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1918
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1951
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Active member of the French resistance during the Second World War. He raced enthusiastically after the war. Emigrated to Brazil in 1951 and was killed later that year in a hill climb event. |
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1912
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1947
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The son of Lord Beaverbrook he was a Voiturette driver who raced with his own Maserati 6CM and later the Alfa Bimotore which he modified into the Alfa-Aitken. He died in a boating accident when he fell of a yacht. |
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1898
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1948
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Balestrero's career lasted 25 years and included over 200 races. He was run over and killed while showing his papers to a policeman who had stopped him on the Turin Autostrada. |
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1912
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1958
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Formula One driver for the Veritas team who died in the 1958 ADAC 1000 because he failed to notice the chequered flag and continued at racing pace. Coming across a slower car, his Ferrari slid wide and crashed into trees. |
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1908
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1941
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Won the Mille Miglia in 1940 with von Hanstein. He died when his car door opened in a corner as he was being kissed by a girl. He fell out into a field, receiving a fatal wound in his neck from a sharp wooden object. |
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1899
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1934
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Brázdil from Bratislava borrowed the money to buy a Maserati 6C-34 with the aim of winning the Czech GP in 1934, his first ever race! In one of the most bizzare tales in GP history he died in an accident during an unofficial practice session. |
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1928
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1967
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Oscar Cabalén was one of the heroes of the Argentinian motorsport in the 1960s. |
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1923
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1961
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A very experienced and reliable sports car driver, Cabianca died in a bizzare accident at Monza when testing his Cooper-Ferrari. The car left the circuit and was in collision with a bicycle, a motorcycle, a small passing mini-van and three parked cars. |
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1906
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1935
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Cazaux always drove Bugatti's. He was killed on his victory run at the 1935 Sézanne Hill Climb. |
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1866
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1928
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One of the most successful drivers of the early years, Charron was lucky to survive when a St. Bernard dog became wedged between the right wheel and the suspension, jamming the steering! |
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1958
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1997
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F3000 driver who raced for a number of teams between 1986 and 1988. His career was set back by a huge crash at Spa in 1987. He was killed in 1997 when he was hit by a truck while checking his car in a lay-by. |
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1916
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1963
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1869
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1913
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Famous for setting land speed records including the first over 100 mph, the Red Devil was shot by his friends when a practical joke went very wrong. |
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1919
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1961
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The most famous of the seven brother that raced in the 1950s and early 60s. He was killed in a freak accident at Wyoming County Intermational Speedway. |
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1914
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1946
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Le Bègue was a French racing driver who competed in Rallies and circuit races. A works Talbot driver, he won a number of races including the Monte Carlo Rally and the Coupe de Vitesse at Monthléry in 1937 and the 1938 Grand Prix du Comminges. He raced at Indy before the war but was killed in 1946 in a domestic accident. |
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1853
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1898
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French automobile pioneer and racing driver. He was killed in a bizzare incident when he was involved in an accident with a horse and cart. |
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1884
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1927
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1949
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1977
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Thomas Maldwyn Pryce was a Formula 1 racing driver famous for winning the Brands Hatch Race of Champions in 1975, and for his shocking death in an accident during the 1977 South African Grand Prix. |
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1954
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1923
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1952
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Jim Rigsby was a commercial fisherman who raced Sprint Cars on the dirt tracks of the United States. He drove in the Indy 500 once before loosing his life in a bizarre accident at the Dayton Speedway. |
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