Pascal Ickx Explained

Pascal Ickx
Birth Date:	30 March 1937
Birth Place:	Lubbeek, Belgium
Relatives:	Jacky Ickx (brother)
Module:	Child: yes Last Series: European Rally Championship Teams: Mercedes-Benz Starts: 6 Best Finish: 5th Year: 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

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]

Notes and References

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