Mário Manuel Veloso de Araújo Cabral (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmaɾiu vɨˈlozu ðɨ ɐɾɐˈuʒu kaˈβɾal]; 15 January 1934 – 17 August 2020), commonly known by the nickname "Nicha" Cabral ([ˈniʃɐ kaˈβɾaɫ]), was a racing driver from Portugal.
[1] Son of the second marriage of the 1st Count of Vizela, Cabral was regarded as Portugal's outstanding driver of the late 1950s[2] and competed in the Portuguese Grand Prix in 1959 and 1960 finishing in tenth place and retiring respectively.
[2] In the 1959 Grand Prix at the Circuito de Monsanto, Jack Brabham claimed Cabral was responsible for causing the accident which left future triple world champion lucky to escape with his life.
Cabral did not pursue a full-time racing career but drove for Scuderia Centro Sud in the 1961 Pau Grand Prix.
[2] He returned to Formula One with Centro Sud in 1963 retiring from the German Grand Prix and failing to qualify at Monza.