Please answer the following question: Facts: - death place: montevideo , uruguay - years: 1959 - poles: 0 - races: 1 -lrb- 0 starts -rrb- - death date: 9 july 2006 - podiums: 0 - points: 0 - birth date: 26 december 1922 - name: asdrubal fontes bayardo - nationality: ury uruguayan - birth place: pan de azucar , uruguay - wins: 0 - championships: 0 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of asdrubal fontes bayardo .
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asdrubal esteban fontes bayardo , sometimes known as '' pocho '' -lrb- 26 december 1922 in pan de azucar -- 9 july 2006 in montevideo -rrb- was a racing driver from uruguay .during the mid to late 1950s , fontes bayardo participated in the fiercely competitive argentine formula libre series , which was gradually evolving to be run under full formula one regulations .he won the very first race held at montevideo 's el pinar circuit in october 1956 , with his maserati 4clt powered by a v8 chevrolet engine , and he also won at interlagos in november 1957 with the same car .he travelled to europe in 1959 to participate in the 1959 french grand prix with scuderia centro sud , driving an elderly maserati 250f , but he recorded no time and failed to qualify .he returned to south america where he continued in formula libre and also took part in endurance races .in the 1960s he was a concessionaire for general motors in pan de azucar , san carlos and maldonado , and was a director on the board of a company producing opel-based pick-up trucks in pan de azucar under the name of '' marina '' .he later worked for a production agency associated with bse -lrb- banco de seguros del estado -rrb- , a large uruguayan bank corporation .bayardo died at his home in montevideo in july 2006 .the piriapolis street circuit is named after him .