Hermano da Silva Ramos

My brother took this photograph in the paddock on practice day for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone in July 1956.

It's the Franco-Brazilian driver Hermano da Silva Ramos, popularly known as Nano, who drove in a total of seven World Championship races for Gordini over the 1955 and 1956 seasons. In the 1956 British Grand Prix he drove the new 2,498cc straight-8 Gordini Type 32, having previously competed in the 2½ litre straight-6 Gordini Type 16. He failed to finish the race, retiring after 71 of the 101 laps, and in the seven Grand Prix races in which he drove his best finish was a 5th place in the 1956 Monaco Grand Prix. Nano didn't drive in any more World Championship races after 1956 but continued racing till 1960, competing in minor F1 races and with GT and sports cars, competing in the Le Mans 2 Hour race on 4 occasion - but never managing to finish the race.