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Born February 11, 1934 • England
Died March 10, 2017 (aged 83) • London • England
Awards And Honors Formula One racing (1964) • motorcycle racing (1960) • motorcycle racing (1959) • motorcycle racing (1958) • motorcycle racing (1957) • motorcycle racing (1956)
F1's youngest race winner
Max Verstappen
race-car driver
Mario Andretti.
Mario Andretti
American race–car driver
Fangio at Laguna Seca
Juan Manuel Fangio
Argentine automobile racing driver
Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton
British race-car driver
James Hunt
James Hunt
British race-car driver
Stirling Moss
Stirling Moss
British race-car driver
James Clark
British automobile racer
Tazio Nuvolari
Italian race–car driver
Sebastian Vettel working on a crossword puzzle
Sebastian Vettel
German race-car driver
Niki Lauda
Niki Lauda
Austrian race-car driver
A smiling Daniel Ricciardo at the 2018 Australian Grand Prix.
Daniel Ricciardo
Australian race-car driver
Phil Hill at the wheel
Phil Hill
American automobile racer
Campbell, Malcolm
Malcolm Campbell
British race–car driver
Graham Hill
Graham Hill
British race–car driver
Rose, Lionel
Lionel Rose
Australian boxer
John Michael Hawthorn
British automobile racer
Alberto Ascari
Italian automobile racer
Giuseppe Farina
Italian automobile racer
E. H. Shepard
English artist
Jayne Torvill
English figure skater

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